There are messages in each general conference given as a gift and a blessing from heaven specifically for our personal life situations.

How much of life do we miss by waiting to see the rainbow before thanking God there is rain?

Lifting where we stand is a principle of power. Most of the priesthood bearers I know understand and live by this principle. They are eager to roll up their sleeves and go to work, whatever that work might be.

No one likes to fail. But we mortals do not become champions without effort and discipline or without making mistakes.

We cannot go back in time and change the past but we can repent.

As sons and daughters of our Heavenly Father, we are capable of so much more. For that, good intentions are not enough. We must do. Even more important, we must become what Heavenly Father wants us to be.

If we are only willing to open our hearts and minds to the spirit of Christmas, we will recognize wonderful things happening around us.