President Russell M. Nelson @ October 2024 General Conference

my dear brothers and sisters I am grateful that the Lord has blessed me to speak with you my eyes are getting older so today I will present my message with the aid of a desktop teleprompter in this conference the Lord has spoken to us through his servants I urge you to study their messages use them as a litm test of what is true and what is not during the next six months the preservation and renovation of the Salt Lake Temple and other areas on Temple Square has been underway for nearly 5 years present projections indicate

that this work will be completed by the end of 2026 we are grateful for for all who are working on this massive project during the last 6 months we have dedicated or rededicated nine temples in five countries between now and the end of the year we will dedicate five more today we are pleased to announce plans to construct 17 more temples please listen reverently as I announce the locations uchan zaragosa Mexico Santa Ana El Salvador mein Colombia Santiago Dominican Republic Puerto mon Chile Dublin Ireland Milan Italy Abuja Nigeria campala Uganda maputo mmek calain Idaho Queen

Creek Arizona El Paso Texas Huntsville Alabama Milwaukee Wisconsin Sumit New Jersey Price Utah my dear brothers and sisters do you see what is happening right before our eyes I pray that we will not miss the Majesty of this moment the Lord is indeed hastening his work why are we building temples at such an unprecedented Pace why because the Lord has instructed us to do so the blessings of the temple help to gather Israel on both sides of the veil these blessings also help to to prepare a people who will help prepare the world for the

second coming of the Lord as the prophet Isaiah prophesied and as memorialized in hendel's Messiah when Jesus Christ Returns the glory of the Lord shall be revealed and All Flesh shall see it together in that day the government shall be upon his shoulder and his name Shall be Called wonderful counselor the Mighty God the Everlasting father the the Prince of Peace Jesus Christ will govern from Old Jerusalem and the new J Jerusalem built upon the American continent from these two sitters he will direct the Affairs of his church in that day the Lord will be

known as king of kings and Lord of lords those who are with him will be called and chosen and faithful brothers and sisters now is the time for you and for me to prepare for the second coming of our Lord and Savior Jesus the Christ now is the time for us to make our discipleship our highest priority in a world filled with dizzying distractions how can we do this regular Worship in the temple will help us in the house of the Lord we focus on Jesus Christ we learn of him we make covenants to follow

him we come to know him as we kep keep our Temple covenants we gain greater access to the Lord's strengthening power in the temple we receive protection from the buffetings of the world we experience the pure love of Jesus Christ and our heavenly father in great abundance we feel peace and spiritual reassurance in contrast Christ to the turbulence of the world here is my promise to you every sincere seeker of Jesus Christ will find him in the temple you'll feel his Mercy you'll find answers to your most vexing questions you will better comprehend the joy

of his gospel I have learned that the most crucial question we each must answer is this to whom or to what will I give my life my decision to follow Jesus Christ is the most important decision I have ever made during medical school I gained a testimony of the Divinity of God the father and his son Jesus Christ since then our savior has been the rock upon which I have built my life that choice has made all the difference that decision has made so many other decisions easier that decision has given me purpose and Direction

it has also help me weather the storms of life let me share two examples first when my wife Danel unexpectedly passed away I could not reach any of our children there I was alone devastated and crying out for help gratefully through his Spirit the Lord has taught me why my dear dancel has been taken home with that understanding I was comforted over time I was better able to cope with my grief later I married my beloved wife Wendy she was a central part of my second example when Wendy and I were on an assignment in

a distant land armed robbers put a gun to my head and pull the trigger but the gun didn't fire throughout that experience both of our lives were threatened yet Wendy and I felt an undeniable peace it was the Peace which passeth all understanding brothers and sisters the Lord will comfort you too he will strengthen you he will bless you with peace even amidst chaos Please Listen to This Promise of Jesus Christ to you quote I will be on your right hand and on your left and my spirit shall be in your hearts and my angels

round about you to Bear you up end quote there is no limit to the savior's capacity to help you his incomprehensible suffering in Gethsemane and on Calvary was for you his infinite atonement is for you I urge you to devote time each week for the rest of your life to increase your understanding of the atonement of Jesus Christ my heart aches for those who are mired in sin and don't know how to get out I weep for those who struggle spiritually or who carry heavy burdens alone because they do not understand what Jesus Christ did

for them Jesus Christ took upon himself your sins your pains your heartaches and your infirmities you do not have to bear them alone he will forgive you as you repent he will bless you with what you need he will heal your wounded soul as you yoke yourself to him your burdens will feel lighter if you will make and keep covenants to follow Jesus Christ you will find that the painful moments of your life are temporary your afflictions will be swallowed up in the joy of Christ Christ it is neither too early nor too late for

you to become a devout disciple of Jesus Christ then you will experience fully the blessings of his atonement you will also be more effective in helping to gather Israel my dear brothers and sisters in the coming Day Jesus Christ will return return to the Earth as the millennial Messiah so today I call upon you to rededicate your lives to Jesus Christ I call upon you to help gather scattered Israel and to prepare the world for the second coming of the Lord I call upon you to talk of Christ testify of Christ have faith in in

Christ and rejoice in Christ come unto Christ and offer your whole soul to him this is the secret of life of Joy The Best Is Yet To Come my dear brothers and sisters because the savior is coming again the best is is yet to come because the Lord is hastening his work The Best is Yet to Come As we fully turn our hearts and our lives to Jesus Christ I bear my solemn witness that Jesus Christ is the Son of God I am his disciple I'm honored to be his servant at his second coming the

glory the glory of the Lord shall be revealed and All Flesh shall see it together that day will be filled with joy for the righteous through the power of the Sacred priesthood keys I hold I declare this truth to you and to all the world in the name of Jesus Christ amen amen