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OfficialReportofthe OneHundredSixty-third SemiannualGeneral CONFERENCE ofTheChurchofJesusChrist ofLatter-daySaints heldintheTabernacle SaltLakeCity, Utah October2and3,1993 Official Report ofthe One Hundred Sixty-third Semiannual General Conference of The Church ofJesus Christ of Latter-day Saints held in theTabernacle Salt Lake City, Utah October2 and 3, 1993 Publishedby TheChurchofJesusChristofLatter-daySaints SaltLakeCity, Utah Copyright©1993by TheChurchofJesusChristofLatter-daySaints Allrightsreserved PrintedintheUnitedStatesofAmerica THEONEHUNDREDSIXTY-THIRD SEMIANNUALGENERALCONFERENCE OFTHECHURCHOFJESUSCHRIST OFLATTER-DAYSAINTS The 163rdSemiannualGeneral The Presidency ofthe Seventy: ConferenceofTheChurchofJesus RexD.Pinegar,CarlosE.Asay,Charles ChristofLatter-daySaintsconvened Didier,L.AldinPorter,JoeJ.Christen- intheTabernacleonTempleSquare sen,MonteJ.Brough,andW.Eugene inSaltLakeCity,Utah,onSaturday, Hansen October2,1993,at10:00a.m. TheFirstQuorumoftheSeventy^ Thegeneralsessionsoftheconfer- AngelAbrea,CarlosH.Amado,Neil encewereheldat10:00a.m.and2:00 L.Andersen,BenB.Banks,WilliamR. p.m.onSaturdayandSunday,October2 Bradford,TedE.Brewerton,F.Enzio and3,1993.Thegeneralpriesthoodses- Busche,JohnK.Carmack,D.Todd sionwasheldonSaturday,October2, Christofferson,J.RichardClarke,Spen- 1993,at6:00p.m. cerJ.Condie,GeneR.Cook,Jacobde PresidentGordonB.Hinckley, Jager,RobertK.Dellenbach,IxirenC. FciornsdtuCcotuendsetlhoerSiantutrhdeaFyirmsotrPnriensgi,degnecny-, DFeuantnhe,rsHtoenner,yJaBc.kHEyrGionagsl,inVda,uJgohhnnHJ.. eralpriesthood,andSundayafternoon Groberg,F.MelvinHammond,Harold sessions.PresidentThomasS.Monson, G.Hillam,JeffreyR.Holland,F.Bur- SecondCounselorintheFirstPresi- tonHoward,KennethJohnson,Yoshi- dency,conductedtheSaturdayafter- hikoKikuchi,AdneyY.Komatsu,Dean noonandSundaymorningsessions. L.Larsen,LynnA.Mickelsen,Alexan- Televisionandradiostationsand derB.Morrison,JamesM.Paramore, theLDSRadioNetworkcarriedpor- H.BurkePeterson,HughW.Pinnock, tionsoralloftheconferencesessionsto RonaldE.Poelman,HartmanRector, largeaudiencesthroughouttheworld. Jr.,HansB.Ringger,EarlC.Tingey, Inaddition,thegeneralsessionsand andRobertE.Wells priesthoodsessionwerecarriedvia TheSecondQuorumoftheSeventy:* satellitetransmissiontomorethanone LinoAlvarez,DallasN.Archibald, thousandstakecenters.Thegeneral EduardoAyala,MerrillJ.Bateman, priesthoodsessionwasalsocarriedby C.MaxCaldwell,AlbertChoules,Jr., closed-circuittransmissiontoapproxi- GaryJ.Coleman,RulonG.Craven, matelyninehundredlocationsinmany LeGrandR.Curtis,JulioE.Davila, countries. JohnB.Dickson,GrahamW.Doxey, JohnE.Fowler,LloydP.George,Han GeneralAuthoritiespresent InSang,JayE.Jensen,MalcolmS. Jeppsen,Cree-LKofford,W.Mack ThefollowingGeneralAuthorities Lawrence,AugustoA.Lim,RichardP. oftheChurchattendedoneormoreof thegeTnheeraFlirssetssPiroenss:idency:1GordonB. 