General conference • 3–4 October 2026
Just for You Lab
See how the Lord sends His messages, learn from His servants how to receive them, and shape a private plan for general conference.
The Lord gives direction to His Church and to me personally through His servants, the prophets.
Search the scriptures
How does the Lord send His messages?
Read 2 Chronicles 36:15, Amos 3:7, Doctrine and Covenants 1:38 and Doctrine and Covenants 21:4–6. Some phrases show the way the Lord sends a message. Others show why it matters. Decide where each belongs.
“sent to them by his messengers”
2 Chronicles 36:15
“because he had compassion on his people”
2 Chronicles 36:15
“he revealeth his secret unto his servants the prophets”
Amos 3:7
“whether by mine own voice or by the voice of my servants, it is the same”
Doctrine and Covenants 1:38
“the gates of hell shall not prevail against you”
Doctrine and Covenants 21:6
Decide where each phrase belongs. You can change any answer.
Learn from His servants
Four messages about getting ready
These four statements come from Lesson 205. Read each one carefully, then choose what it invites you to do.
Elder Neil L. Andersen: “Think about the things that most concern you. You might write them down and pray to our Heavenly Father in the name of Jesus Christ that answers can be provided to you.”
What is he inviting you to do?
President Henry B. Eyring: “If you trust God enough to listen for His message in every sermon, song, and prayer in this conference, you will find it.”
What is he inviting you to do?
President Jeffrey R. Holland: “If … you listen by the Spirit, some one of us will touch on your circumstance, sending a personal prophetic epistle just to you.”
What is he inviting you to do?
President Russell M. Nelson: “Please make notes of thoughts that catch your attention and those that come into your mind and stay in your heart. Prayerfully ask the Lord to confirm that what you have heard is true.”
What is he inviting you to do?
First complete activity 1, then study the four messages.
Sources: Neil L. Andersen, Facebook, 20 September 2020, as quoted in Lesson 205 · Trust in God, Then Go and Do · An Ensign to the Nations · What Is True?
Practise taking notes
What was said, or just for me?
The four sample notes below are invented for practice; they are not from any talk. Decide which kind each one is.
“He told a story about a lighthouse.”
“I should say sorry to my brother today.”
“The talk had three points about prayer.”
“I felt that Heavenly Father knows about my exam worry.”
First complete activity 2, then sort the sample notes.
Take it to the journal
My plan for general conference
Lesson 205 invites you to write a goal for receiving the Lord’s messages. Choose one from each row to shape a page for your own journal.
In His message to me, I hope for:
The part of my plan I most need:
Complete activities 1 to 3, then choose one option from each row.
