Everything about the Father’s plan for His beloved children is designed to bring everyone home. Elder Patrick Kearon of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles spoke during the Sunday morning session of April 2024 general conference. He outlined how God’s intent is for His children to choose to come home. The following is a summary of what he said.
Elder Patrick Kearon’s talk summary
The Father’s beautiful plan is designed to bring His children home, not to keep them out. “God is in relentless pursuit of you.”
The purpose of this earth is to give an opportunity to learn, grow, make mistakes, repent and return home. Jesus Christ’s atoning sacrifice removes every roadblock that would separate people from their eternal home.
“Everything about the Father’s plan for His beloved children is designed to bring everyone home.”
The intent of the Father’s plan of happiness, redemption, mercy and salvation is to provide all of those things to His children.
One of Jesus’ most consistent invitations was to change and repent and come unto Him.
“God wants for us a radical reorientation of our selfish and prideful impulses, the eviction of the natural man, for us to ‘go, and sin no more.’”
The Savior goes in search of the lost sheep until He finds them. He does not put up roadblocks — He removes them.
“Are there things we need to do, commandments to keep, aspects of our natures to change? Yes. But with His grace, those are within our reach, not beyond our grasp.”
Quotes
“God is in relentless pursuit of you. He wants all of His children to choose to return to Him, and He employs every possible measure to bring you back.”
“Everything about the Father’s plan for His beloved children is designed to bring everyone home.”
“The intent of the Father’s great plan of happiness is your happiness, right here, right now, and in the eternities. It is not to prevent your happiness and cause you instead worry and fear.”