Rejoice and Be Filled With Love – Elder Karl D. Hirst

Elder Karl D. Hirst, a General Authority Seventy, addressed the audience during the Saturday morning session of the  October 2024 general conference. His talk focused on experiencing and spreading God’s love. Here is a summary of his message.

“Divine love never runs dry, and we are each a cherished favorite.” To help someone else who feels distant from God’s love, do things to draw closer to God and then show Christlike love to that person.

Voices of discouragement and darkness may tell someone they do not warrant heavenly love. “If you hear those ideas, then please hear this: Those voices are just wrong.” No one is ever beyond the reach of God’s love.

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“However misshapen we might feel we are, His arms are not shortened.” They are long enough to embrace everyone.

Being loved is not the same as feeling loved. Grief, depression, betrayal, loneliness or disappointment may intrude into an individual’s ability to feel God’s love. Step back and think celestial. Seek comfort from faithful friends, music, serving or remembering times of a clearer connection to God.

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“If you are waiting for Him to come, might He already be there and within reach?”

Those who feel filled with love right now should share it wherever they go. The joy of the gospel is available to all. “We have every good reason to ‘rejoice and be filled with love towards God and all men’” (Mosiah 2:4).

Some quotes from Elder Karl D. Hirst’s Talk

“Divine love never runs dry, and we are each a cherished favorite.”

“If you do feel filled with love in this season of your life, please try and hold onto it as effectively as a sieve holds water. Splash it everywhere you go.”