"He is the life of the world because He is our Creator and because, through His Resurrection, we are all assured that we will live again...His teachings light our path in mortal life and show us the way back to the Father...We return to the Father by doing His will...Jesus showed us how to do this. Again and again He invited us to follow Him...He gave priesthood power to His Apostles and to others...
At the close of His earthly ministry, Jesus taught [about] the Holy Ghost...He also guides us by His commandments...He also challenges us to focus on Him, not on the things of the world...The culmination of our Savior’s mortal ministry was His Resurrection and His Atonement for the sins of the world...There is no middle ground. We are followers of Jesus Christ. Our citizenship is in His Church and His gospel, and we should not use a visa to visit Babylon or act like one of its citizens. We should honor His name, keep His commandments, and “seek not the things of this world but seek … first to build up the kingdom of God, and to establish his righteousness...
Jesus Christ is the Only Begotten and Beloved Son of God. He is our Creator. He is the Light of the World. He is our Savior from sin and death. This is the most important knowledge on earth, and you can know this for yourself, as I know it for myself. The Holy Ghost, who testifies of the Father and the Son and leads us into truth, has revealed these truths to me, and He will reveal them to you. The way is desire and obedience. As to desire, Jesus taught, “Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you” (Matthew 7:7). As to obedience, He taught, “If any man will do his will, he shall know of the doctrine, whether it be of God, or whether I speak of myself” (John 7:17). I testify of the truth of these things in the name of Jesus Christ, amen."
This general conference address was powerful to me. When Elder Oaks related the comment of the woman, who said, "What's He done for me," I was astonished. Then I wondered if my attitude was ever like this. I realized that perhaps I'm not all I could or should be. Perhaps I'm not as grateful as I ought to be for the things Jesus has done for me even though I know and believe these things.
