Larry Y. Wilson

Second Quorum of the Seventy (April 2, 2011 – October 5, 2019)

General Conference Addresses

• April 2018 General Conference
  • Take the Holy Spirit as Your Guide
    • “First, when it comes to revelation, we must properly tune our receiver to heaven’s frequency. Ensign Blair was living a clean and faithful life. Had he not been obedient, he would not have had the spiritual confidence necessary to pray as he did for the safety of his ship and to receive such specific guidance. We must each be making the effort to align our lives with God’s commandments in order to be directed by Him.”
    • “Sometimes we can’t hear heaven’s signal because we are not worthy. Repentance and obedience are the way to achieve clear communication again.”
    • “Instead of just listing our problems in prayer and asking the Lord to solve them, we ought to be seeking more proactive ways of receiving the Lord’s help and committing to act according to the Spirit’s guidance.”
    • “The arrival of a typhoon is no time to dust off the gift of the Holy Ghost and figure out how to use it.”
    • “Following the feet of the people ahead of you on the path is not enough. We cannot just do and think what others are doing and thinking; we must live a guided life. We must each have our own hand on the iron rod.”
• April 2012 General Conference
  • Only upon the Principles of Righteousness
    • “We lose our right to the Lord’s Spirit and to whatever authority we have from God when we exercise control over another person in an unrighteous manner.”
    • “But anytime we try to compel someone to righteousness who can and should be exercising his or her own moral agency, we are acting unrighteously.”
    • “Wise parents must weigh when children are ready to begin exercising their own agency in a particular area of their lives. But if parents hold on to all decision-making power and see it as their “right,” they severely limit the growth and development of their children.”
    • “Wise parents prepare their children to get along without them. They provide opportunities for growth as children acquire the spiritual maturity to exercise their agency properly. And yes, this means children will sometimes make mistakes and learn from them.”

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