Deserted Island Talk

[tubaloth]

Ok lets say you are on a Deserted Island... Okay you have your scriptures and manuals and all the normal stuff. But you could only take one talk, be it General Conference, BYU devotional talk or what ever other talk that has been published. You could only take one talk with you, which one would it be?

[Leah]

Cast Not Away Therefore Your Confidence by Jeffrey R. Holland.

[HiJolly]

Gene England's "Why the Church is as True as the Gospel"

Why the Church Is As True As the Gospel |

[RipplecutBuddha]

Come Unto Me By Jeffery R. Holland

[Lakumi]

I don't remember the name but it was at the last general conference, and it rhymed (President Boyd K. Packer gave it...)

and I want a volleyball I will name Wilson

[Dravin]

I don't remember the name but it was at the last general conference, and it rhymed (President Boyd K. Packer gave it...)

and I want a volleyball I will name Wilson

These Things I Know - general-conference

[Lakumi]

These Things I Know - general-conference

yes thank you, I'd want something positive as I scream about coconuts and cry to a volleyball

[skippy740]

Have You Been Saved? - Ensign May 1998 - ensign

Although I will admit that the title would probably be mocking me the longer I'm on this island...

[Wingnut]

Cast Not Away Therefore Your Confidence by Jeffrey R. Holland.

Ditto.

[bytor2112]

The Three Pillars of Eternity- Elder Bruce R. McConkie 1981 BYU Fireside

[bytor2112]

Gene England's "Why the Church is as True as the Gospel"

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"We are the ones who must constantly remind ourselves that the Church is not a place to go for comfort, to get our own prejudices validated, but a place to comfort others, even to be afflicted by them. It is a revealed and effec*tive opportunity to give—to learn and experience the meaning of the Atonement and its power to change us through uncon*ditional love. It is a place where we have many chances to re*pent and forgive—if, for a change, we can focus on our own failings and the needs of others to grow through their and our imperfect efforts."- Gene England

Most excellent!!

[mirkwood]

Lay Up In Store, Bishop McMullin

Lay Up in Store - Ensign May 2007 - ensign

[Lakumi]

though to be fair, I scream at coconuts anyways...I don't need to be lost on an island to go crazy

[pam]

The Healing Power of Forgiveness by President Faust

The Healing Power of Forgiveness - general-conference

[brycematheson]

His Grace is Sufficient - Brad Wilcox

I'm sure many of you have read this already, and if not, READ IT. I love the way he describes grace. Incredible. I feel like I need to read this talk on a weekly basis as a constant reminder.

[Lakumi]

WILSON!!!!!!! WHY HAVEN'T YOU CLEANED UP THE HUSKS WILSON!?!?!?!?!!!!!!

WILSON!!!

you know I saw at a flea market someone had made these neat plaques with bible verses on them, but they weren't very detailed, I should make one, but paint it, all the words and little flowers, with a saying or verse on it (while the subject is here) though with the poem I like, it'd be more picture sized and probably best on paper vs wood

[pam]

Can we please get back to the intent of the OP? Thank you.

[carlimac]

I would probably go down with the ship while I tried to decide.

[NightSG]

Probably something on basic raft building from one of the Backwoodsman Magazine conferences. You didn't specify that it had to be a talk published by the Church

Of course, considering that "all the normal stuff" for me would mean I have it all on my Nook, there just might be a book on simple boat building in there already.

[Dlowellbrown]

The purifying power of Gethsemane by Mcconkie

[bytor2112]

Just in case we have room for a couple more:

The Inexhaustible Gospel by Elder Neil Maxwell

[MarginOfError]

Is there a talk that tells me how to desalinate water? Because if I am stranded on a desert island, I can't think of anything more useless than a conference talk. At least the scriptures are useful fire starter (the lds scripture pages are so thin that they would ignite easily under a magnifying glass)

[Seminarysnoozer]

"The Other Prodigal" by Elder Holland, 2002 - It may give me some hope to be found, at least not forgotten.

[Lakumi]

Is there a talk that tells me how to desalinate water? Because if I am stranded on a desert island, I can't think of anything more useless than a conference talk. At least the scriptures are useful fire starter (the lds scripture pages are so thin that they would ignite easily under a magnifying glass)

maybe, but they do have something useful on a desert island.

Survival experts say you should keep the mind active and busy, reading and/or recording one's thoughts are good to do, to avoid the onset of depression

as for water, boiling kills all pathogen's

[MarginOfError]

maybe, but they do have something useful on a desert island.

Survival experts say you should keep the mind active and busy, reading and/or recording one's thoughts are good to do, to avoid the onset of depression

as for water, boiling kills all pathogen's

Boiling will kill pathogens, but it won't take the salt out of sea water.

However, if you boil water under a thick piece of plastic, water can condense on the plastic and be collected in a separate container. It's inefficient, but works in a bind. Solar reflection can be used in a similar manner.