— LDS GENERAL CONFERENCE —

Elder Joseph B. Wirthlin

Quorum of the Twelve


      "Procrastination and indecision can hamper our efforts to prepare for the life after mortality." The time to prepare for eternity is today.
      "Indecision can immobilize or paralyze us, hindering our preparation in mortality."
      Procrastination "as it may be applied to gospel principles, is the thief of eternal life, which is life in the presence of the Father and the Son."
      Church members must understand that all their actions have "eternal consequences. . . . Seeing life from an eternal perspective helps us focus our limited mortal energies on the things that matter most."
      Members cannot separate their thoughts and actions in the present from consequences of such in the future.
      If Latter-day Saints make every earthly decision with the resurrection and judgment by Jehovah in mind, they will have used their mortal probation wisely.
      "Its days will give us peace in this life and eternal life in the world to come."