In his talk “Prophets in the Land” Elder Jeffrey R Holland speaks about the importance of listening to the prophets during General Conference. He begins by telling the story of Carolyn Rasmus. She began teaching at BYU, one Saturday she went hiking with colleagues from the school. She was surprised when they stopped to listen to conference. She did not realize that there were prophets on the earth. After listening to conference she began to investigate the church and finally joined. Elder Holland says that General Conferences declare three things to the world. He says: “First, they declare eagerly and … Continue reading →