1PresidentEzraTaftBensonwas HK.incPkaTlchekeyeraC,onudLnT.chiTlomooamfsthPS.eerMTrowyne,lsvDoean:v2iBdoyBd. eExlcduesr2ePdMr.aersvidienntJ.HAoswhatrondwWe.reHuenxctuesreda.nd wHealilg,hRtu,ssJealmleMs.EN.elFsaouns,t,DaNlelailnHA..OMaakxs-, Kendr3iEclkd,erasnMdarGlliennKn.LJ.enPsaecn,eLw.eLrieoneexl- Man.dRRuiscsehlalrdBaGl.laSrcdo,ttJosephB.Wirthlin, caulsdeEd"..EMledelrcshiCnliwnetroenLe.xcCuustelde.randGer- 2 GENERALCONFERENCE Saturday,October2,1993 MorningSession Lindsay,MerlinR.Lybbert,JohnM. ThePresidingBishopric:RobertD. Madsen,HelvecioMartins,V.Dallas Hales,H.DavidBurton,andRichardC. Merrell,JosephC.Muren,StephenD. Edgley Nadauld,DennisB.Neuenschwander, JorgeA.Rojas,SamK.Shimabukuro, Otherauthoritiespresent DavidE.Sorensen,F.DavidStanley, KwokYuenTai,HoracioA.Tenorio, OtherChurchauthoritiesinatten- JBallardWashburn,LowellD.Wood, danceincludedgeneral,stake,andward andDurrelA.Woolsey officers. SATURDAYMORNINGSESSION Thefirstgeneralsessionofthe theTabernacleandtheoverflowgather- 163rdSemiannualGeneralConference inginthenearbyAssemblyHall,where ofTheChurchofJesusChristofLatter- EldersL.TomPerry,AngelAbrea,and daySaintsconvenedintheTabernacle AlbertChoules,Jr.,areseatedonthe onTempleSquareinSaltLakeCity, stand;andintheJosephSmithMemo- Utah,onSaturday,October2,1993, rialBuilding,whereEldersCharles at 10:00a.m. President GordonB. DidierandLynnA.Mickelsenarein HPrienscikdleenyc,y,FicrostndCuocutnesdelthoirssiensstihoen.First attenWdaencwee.lcomealsothemanyothers Musicforthesessionwasprovided whoarereceivingtheseconference bytheMormonYouthChorus,with proceedingsbysatellitetransmission, RobertC.BowdenconductingandBon- radio,cable,television,andtheLDS noiregaGno.odliffeandLindaMargettsatthe RadiWoeNetwaocrkkn.owledge the General Tobeginthemeeting,theMormon AuthoritiesoftheChurch,allofwhom YouthChorussang"OurSavior'sLove." areinattendanceexceptPresidentEzra PresidentHinckleythenmadethefol- TaftBenson,PresidentHowardW. lowingremarks: Hunter,EldersMarvinJ.Ashtonand ClintonL.Cutler,whoareexcusedbe- PresidentGordonB.Hinckley causeofillness;EldersMarlinK.Jensen Mybrothersandsisters,it'sabeau- aminsdsiGolnepnrnesLi.dePnatcs;e,anwdhoEldaererssLe.rvLiinogneals ytoifofuutlhafeurmtooumumntnthameionTrsan.biWenrgenhawecrelelecionomnteheTeevaamclphleloyesf KareendsrWerievciknagacnaksdnotGweemlrpealdlegdeprEte.shieMdeeRlnetclshi.ienf,Swochio- SquareinSaltLakeCityinthis,thefirst ety,YoungWomen,andPrimarygen- generalsessionofthe163rdsemiannual eralpresidencies,whoareseatedon conferenceofTheChurchofJesus thestand. EChzrriasWtTeaoffteLaxBttetenensrdo-ndo,auyrwShalioonvtiess.twoatPcrheisnigdetnhte gerosvewrWhnoemeanertxe,tpereneddsuecanattsiwpoienct,ihaaulns.dweclivciocmleeatdo- papraorcteWmeeedniwtn.eglsWceoofmmetishalselhwcihosnopfraeerrseeenpnaccreet.iicnipahti-s