- President Henry B. Eyring of the First Presidency greets President M. Russell Ballard prior to the Sunday morning session of general conference at the Conference Center in Salt Lake City, Utah, on October 1, 2023.
- President Henry B. Eyring of the First Presidency gives the concluding speech during the Sunday morning session of general conference at the Conference Center in Salt Lake City, Utah, on October 1, 2023.
- President M. Russell Ballard, Acting President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, shares a message of inspiration during the Sunday morning session of general conference at the Conference Center in Salt Lake City, Utah, on October 1, 2023.
- Elder Dieter F. Uchtdorf of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles provides counsel during the Sunday morning session of general conference at the Conference Center in Salt Lake City, Utah, on October 1, 2023.
- Elder Quentin L. Cook of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles offers instruction during the Sunday morning session of general conference at the Conference Center in Salt Lake City, Utah, on October 1, 2023.
- Young Women General President Emily Belle Freeman offers words of encouragement during the Sunday morning session of general conference at the Conference Center in Salt Lake City, Utah, on October 1, 2023.
- A family on Temple Square in Salt Lake City, Utah, during general conference weekend, September 30 through October 1, 2023.
- Elder Ulisses Soares of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles greets conference-goers before the Sunday morning session of general conference at the Conference Center in Salt Lake City, Utah, on October 1, 2023.
- The sun rises on the Conference Center at Church headquarters in Salt Lake City, Utah, during the morning session of general conference on Sunday, October 1, 2023.
- Visitors near the Salt Lake Temple on Temple Square in Utah during general conference weekend, September 30 through October 1, 2023.
- A young family from Japan, watches the morning session of general conference on Sunday, October 1, 2023.
- A young family from England, watches the morning session of general conference on Saturday, September 30, 2023.
- A family from Madagascar, watches the morning session of general conference on Sunday, October 1, 2023.
- Temple Square in Salt Lake City, Utah, during general conference weekend, September 30 through October 1, 2023.
- Conference-goers listens to a speaker during the Sunday morning session of general conference at the Conference Center in Salt Lake City, Utah, on October 1, 2023.
- Sisters from Madagascar, watches the morning session of general conference on Sunday, October 1, 2023.
- A Latter-day Saint from Japan, watches the morning session of general conference on Sunday, October 1, 2023.
- Temple Square in Salt Lake City, Utah, during general conference weekend, September 30 through October 1, 2023.
- Missionaries near the Salt Lake Temple on Temple Square in Utah during general conference weekend, September 30 through October 1, 2023.
- Flowers bloom on Temple Square in Salt Lake City, Utah, during general conference weekend, September 30 through October 1, 2023.
- Mack Wilberg, music director, leads The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square in song during Music and the Spoken Word prior to the morning session of general conference at the Conference Center in Salt Lake City, Utah, on October 1, 2023.
- Conference-goers listens to a speaker during the Sunday morning session of general conference at the Conference Center in Salt Lake City, Utah, on October 1, 2023.
- Conference-goers listens to a speaker during the Sunday morning session of general conference at the Conference Center in Salt Lake City, Utah, on October 1, 2023.
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Individual Talk Summaries
- President M. Russell Ballard
- President Emily Belle Freeman: ‘Walking in Covenant Relationship With Christ’
- Elder Adilson de Paula Parrella: ‘Bearing Witness of Jesus Christ in Word and Actions’
- Elder Dieter F. Uchtdorf: ‘The Prodigal and the Road That Leads Home’
- Elder Quentin L. Cook: ‘Be Peaceable Followers of Christ’
- Bishop W. Christopher Waddell: ‘More Than a Hero’
- President Henry B. Eyring: ‘Our Constant Companion’
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“We need the constant companionship of the Holy Ghost. We desire it, yet we know from experience that it is not easy to achieve,” said President Henry B. Eyring of the First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the concluding speaker of the Sunday afternoon session of the October 2023 general conference.
We can be taught by and learn from the Spirit line upon line, President Eyring taught, receiving what is needed until we are ready for more. When we have a difficult time feeling the Holy Ghost, we can ponder, repent, pray, and try to “want what the Savior wants,” he said.
“Your experiences will be unique, and the Spirit will guide in the way best suited to your faith and capacity to receive revelation for you and for those you love and serve.”
Sharing a testimony “simple,” “deep” and “full of love for the Prophet Joseph Smith,” President Russell M. Ballard testified at the beginning of the Sunday morning session without the aid of a teleprompter due to failing eyesight.
“How abundantly blessed we are to know all that we know because we have Joseph Smith, the Prophet of this last dispensation of time,” said the Acting President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. Those blessings include the Book of Mormon and an understanding of the purpose of life, who we are, and the nature of God and the Savior.
“I think it is one of the most glorious and wonderful things that anyone in this world can know is that our Heavenly Father and Lord Jesus Christ have revealed themselves in the latter days,” he said.
Elder Quentin L. Cook of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles encouraged those striving to be “peaceable followers of Christ” to focus on Him amid trials, tribulation and adversities.
“For those striving to be “peaceable followers of Christ,” a brighter day awaits as one focuses on Him. “We do not know all the answers; however, we do know important principles that allow us to face trials, tribulation and adversities with faith and confidence in a bright future that awaits for each of us.”
Elder Dieter F. Uchtdorf of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles used the parable of the prodigal son to illustrate how God rejoices when His children enter “the road that leads home.”
“Though choices may have taken you far away from the Savior and His Church, the Master Healer stands at the road that leads home, welcoming you. And we as members of the Church of Jesus Christ seek to follow His example and embrace you as our brothers and sisters, as our friends. We rejoice and celebrate with you.”
Young Women General President Emily Belle Freeman spoke during the October 2023 general conference about joining a covenant relationship with Jesus Christ and walking with Him. “No matter the heaviness of our story, or the current course of our path, He will invite us to walk with Him.”
Encouraging listeners to be witnesses of Jesus Christ in word and action, Elder Adilson de Paula Parrella, General Authority Seventy, said that “by following the Prophet, we can all learn to testify more of Jesus Christ by using the correct name of the Church, thus taking upon us more fully the name of the Lord.”
“Choosing the right hero has eternal consequences,” said Bishop W. Christopher Waddell, First Counselor in the Presiding Bishopric. Focus primarily on the Lord rather than worldly heroes, he said. “No leader has shown more courage, no humanitarian more kindness, no physician has cured more disease and no artist has been more creative than Jesus Christ.”