Called to Be Saints - Benjamín de Hoyos

It is comforting to know that the name of the Church so carefully connects us to the "saints" who were the members of His church at the time of His organization of it. I think the key point of this talk is to realize that while we are saints of the latter days, we are not exempt from the trials and suffering but have the promise of His comfort while we patiently go though what may be required of us. As he said it; "Even though our understanding of the gospel may not be as deep as is our testimony of its truth, if we place our confidence in the Lord, we will be sustained in all of our difficulties, our trials, and our afflictions."


Many of the presentations of this conference focus on the fact the we have these problems to confront as part of our telestial time here. How then do we attain sanctification while we struggle here? Here are some points to emphasize with our families:

• Live the gospel
• Follow the counsel of the prophets
• Conduct daily family prayer
• Scripture study
• Engage in family history
• Rescue those who have become alienated from the Church
• Encourage them to sit at the Lord's table
• Serve as the Lord's missionaries

This path will lead to the wonderful feeling involved with charity, or the pure love of Christ. May we be on and follow this path now and always.