Talk Summaries from the October 2024 Sunday Afternoon Session

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At the conclusion of the October 2024 general conference, President Russell M. Nelson encouraged Latter-day Saints to “rededicate your lives to Jesus Christ” and prepare for His Second Coming through regular temple attendance.

“Here is my promise to you: Every sincere seeker of Jesus Christ will find Him in the temple,” he said. “You will feel His mercy. You will find answers to your most vexing questions. You will better comprehend the joy of His gospel.”

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Emphasizing of the role of temples in helping prepare Saints to prepare the world, President Nelson noted the Church’s “unprecedented pace” of building temples, announced 17 new temple locations, and said the Salt Lake Temple and Temple Square renovations would be completed by the end of 2026.

Elder D. Todd Christofferson of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles conducted the session from the near-capacity Conference Center, with nearly 100,000 people attending there, in overflow locations and around Temple Square grounds.

Elder Dieter F. Uchtdorf of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles invited listeners to nourish their faith and commitment to Jesus Christ. “Faith is strong when it has deep roots in personal experience, personal commitment to Jesus Christ, independent of what our traditions are or what others may say or do,” he said.

Elder Ronald A. Rasband of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles spoke of the importance of sustaining the Prophet, President Nelson, by following his counsel and teaching his words. “We all need to be lifted up by the Lord with peace, comfort and, most of all, with personal revelation to counter the fear, darkness and contention encompassing the world,” he taught.

Elder Quentin L. Cook of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles testified of the power of the scriptures in building faith. “Combined with the teachings of living prophets, these sacred scriptures provide doctrinal direction for us in today’s world. These scriptures are most powerful when they give instruction, correction, comfort and consolation to individuals and families who seek guidance from the Lord.”

Other speakers in the Sunday afternoon session were Elder Takashi Wada, Elder Rubén V. Alliaud and Elder I. Raymond Egbo, all General Authority Seventies.

Elder Ahmad S. Corbitt, General Authority Seventy, and Sister Tamara W. Runia, First Counselor in the Young Women General Presidency, gave the prayers.

The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square, directed by Mack Wilberg and Ryan Murphy, with Brian Mathias and Andrew Unsworth at the organ, provided music for the session. The choir’s selections included “Think a Sacred Song” (no. 1006), the eighth hymn featured this conference from the Church’s new global hymnbook, “Hymns – For Home and Church.”