No alternatives

This post is part of the General Conference Odyssey. This week covers the Saturday Afternoon Session of the October 1983 Conference.

My favorite quote from this conference session was by Elder Marion D. Hanks:

We understood before we left that premortal state that freedom is precarious, difficult. We knew that to love would make us vulnerable to heartbreak and pain and disappointment. But we had learned that the alternatives to love and freedom of choice cannot provide the climate for growth and creative capacity that can eventually lead us to a stewardship like our Father’s.