The talk I analyzed was given in the General Women's Broadcast, it is called "Living the Gospel Joyfully". I compared this talk to President Uchtdorf's talk that was given in the October 2012 meeting. It is called "Of Regrets and Resolutions". Both of these talks are extraordinary and very similar.
In the talk "Living the Gospel Joyful", President Uchtdorf (who grew up in Czechoslovakia and moved to Germany when he was a child) discusses steps that need to be taken in order to be filled with joy. He discusses that we need to keep the commandments of God, not put ourselves down, attend our Sunday meetings, do our visiting teaching, pray, read the scriptures, and repent! It is interesting because in the other talk I listened to, he gave almost the same exact list. President Uchtdorf, must believe that this list is very important for our salvations in order for it to be given twice and two years apart.
The tone in both of these talks is motivational. President Uchtdorf obviously believes that we all need to be motivated to be better individuals. He tries to boost everyones self esteem by saying that they are children of God and he will never not love you. Even for the sins you have committed yesterday and the sins you may commit tomorrow. There is always a chance to change. This change can bring eternal joy to us all. That joy is found in the gospel of our amazing church.
President Uchtdorf does talk quite motivationally--but it is fully backed with love. His talks are powerful. I was amazed at the comparison of his lists in both talks being so spot on and similar. It further iterates that truth is truth. And it shows that he believes in those principles, and wants us to learn them--he needs us to, so he keeps reminding us.
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