The Lord Looketh on the Heart

Ronald M. Barcellos · October 2025 · Saturday Morning Session

Open paragraph (1)

Nephi testified, “I know that if ye shall follow the Son, with full purpose of heart, acting no hypocrisy and no deception before God, but with real intent, repenting of your sins, witnessing unto the Father that ye are willing to take upon you the name of Christ, by baptism … , then shall ye receive the Holy Ghost.” The Holy Ghost will guide you and help you know the will of the Lord and make good choices.

They Are Their Own Judges

David A. Bednar · October 2025 · Sunday Afternoon Session

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“We believe that through the Atonement of Christ, all mankind may be saved, by obedience to the laws and ordinances of the Gospel.” How grateful we should be that our sins and wicked deeds will not stand as a testimony against us if we are truly “born again,” exercise faith in the Redeemer, repent with “sincerity of heart” and “real intent,” and “endure to the end.”

“This Is My Gospel”—“This Is My Church”

Dale G. Renlund · October 2024 · Saturday Morning Session

Open paragraph (3)

Consider the combination of the Savior’s gospel and His Church as established by the Book of Mormon prophet Alma.

Following Christ

Dallin H. Oaks · October 2024 · Saturday Morning Session

Open paragraph (1)

In the Book of Mormon, the Lord gave us the fundamentals in what He called “the doctrine of Christ.” These are faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, repentance, baptism, receiving the gift of the Holy Ghost, enduring to the end, and becoming as a little child, which means to trust the Lord and submit to all He requires of us.

The Words of Christ and the Holy Ghost Will Lead Us to the Truth

Takashi Wada · October 2024 · Sunday Afternoon Session

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President Russell M.

Put Ye On the Lord Jesus Christ

J. Anette Dennis · April 2024 · Saturday Morning Session

Open paragraph (2)

Baptism by immersion is the symbolic gate through which we enter into a covenant relationship with God.

The Powerful, Virtuous Cycle of the Doctrine of Christ

Dale G. Renlund · April 2024 · Sunday Morning Session

Open paragraph (1)

The next element of the doctrine of Christ is baptism, which includes the baptism of water and, through confirmation, the baptism of the Holy Ghost.

Accessing God’s Power through Covenants

Dale G. Renlund · April 2023 · Saturday Afternoon Session

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At baptism and when we partake of the sacrament, we witness that we are willing to take on ourselves the name of Jesus Christ.

Trusting the Doctrine of Christ

Evan A. Schmutz · April 2023 · Saturday Afternoon Session

Open paragraph (1)

How eternally grateful we are for those “few words” and for the Spirit compelling Nephi to write them.

Trusting the Doctrine of Christ

Evan A. Schmutz · April 2023 · Saturday Afternoon Session

Open paragraph (5)

How eternally grateful we are for those “few words” and for the Spirit compelling Nephi to write them.

Overcome the World and Find Rest

Russell M. Nelson · October 2022 · Sunday Morning Session

Open paragraph (1)

Overcoming the world is not an event that happens in a day or two.

The Faith to Ask and Then to Act

Henry B. Eyring · October 2021 · Saturday Evening Session

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This process of revelation is why you will hear speakers teach in this conference what is called the doctrine of Christ.

Spiritually Defining Memories

Neil L. Andersen · April 2020 · Saturday Morning Session

Open paragraph (2)

While we cannot choose the timing of receiving these defining moments, President Henry B.

A Living Witness of the Living Christ

Gérald Caussé · April 2020 · Saturday Afternoon Session

Open paragraph (6)

In contrast, receiving the full blessings of the Savior’s Atonement is conditioned upon our diligence in living the “doctrine of Christ.” In his dream, Lehi saw the “strait and narrow path” that leads to the tree of life.

The Power of the Book of Mormon in Conversion

Benjamin M. Z. Tai · April 2020 · Saturday Afternoon Session

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Elder David A.

Good Shepherd, Lamb of God

Gerrit W. Gong · April 2019 · Sunday Afternoon Session

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Jesus Christ invites the Church to receive all who hear His voice and keep His commandments.

Gather Together in One All Things in Christ

David A. Bednar · October 2018 · Saturday Morning Session

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proclaimed, “I know that if ye shall follow the Son, with full purpose of heart, acting no hypocrisy and no deception before God, but with real intent, repenting of your sins, witnessing unto the Father that ye are willing to take upon you the name of Christ, by baptism—yea, by following your Lord and your Savior down into the water, according to his word, behold, then shall ye receive the Holy Ghost; yea, then cometh the baptism of fire and of the Holy Ghost.”

What Every Aaronic Priesthood Holder Needs to Understand

Douglas D. Holmes · April 2018 · General Priesthood Session

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Elder Dale G.

There Is Power in the Book

LeGrand R. Curtis Jr. · October 2016 · Priesthood Session

Open paragraph (3)

The greatest power of the Book of Mormon is its impact in bringing us closer to Jesus Christ.