tBhoewddTeihnre,ecMwtioitorhnmSooinsfteYBrosruoBttohhnenCrhioeRruoGsbo,oedrultnidfCef.re inginthelargeaudienceassembledin andLindaMargettsattheorgan,is PRESIDENTGORDONB.HINCKLEY 3 providingthemusicforthissession.The chorusopenedthesessionbysinging Thechorussang"Jesus,Loverof "OurSavior'sLove"andwillnowfavor MySoul." uswith"Jesus,LoverofMySoul." ElderDallasN.Archibaldoffered Followingthesinging,theinvoca- theinvocation. tionwillbeofferedbyElderDallasN. ArchibaldoftheSeventy. TheSustainingofChurchAuthoritiesandOfficers PresidentGordonB.Hinckley Itisproposedthatwesustainas Mybrothersandsisters,Ishallnow PernetsyiEdlendtesrsofRethxeDQ.uPoirnuemgasr,ofCatrhleosSeEv.- ptTarahnefedstCegIBnhteteuninsretscorpoahrynloofpuoaaorsustxyephiodreluoitpGrahhreaseyntuteps,wrtraeaesleisseniAruid,sunettgnaahicnovnirdoeitEsterzi.eroevasf- AJpoasolpnaeepdyao,WJss.e.eCdChmE.haaurrnigliseetfnseeensDstiHedaniin,te.sre,MAnon.Ln.yTthAewlohdsJoi.enBimnrPaoofryuatvgeobhrr,e,, elatorandPresidentofTheChurch EldersAdneyY.Komatsu,Jacob moGiMFniafoornrtnsJihdtefseoseoPusnFrnstierBssi.Caittsh.dHrePTiSirnhnseecoctcsyksio.loednefeTdynohLcpaoaCypst;osotueFsaenienrrsids-dnetdlmTafCoayahorvyouoSmniramsnaiaemnsntltaihosSy-e;r. bfdilenoeesgnetgJntiaEtoga.gleniedrvdx,eetrnfeaaneniLdmtd.heafrHuLi.vlitooutBsnseeuerrsvlotkifacetKetue,hsPn.aepdntlTrkeehisraocssfskoeoe,nrmwtahwihnasheivhio-e-r ffHCHMBMOeo.oaaaoosluxrktwwlnwHvsaoaiceai,tIwr.irltinildlgdMn,ihJg.o.sWtWfR,.Aa.puRtsssurhhJHssemHotauesueopnlmTennmoltwelt,sbeelseMeerlLr.dBv.rE,aaes.sTNltBelAohoPFolapfaramsroyteuodsdtssn,tPhitw,leadK,rJetee.rDsonyNaCst,PsaloeeaulnuoaDpcisndflahkntcveaittAHirBlihh..d,.:ene TcVAiPtsdsheeroeanelneumusyiocsnperrgyiswIrl.hdateivheennplTiin,opsohnctJrrp.gyohmhe,resFacaiaoeeisnyasYpaaniootttbbpndshihueereeofeneeaarnodlgnsvYslpotittporworMdhoo,uaehenehstpnlnoeeinletwgdmeaaw.easGsoiMmseefssseaednhuetyesmncahttarosaoednanGiioldneesfDxneseaPcEpoecsrlol.retroludesananesiitlds-rs-. Winirftahvloirn,maanydiRnidicchaatreditG..AnScyotwt.hoThmoasye otherItGiesnperroaploAsuetdhotrhiattiewseasnudstgaeinnetrhael bCtmPahaeoanenurdoinaTpfsmEIrwpeetoleoesldrvisltoeseeevrr,lidpetssa..rtaAAoiDonpnpnredoosyats.shJtn.oeelApdeRLlpFs.iiltocrhsaLshasieattandrprP.swrdrfeoeaenpvCs,hoslieruadJt,sreastkn,mapecielysnsheeeaaatrMnvshs.deee, ysiutattoau.nixuiAatin,ulnnitIinbiyetagrdmr.waoysopthuTupphpohsreepoeraomsssririaenstday.eittnnnhbhdcaeefitaseoavitspsofhtrpfeea,oirsrvssp,moelpatdrefti.eaoinssrvgeeeny.hmtoaaluTsnyrihbcfaseoeunensskn-t- breBxreuteemetnsnhrdroefelantehavfesooetrSdeetvahoesefniPtrarype.fpsarTiiedthcheoifnsuateltsiwsooefhnrotvthiowceeitQshmuheaosty-eo CoouurnfcEiirlsltdesorpfeatJkhoeesre.TpwhelBv.eWAiprotshtlleisnwoiflltbhee dosobytheupliftedhand. 