President Steven J. Lund: ‘Finding Joy in Christ’ @ 190th Semiannual General Conference

Young Men General President Steven J. Lund speaks during the Saturday afternoon session of the 190th Semiannual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Oct. 3, 2020.
Summary points:
All of the sacramental symbols point to the gift of the Atonement.
The Savior’s mission has always been to serve Heavenly Father by redeeming His children.
Quorum and class presidencies can step up and take their rightful place in the Lord’s work.
Talk summary:
Tanner Christian Lund, the youngest son of President Steven J. Lund and Sister Kalleen Lund, taught others a timeless lesson in finding joy in Christ shortly before cancer claimed his young life.
One Sunday, 12-year-old Tanner climbed out of bed and dressed himself. The devoted deacon was determined to fulfill an assignment to pass the sacrament. His mother assured him it was not necessary. He could stay home and rest.
“Yes,” said Tanner. “But I see how people look at me when I pass the sacrament. I think it helps them.”
That day, every eye in the chapel was on Tanner as he performed his sacred Aaronic Priesthood duty.
“Somehow, Tanner expressed a silent sermon as he solemnly, haltingly moved from row to row, his bald head moist with perspiration, representing the Savior in the way that deacons do. His once indomitable deacon’s body was itself a little bruised, broken and torn, willingly suffering to serve by bearing the emblems of the Savior’s Atonement into our lives.”
Tanner’s commitment to serve the Lord and others signaled an “unspoken miracle.” He answered the call to “enlist in God’s battalions and join in the work of salvation and exaltation.”
The sacramental symbols point to the gift of the Redeemer.
“We contemplate the bread that He once broke - and the bread the priests before us are, in turn, now breaking. We think of the meaning of the liquid, consecrated then and now, as the sacrament prayers solemnly pass from the mouths of young priests into our hearts and into the heavens, renewing covenants that connect us, in that moment, to the very powers of Christ’s salvation.”
The surest way to find joy in Christ is to join Him by helping others.
“All Children and Youth activities and all Children and Youth teachings are about helping young people become more like Jesus by joining with Him in His work of salvation and exaltation.”