Michelle D. Craig

First Counselor in the General Presidency of the Young Women (March 31, 2018 – Present)

General Conference Addresses

• October 2022 General Conference
  • Wholehearted
    • “Brothers and sisters, to be such men and women is the call of our day—disciples who dig deep to find the strength to keep pulling when called to walk through the wilderness, disciples with convictions that have been revealed to us by God, followers of Jesus who are joyful and wholehearted in our own personal journey of discipleship.”
    • “I am learning that Heavenly Father is more interested in my growth as a disciple of Jesus Christ than He is with my comfort. I may not always want it to be that way—but it is!”
    • “Jesus Christ recognized the abundance of her all where others saw only her lack. The same is true with each of us. He doesn’t see our lack as failure but rather as an opportunity to exercise faith and to grow.”
• October 2020 General Conference
  • Eyes to See
    • “The more you understand your true identity and purpose, soul deep, the more it will influence everything in your life.”
    • “Jesus Christ sees people deeply. He sees individuals, their needs, and who they can become. Where others saw fishermen, sinners, or publicans, Jesus saw disciples; where others saw a man possessed by devils, Jesus looked past the outward distress, acknowledged the man, and healed him.”
• October 2019 General Conference
  • Spiritual Capacity
    • “Satan wants to separate us from God’s voice by keeping us out of those quiet places. If God speaks in a still, small voice, you and I need to draw close to hear Him.”
    • “As His faithful disciple, you can receive personal inspiration and revelation, consistent with His commandments, that is tailored to you. You have unique missions and roles to perform in life and will be given unique guidance to fulfill them.”
    • “As seeking and doing the will of the Father becomes the cadence of your daily life, you will, of course, be led to change and repent.”
• October 2018 General Conference
  • Divine Discontent
    • “I can prepare my feet to walk on the covenant path by responding to the invitations of the Holy Ghost.”
    • “We should welcome feelings of divine discontent that call us to a higher way, while recognizing and avoiding Satan’s counterfeit—paralyzing discouragement. This is a precious space into which Satan is all too eager to jump. We can choose to walk the higher path that leads us to seek for God and His peace and grace, or we can listen to Satan, who bombards us with messages that we will never be enough: rich enough, smart enough, beautiful enough, anything enough. Our discontent can become divine—or destructive.”
    • “One way to tell divine discontent from Satan’s counterfeit is that divine discontent will lead us to faithful action. Divine discontent is not an invitation to stay in our comfort zone, nor will it lead us to despair. I have learned that when I wallow in thoughts of everything I am not, I do not progress and I find it much more difficult to feel and follow the Spirit.”
    • “Whether they are direct promptings or just impulses to help, a good deed is never wasted.”
    • “Peace comes in knowing that being more does not necessarily equate to doing more.”
    • “Discontent becomes divine when we humbly approach Jesus Christ with our want, rather than hold back in self-pity.”

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