4 GENERALCONFERENCE Saturday,October2,1993 MorningSession ElderJosephB.Wirthlin IprayfortheSpiritoftheLordwhile evilsoftheworldandtemptationsof Ispeaktoyouonthissacredoccasion. thisgenerationisinthegospelofJesus Christ. PresidentBenson'smightyinfluence TheheadoftheChurch PresidentEzraTaftBensonisthe onlyonewhoexercisesallthekeysof Jesusistheheadofhischurch,the thekingdom.Inaddition,wesustain Creatoroftheuniverse,theSaviorand freovuerltaeteonrso.thPerressiadsepnrtopBheentsso,n'sseermsi,gahntdy JRueddgeeeomfertheofsoaulllsmoafnmkeinn.d,Whaondhethies influenceisfeltinmanyways.Histimely andwhathedoesaffectedeachofus andinspiredcounseltoreadthepre- beforewewerebornandwillaffectus ciousBookofMormonbroughtan each day of our mortal lives and addedappreciationofthissacredscrip- throughouttheeternities.Muchofwhat tureAtofalelwwwheoekfsolalgooweIdwhiitsnedsisreecdtiPorne.si- habeiliistyantdodcooemsprisehbeeynodn,dbfuitnittehehuHmoalny dentBenson'sradiatingpowerina Ghosthasbornewitnesstomysoulof sacredroomintheSaltLakeTemple theirreality. when a granddaughter of his was IamgratefultoknowthatourLord married.Ashecameintotheroom,I andSaviorstandsattheheadofthis observedhisinfirmitiesofagebecause churchanddirectsitthroughhisser- heisninety-fouryearsold.Allstoodto vants.ThisistheLord'schurch;itisnot honorhimastheprophetandPresident achurchofmen.TheBrethrenofits oftheChurch.Hebroughtwithhima presidingcouncilsarecalledofGod; greatspiritofwarmth,love,andpeace. theironlymotiveistoserveaccording Inthisdayofconfusionandanxiety tohiswillinhumility"withall[their] aboutthewell-beingofournationand heart,might,mindandstrength"(D&C theentireworld,weshouldpayatten- 4:2). tiontotheexemplaryandnoblelifeof TheChurchbearstheLord'sname PresidentBensonandtohiswritings becauseitishischurch.Hecommanded andsermonsasPresidentoftheChurch. theNephitesto"callthechurchinmy TdihveingiIotwsyopuoeflldoisulirtkheeLtooornddlayyawtnaodyeSmtaopvhfiaionsrd,izpJeeeastcuhese ntotahfhraeeemanenbm.iautaim.nile.s;t.moFbuyfouptracohiimnfufaraimctnchybh,teuhgirecfocnaishltipltbseeobedle"bcinaetl(hmlt3eehydacNthne.u.tap.rhmhceieihyn ChristW.eliveinadaywhenLucifer's 27:7-T8)o.theProphetJosephSmith,the kinnfoluwenncienisougrrealtiefrettihmeasn.wIenetveerrmhsavoef LreosrtdorreedvecahluerdcthhasthoinultdhebelasctaldlaeydsTHhies tedahareytshs,ionf,wNeevoiacl,ohualbndedflowirikecenktehoedunfrelsotsoidm.uepNotonoottnhheee CSahiunrtsch(soefeJDe&suCs1C1h5r:i4s)t.ofLatter-day isimmunetoafflictionanddifficulty, TheCreatoroftheuniverse whetheritbeeconomical,emotional, orspiritual.Immorality,violence,and TheLordtoldMoseswhenthey divorce,withtheiraccompanyingsor- spoketogetherfacetofaceonahigh rows,plaguesocietyworldwide. mountain: Theonlywaytofindpeace,happi- "WorldswithoutnumberhaveI ness,andsecurityandtoovercomethe created;...bytheSonIcreatedthem . .. ELDERJOSEPHB.WIRTHLIN 5 "Butonlyanaccountofthisearth Theimmortalityandeternallifeof wn.ou.rm.legdirvsaeb.Ileu.n.atrotehyaottuh.eny.ou.wn.tTsohteamrnaden,a;raebnudmtainanly-l