“This great and last dispensation is building steadily to its climax - Zion on earth, being joined with Zion from above at the Savior’s glorious return,” he said.Īlso Sunday morning, Elder Quentin L. He pointed out that the current prophet has repeatedly emphasized that the gathering of Israel is the most important thing taking place on earth today - “And if you choose to … you can be a big part of it.”Ĭhristofferson pointed out that the Latter-day Saints have always been a missionary people, sharing the gospel with others and doing the “redemptive effort on behalf of our ancestors” is vital. “It was this - beyond selfless service, it is supremely important to prepare for the second coming of the Lord Jesus Christ,” he said.Ĭhristofferson believes the LDS church is “uniquely empowered and commissioned to accomplish the necessary preparations for the Lord’s Second Coming.”
During those meetings he received an “unexpected, yet powerful and clear,” impression from the Lord. Todd Christofferson, of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, spoke of the work that needed to be done in preparation for the Lord’s return.Ĭhristofferson recalled the time he participated in a conference with a variety of religious faiths in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
“They need to understand that while there is a place for these hereafter - with wonderful men and women who also chose not to make covenants with God - that is not the place where families will be reunited and given the privilege to live and progress forever,” he said.Īlso on Sunday morning, Elder D. Nelson said he weeps for friends and relatives who - despite their generous gifts of time, energy and resources in this life - have ignored Christ’s pleadings to “Come, follow me.” However, “While salvation is an individual matter,” he said, “exaltation is a family matter.”įor a family to be exalted forever, Nelson reminded members that they must qualify for it by making covenants with God, keeping those covenants, and receiving essential church ordinances. “Love songs perpetuate a false hope that love is all you need if you want to be together forever.” “The spirit in each of us naturally yearns for family love to last forever,” Nelson said. Resurrection assures that all will live forever, but “much more” is required for the privilege of exaltation with family, he said. Nelson disabused the notion that all people will be with their loved ones after death. Nelson also said that while the Savior did promise, “In my Father’s house are many mansions,” those who choose not to make the necessary covenants with God are “settling for a most meager roof over your head throughout all eternity.” “Do the spiritual work to find out for yourselves, and please do it now. “Now, as president of His church, I plead with you who have distanced yourselves from the Church and with you who have not yet really sought to know that the Savior’s Church has been restored,” he said. Speaking of those who’ve left the church or haven’t been willing to investigate its truths, Nelson warned that time was running out. Nelson, president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, offered some tough love on Sunday during the faith’s 189th Annual General Conference.
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