S. Mark Palmer

Presidency of the Seventy (August 1, 2021 – Present)

General Authority Seventy (April 2, 2016 – present)

General Conference Addresses

• April 2021 General Conference
  • Our Sorrow Shall Be Turned into Joy
    • “There was nothing frivolous in his response. It was a perfectly natural expression of fact. In that private, unguarded moment, I heard and felt pure testimony from a living prophet that life continues after death.”
    • “I invite all who feel sorrow, all who wrestle with doubt, all who wonder what happens after we die, to place your faith in Christ. I promise that if you desire to believe, then act in faith and follow the whisperings of the Spirit, you will find joy in this life and in the world to come.”
• April 2017 General Conference
  • Then Jesus Beholding Him Loved Him
    • “Then the simple words—Jesus loved him. He felt an overwhelming love and compassion for this good young man, and because of this love and with this love, Jesus asked even more of him. I pictured what it must have felt like for this young man to be enveloped by such love even while being asked to do something so supremely hard as selling all he owned and giving it to the poor.”
    • “From that time forward, as I sat knee to knee with a young missionary struggling with some aspect of obedience, within my heart I now saw a faithful young man or young woman who had acted on the desire to come on a mission.”
    • “No true teaching or learning will ever occur when done in frustration or anger, and hearts will not change where love is not present.”
    • “Love should never be withdrawn when a child, friend, or family member fails to live up to our expectations.”
    • “An invitation to repent is also an invitation to receive the wonderful gift of forgiveness and peace.”

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