mmdeeaennmteaorrf.eJIebtsriuossu"gCthhhrteismttoo,spotausrtsrSabanvysicoterhnedaenandttoRnaeec--t thingsarenumbereduntome,forthey thateverhasoccurredoreverwilloccur aremineandIknowthem"(Moses amongthechildrenoftheFather."2It 1:33,35). isanactofloveforwhichweshould Thisbriefpassage ofscripture bemoregratefulthanforanyother givesaslightglimpseoftheimmensity blessingorgiftofGod.TheAtonement AandmogdreanrdneuarstorfoonuormeLrorgdivaessCfrueratthore.r pirmmoovritdaelsitiymmiosritnafliinittyetaondevuenriyvepresrals.onI;t insight:"TheCosmosisallthatisor providestheopportunityforeternallife, eavnedrawgaesofortheevCeorswmilolsbaer.e.b.ey.oTnhdeorsdiiz-e wthheokhianvdeoffailtifheitnhaChtriGsot,drleipveesn,ttooftthhoesier ndaimreynhsiuomnasnofunthdeerCsotsamndoisnga.re.s.o.lTarhgee sainmsi,raancudloobuesywatyh,eltahwesAotfotnheemegonstpesla.vIens tmhaakte.l.it.tfleamsielnisaer.uInnisttseaodf,dwiestamnecaesu.r.e. faanlldorfedAedeamms,usboftrhomtetmhpeorefaflectdseaotfhthaet distancewiththespeedoflight.Inone theendofmortalityandspiritualdeath, secondabeamoflighttravels186,000 theseparationfromourFather. mtsiihxleetsdr.iilsl.ti.ao.nncImenillaiegsyh.eta.gr.o,.eTisthicanrtoasuysneeiastr,.of.is.lceanabglotluhet,d BaengdoetOttneelrnynaSJleosnau,tso,cnobeuemlcedanutmsaeskoheewetihsectahinenfbOienniltayet alight-ye—ar.Itmeasuresnottimebut onewithourHeavenlyFather.When dista"n.ce.s.TehneoCromsomuossdiisstmaonscetsl.y.e.mpty. JenetssuswewraesGboordntihnetoEtmeorrntaallitFya,thheirsp(asre-e ...Wo"rAldgsalaarxey—pirseccioomusp.os.e.dofgasand s1aNwepihnia1h1e:2a1v)enalnydvMiasriyon,washo"amvNiergpihni, dustandstars billionsuponbillionsof mostbeautifulandfairaboveallother stars.Everystarmaybeasuntosome- virgins"(v.15).HeisGod'sOnlyBegot- poh.rnu.een..sgdsar.ele.addx.itTeobhsief,lirlenieadoncaehrvsetweainsrtsoht.m,hee.o.nchl.utuWnhstdeeerarevaidernrebawighlhelia,icrohdan tepieanvhnreeerrSniotwtanieg,ldel.tfhbBreeeocmoanbhluoiysrsenomonofoetnhhwieshrem,aoorrhtetehvaelhroanfhdaats"suutrcohehre, ourMilkyWayGalaxyisembedded, powerofmortality,whichisthepower much".l.es.sTthheeSMiulnkyorWtahyeEcaornttahi.ns..some tBoecdaieu,se...oftohissepdairvianteebnaotduyrea,ndinshpeirriitt.e"d3 400billionstarsofallsortsmovingwith fromhisFather,hehad"thepowerof acomplexandorderlygrace.Ofallthe immortality,whichisthepowertolive stars,theinhabitantsofEarthknow forever;or,havingchosentodie,...to close-up,sofar,butone."1 riseagaininimmortality."4TheSavior said: TheSavior'satoningsacrifice "Ilaydownmylife,thatImight pmMm"aoMayssinsenw"sIeton,hrOe(akGnMicloomoyasmdnnoevBdresestragasimo1ldaty:,itt3tie9"yog)nFnl.aooibnsrreGdyatbo—nweeddtehteoesorlnshnadaabGl,ilrldoibtldniheafgileastsnhtooideo,fs tliamtaaigykxadetiiotun""widr"tINnetoa(,owgwJoanfoamaihsnnaot.nfdhnbem1eIyt0dcs:aihae1kvalu7eifvs-tn.ee1he8I)oaipht.fnoafdwv.reet.orhpm.eottwmhmoieeos,rrttaitbaknoultetelraii-ynIt Savior"(Moses1:6). oneperson,thatourLordwasableto . . 