The Doctrine of Christ

Brian K. Ashton · October 2016 · Sunday Afternoon Session

Open paragraph (1)

My message today focuses on the doctrine of Christ.

The Doctrine of Christ

Brian K. Ashton · October 2016 · Sunday Afternoon Session

Open paragraph (1)

Upon hearing the words of Christ, we exercise faith by choosing to follow the teachings and example of the Savior.

Come and See

David A. Bednar · October 2014 · Sunday Afternoon Session

Open paragraph (2 Nephi 31:13)

As Enos turned to the Lord “with full purpose of heart” (2 Nephi 31:13), his concern for the welfare of his family, friends, and associates increased simultaneously.

“I Have Given You an Example”

Richard G. Scott · April 2014 · Saturday Afternoon Session

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There is no doctrine more fundamental to our work than the Atonement of Jesus Christ.

The Prophet Joseph Smith

Lawrence E. Corbridge · April 2014 · Sunday Afternoon Session

Open paragraph (2)

You are more than human.

The Strength to Endure

Richard J. Maynes · October 2013 · Sunday Morning Session

Open paragraph (2 Nephi 31)

In 2 Nephi 31 the prophet Nephi teaches us that after we receive the same saving ordinance of baptism that Jesus Christ received and then receive the gift of the Holy Ghost, we must “press forward, feasting upon the word of Christ, and endure to the end, [and then] behold, thus saith the Father: [We] shall have eternal life.”

“Lord, I Believe”

Jeffrey R. Holland · April 2013 · Sunday Afternoon Session

Open paragraph (1)

Last observation: When doubt or difficulty come, do not be afraid to ask for help.

Clean Hands and a Pure Heart

David A. Bednar · October 2007 · Sunday Morning Session

Open paragraph (2 Nephi 31:13)

Hence, as we are born again and strive to always have His Spirit to be with us, the Holy Ghost sanctifies and refines our souls as if by fire (see 2 Nephi 31:13–14, 17).

The Tongue of Angels

Jeffrey R. Holland · April 2007 · Saturday Morning Session

Open paragraph (1)

In his deeply moving final testimony, Nephi calls us to “follow the Son [of God], with full purpose of heart,” promising that “after ye have … received the baptism of fire and of the Holy Ghost, [ye] can speak with a new tongue, yea, even with the tongue of angels.

Repentance and Conversion

Russell M. Nelson · April 2007 · Sunday Afternoon Session

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The next step is restitution—to repair damage done—if possible.

Broken Things to Mend

Jeffrey R. Holland · April 2006 · Sunday Morning Session

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Third, in as many ways as possible we try to take upon us His identity, and we begin by taking upon us His name.

Out of Darkness into His Marvelous Light

Robert D. Hales · April 2002 · Sunday Morning Session

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The prophet Nephi outlined the path: “Wherefore, my beloved brethren, I know that if ye shall follow the Son, with full purpose of heart, acting no hypocrisy and no deception before God, but with real intent, repenting of your sins, witnessing unto the Father that ye are willing to take upon you the name of Christ, by baptism … , behold, then shall ye receive the Holy Ghost; yea, then cometh the baptism of fire and of the Holy Ghost.”

The Cloven Tongues of Fire

Boyd K. Packer · April 2000 · Saturday Morning Session

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That same question—“What shall we do?”—was asked of the prophet Nephi.

“True to the Truth”

Joseph B. Wirthlin · April 1997 · Saturday Morning Session

Open paragraph (1)

Nephi taught that we must walk the path of faith “with full purpose of heart, acting no hypocrisy and no deception before God.”

As Jesus Sees Us

Cecil O. Samuelson Jr. · April 1995 · Saturday Afternoon Session

Open paragraph (2 Ne. 31)

He who not only knows us best but loves us most has provided through the grandeur of his atonement all that we need to compensate for our failings, mistakes, sins, and disappointments if only we accept his invitation to come to him by way of the narrow gate and the strait path identified by his prophets (see 2 Ne.

Personal Revelation: The Gift, the Test, and the Promise

Boyd K. Packer · October 1994 · Sunday Morning Session

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We are told that “angels speak by the power of the Holy Ghost.” We are even told that when we speak by the power of the Holy Ghost, we “speak with the tongue [or in the same language] of angels.”

A Divine Prescription for Spiritual Healing

Malcolm S. Jeppsen · April 1994 · Saturday Morning Session

Open paragraph (2 Ne. 31:13)

The final ingredient, number seven: There must be faithfulness and service throughout the rest of one’s mortal life.

Witnesses of Christ

Dallin H. Oaks · October 1990 · Saturday Afternoon Session

Open paragraph (2 Ne. 31:13)

The prophet Nephi described the ordinance of baptism as an occasion when persons would witness unto the Father that they were willing to take upon them the name of Christ (see 2 Ne.

Taking upon Us the Name of Jesus Christ

Dallin H. Oaks · April 1985 · Sunday Afternoon Session

Open paragraph (2 Ne. 31:13)

One of the obvious meanings renews a promise we made when we were baptized.