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GC+ is a special weekly edition of the GCA newsletter, saving you hours of work by bringing you messages from the First Presidency and Quorum of the Twelve Apostles found anywhere outside of Conference. We look at social media, magazines, devotionals, temple dedications, YouTube, press releases, and more to identify meaningful resources that you won't want to miss.
Note that the Church cross-posts both long videos and shorter excerpts of the same content on multiple platforms. We’ll feature only one instance of a resource if it appeared in multiple places.
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Last Week’s Best Resources
Elder Uchtdorf | Daily Repentance and New Beginnings | Weekday Fighter Pilot + Saturdays in the House of the Lord.
Elder Soares | Encouraging Young Professionals to be Examples of Jesus Christ | Ministering in Home Country of Brazil | Bahía Blanca, Argentina Temple Dedicatory Prayer.
May this temple stand as a sacred witness of Thy remembrance and mercy—a refuge of peace and holiness, a place where Thy children may draw near unto Thee, a place of revelation, learning, comfort, and peace—a refuge where Thy Spirit may dwell in abundance. May all who enter feel the sweetness of Thy presence, Thy tender mercies, and the sanctifying influence of Thy Holy Spirit. May Thy Spirit abide continually upon all who enter this holy house and feel the sweetness of Thy presence, Thy tender mercies, and the sanctifying influence of Thy Holy Spirit. Bless those who shall preside within its walls and all who labor or render service here. Endow them with wisdom, love, and patience. Let their hearts rejoice in Thy service, and may they ever feel Thy guiding Spirit and Thy holy presence in this, Thy house.
Elder Kearon | Heavenly Father Yearns for Us to Come Home.
Elder Stevenson | Scripture study insights on D&C 78:17–20. If you’re a fan of President Holland’s study sessions, you’ll like this too!
17 Verily, verily, I say unto you, ye are little children, and ye have not as yet understood how great blessings the Father hath in his own hands and prepared for you;
18 And ye cannot bear all things now; nevertheless, be of good cheer, for I will lead you along. The kingdom is yours and the blessings thereof are yours, and the riches of eternity are yours.
19 And he who receiveth all things with thankfulness shall be made glorious; and the things of this earth shall be added unto him, even an hundred fold, yea, more.
20 Wherefore, do the things which I have commanded you, saith your Redeemer, even the Son….
Extra Credit
For you overachievers, the following resources might also pique your interest!
President Eyring | With God’s Help, Struggles Make Us Strong—Encouraging excerpt from “Proved and Strengthened in Christ.” See our invitations episode (Amazon Music | Apple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTube) and guest episode with Mitch Park (Amazon Music | Apple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTube) for more on this great talk!
Elder Andersen | Be Grateful in ALL Things | Kansas City, MO giving machine unveiling.
Elder Rasband | Why join The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints?
Elder Renlund | The Lord now needs South American youth to be “second-century pioneers” who go forward with faith in Christ.
Church YouTube Channel | How Faith Opened Doors to My Dream Job—Self-reliance program success story.
Church Newsroom | Church Works with Food Bank of Alaska to Bring 'Thanksgiving Blessing'
Elder Gong | We Are All Better When No One Sits Alone. Good excerpt if you’re teaching on his October talk, No One Sits Alone. Our next newsletter will include links to our podcast episodes on this talk with guest, Victor Rossi. Subscribe to General Conference Applied on your favorite podcast app and/or YouTube to be notified of new releases before the newsletter hits your inbox.
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