We note that Brothers Tanner and Durrant are both currently serving as mission presidents and are, therefore, not in attendance here in the Conference Center.
There has been a renewed emphasis on family history and temple work from the First Presidency and the Quorum of the Twelve.13 Your response to this emphasis will increase your individual and family joy and happiness.
Many other examples of President Hinckley’s prophetic vision, such as “The Family: A Proclamation to the World” and the building of the Conference Center, are included in Teachings of Presidents of the Church: Gordon B.
On November 8, 1841, Brigham Young, then President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, dedicated the font in the basement of the unfinished Nauvoo Temple, and Church members began performing vicarious baptisms on behalf of the dead.
* How do the truths identified by President Eyring and Elder Bednar make The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints different from every other church on the earth?
President Ezra Taft Benson, commenting on Matthew 10:35–37, noted that one of the most difficult choices a person might make is choosing between God and a family member:
President Ezra Taft Benson, after relating President Romney’s experience in a meeting of priesthood holders, then said, “We can do better than that, brethren—much better!”
For the information of the members of the Church, the First Presidency has issued the following statistical report regarding the growth and status of the Church as of December 31, 2012.
The Seventy; the Bishopric; the General Presidencies of the Relief Society, the Young Women, and the Primary; and other auxiliary leaders have added tremendous inspiration to this conference, as have the beautiful music and the thoughtful prayers.