{"id":3952,"date":"2016-04-07T00:27:52","date_gmt":"2016-04-07T00:27:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/davidson-law.net\/gospelstudy\/?p=3952"},"modified":"2024-04-22T22:40:47","modified_gmt":"2024-04-23T04:40:47","slug":"joaquin-e-costa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/davidson-law.net\/gospelstudy\/2016\/04\/07\/joaquin-e-costa\/","title":{"rendered":"Joaquin E. Costa"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Joaquin E. Costa<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>General Authority Seventy (April 2, 2016 &#8211; present)<\/p>\n<p><strong>General Conference Addresses<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>October 2023 General Conference\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/davidson-law.net\/CR\/2023%20Oct%200203%20CostaJE.pdf\">The Power of Jesus Christ in Our Lives Every Day<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>&#8220;We don\u2019t come to Jesus because we are perfect. We come to Him because we are flawed and in Him we can \u201cbe perfected.\u201d&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Although we are imperfect at remembering Him, our loving Heavenly Father never fails to remember us.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Our covenants are not merely transactional; they are transformational. Through my covenants I receive sanctifying, strengthening power of Jesus Christ, which allows me to become a new person, to forgive what seems unforgivable, to overcome the impossible. Intentionally remembering Jesus Christ always is powerful; it gives me added strength to \u201ckeep his commandments which he has given [me].\u201d It helps me to be nicer, to smile for no reason, to be a peacemaker, to avoid conflict, to let God prevail in my life.&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>April 2017 General Conference\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/davidson-law.net\/CR\/2017%20April%200602%20CostaJE.pdf\">To the Friends and Investigators of the Church<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>&#8220;So, from my first lesson, I say to you friends and investigators of the Church: once you meet the missionaries, please take them seriously; they are giving up important years of their lives just for you.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;So let me put this lesson in one sentence: if you are confused, don\u2019t worry\u2014remember the feelings you have experienced; they come from God.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;So the third lesson, in one sentence: when you receive these things\u2014the Book of Mormon\u2014and you are exhorted to read and ask God if they are true, please just do it!&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;I realize now that I had expected to receive revelation without paying the price. Until then I had never truly spoken to God, and the idea of speaking to someone who wasn\u2019t present seemed foolish. I had to humble myself and do what I was being asked to do even if, in my worldly mind, it sounded silly.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;So the last lesson, in one statement: experience repentance; nothing draws you closer to the Lord Jesus Christ than a desire to change.&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Other Talks<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Articles in Church Publications<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Other Publications and Resources<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Joaquin E. Costa General Authority Seventy (April 2, 2016 &#8211; present) General Conference Addresses October 2023 General Conference The Power of Jesus Christ in Our Lives Every Day &#8220;We don\u2019t come to Jesus because we are perfect. 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