April 2020 General Conference

All page numbers come from the May 2020 Liahona, available online at liahona.ChurchofJesusChrist.org.

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Salt Lake Temple

Photograph of Salt Lake Temple by Alma and Nicole Smith; right: photograph by Leslie Nilsson

How Do We “Hear Him”?

How do you summarize a worldwide conference with more than 25 talks? In his concluding address, President Russell M. Nelson did it with “two divinely decreed words: ‘Hear Him.’ … We pray that you will begin anew truly to hear, hearken to, and heed the words of the Savior” (“Go Forward in Faith,” 114).

Watch or read his talk as well the talks by these speakers as you continually strive to invite and recognize revelation.

Elder Neil L. Andersen said: “We can ‘hear Him’ because of the blessing of the Savior’s incomparable Atonement. … Faith, obedience, humility, and real intent open the windows of heaven” (“Spiritually Defining Memories,” 21).
Elder Quentin L. Cook reminded us that “personal revelation is available to all those who humbly seek guidance from the Lord,” and he shared three principles to better help us prepare for revelation (see “The Blessing of Continuing Revelation to Prophets and Personal Revelation to Guide Our Lives,” 98–99).
Elder Ricardo P. Giménez said, “Although many people indeed believe in Jesus Christ, the key question is whether we believe Him and whether we believe the things that He teaches us and asks us to do” (“Finding Refuge from the Storms of Life,” 102).

I Want to Be a Part of This!

By Lauren Soqui Bohman

Living in Oman, my husband and I rushed to get our kids to bed so we could watch the morning session of conference on the other side of the world. We had been counting down the days until conference, yearning for that guidance and peace we knew would come from Heavenly Father through His prophets and disciples.

Sister Joy D. Jones told us the Lord loves effort, so how much effort am I willing to exert to follow His example?

President Henry B. Eyring asked what role we will play in this hinge point in history.

Sister Bonnie H. Cordon and Elder Jeffrey R. Holland asked us to consider how we will purposely shine our light.

I felt how much I want to be part of the goodness that the Lord is rapidly moving forward. Conference inspired me to renew my efforts to help my children with their personal development, to seek to be a more thoughtful and spiritually authentic friend, to perform family history tasks like data entry, and to look for creative new opportunities to serve God by serving His children.