6 GENERALCONFERENCE Saturday,October2,1993 MorningSession workouttheinfiniteandeternalatone- "Thenshallhesayalsountothem masenhte..ch.o.sHee,haanddphoawveirngtolaliivdedoorwtondhiies, ocunrstehde,lienfttohaevnedr,laDsetpinagrtfirfer,opmrempea,reyde life,hehadpowertotakeitagain,and forthedevilandhisangels"(Matthew then,inawayincomprehensibletous, 25:31-34,41). topassontheeffectsofthatresurrec- tiontoallmensothatallshallrisefrom ShowgratitudebycomingtoknowJesus thetomb."5 ConsideringallthatJesusisandall OurjudgeattheSecondComing htoesdhooewsofourruasp,pwrhecaitatsihoonu?ldWweesbheoudlodignog AtthetimeoftheSecondComing, farbeyondknowingaboutJesusand Jesuswilljudgethesoulsofallmankind abouthisattributesandmission.We inaninevitablejudgment.Inthegospel shouldcometo"know...theonlytrue ofJohnweread: God,andJesusChrist,whomthouhast "TheFatherjudgethnoman,but sent"(John17:3)."Itisonethingto hSoant:h.c.o.mmittedalljudgmentuntothe khinmo.wWaebokuntoGwoadboautndhiamnowthheenrwtoeklenaorwn tmheentS.""o...n......F.Toh.reauttFhhaeothrhioeturyrhtiaostcheoxm.ei.cnu.gtg,eivijenundtght-eo htitihhmsaaattFgatehthehemeraiSs'nosanpispeisercsrirosnenoa;tnthaewedlh;eebxwnephirweneesgnsliwieneamrwanglheeotahsraoentf whichallthatareinthegravesshall boththeFatherandtheSonpossesscer- hearhisvoice, tainspecifiedattributesandpowers.But "Andshallcomeforth;theythat weknowthem,inthesenseofgaining havedonegood,untotheresurrection eternallife,whenweenjoyandexperi- oflife;andtheythathavedoneevil, encethesamethingstheydo.Toknow untotheresurrectionofdamnation" Godistothinkwhathethinks,tofeel (John5:22,26-29). whathefeels,tohavethepowerhe TheprophetMormonwrote:"Ye possesses,tocomprehendthetruthshe mustallstandbeforethejudgment-seat understands,andtodowhathedoes. ofChrist,yea,everysoulwhobelongsto ThosewhoknowGodbecomelikehim, thewholehumanfamilyofAdam;and andhavehiskindoflife,whichiseternal yemuststandtobejudgedofyour life."6 works,whethertheybegoodorevil" Inotherwords,topossessaknowl- (MorWmeonre3a:d20i)n.Matthew: WedegeboefcCohrmiest,"pwaertmauksetrsbeocfomtheeasdihveinise. "WhentheSonofmanshallcome nature"(2Peter1:4).Heinstructedhis inhisglory,andalltheholyangelswith Nephitedisciples:"Whatmannerof him,thenshallhesituponthethroneof menoughtyetobe?VerilyIsayunto hisglory: you,evenasIam"(3Nephi27:27). "Andbeforehimshallbegathered allnations:andheshallseparatethem Loveoneanother voindeedf!rhoimssahneoetphefrr,omasthaesghoaetpsh:erddi- One underlying principle runs roinghhti""shTAarhnnieddgnh,thsbehhuaatslnhltdatlh,lheeCsgeoKotimatnetsgh,eosyanseyhteubhelnepetsloesoftentd.hheoimsf toathnhrdeorut".egAaHhcoenhuiesntwagistcd:hoetWmoSmehaaivsnairodderim'setscoinpltllifeoesIv,:egmioivnseseuinoatnno,- myFather,inheritthekingdompre- you,Thatyeloveoneanother;asIhave paredforyoufromthefoundationof lovedyou,thatyealsoloveoneanother. theworld:..