184th Annual LDS General Conference concludes


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SALT LAKE CITY — For the past two days, faithful members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from around the world have listened to the 184th Annual General Conference.

On Sunday, LDS leaders counseled church members to find happiness through their faith.

With the Mormon Tabernacle Choir opening the conference, President Thomas S. Monson's message focused on love, especially love in the home.

"Brothers and sisters, some of our greatest opportunities to demonstrate our love will be within the walls of our own homes,” he said. “Love should be the very heart of family life, and yet oft times it is not. There can be too much impatience, too much arguing, too many fights, too many tears.”

President Dieter F. Uchtdorf encouraged church members to make gratitude a way of life, even during life's most difficult challenges.

“It might sound contrary to the wisdom of the world to suggest that one who is burdened with sorrow should give thanks to God, but those who set aside the bottle of bitterness and lift instead the goblet of gratitude can find a purifying drink of healing, peace and understanding,” he said.

Sister Jean A. Stevens of the Primary General Presidency taught peace can be found by having faith in Christ.

"We can trust that he will help us, not necessarily in the way we want, but in the way that will best help us to grow,” she said. “Submitting our will to his may be difficult, but it is essential to becoming like him and finding the peace he offers us.”

And Elder L. Tom Perry spoke of always following God's will.

"Too often we think of obedience as the passive and thoughtless following of the orders or dictates of a higher authority,” Elder Perry said. “Actually at its best, obedience is an emblem of our faith in the wisdom and power of the highest authority, even God.”

Latter-day Saints said they left general conference with their faith renewed.

"I'm a convert of a little over a year, and so for me, it was a really spiritual experience and I felt so lucky to be part of something so great,” Racheal Bandstra said.

During the conference it was reported that the number of full-time missionaries has reached 83,000 worldwide — a new milestone reached 18 months after the landmark missionary age change in the church.

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