Elder Dieter F. Uchtdorf spoke in the Saturday morning session of the General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on October 4, 2025. In his address titled “Do Your Part with All Your Heart,” he said
“God gives us gifts—of knowledge, of ability, of opportunity—and He wants us to use and amplify them so they can bless us and bless His other children. That doesn’t happen if we put those gifts high on a shelf like a trophy that we admire from time to time. Our gifts magnify and multiply only when we put them to use.”
And
“The day will come when we stand before our compassionate Father in Heaven to give an account of our stewardship. He will want to know what we did with the gifts He gave us—in particular, how we used them to bless His children. God knows who we truly are, who we are designed to become, and so His expectations for us are high.”
These statements brought to mind a quote by Bishop Victor L. Brown. He said
“Some people have reacted to the theme of preparedness as if it were a doomsday matter.…Our emphasis on this subject is not grounds for crisis thinking or panic. Quite the contrary, personal and family preparedness should be a way of provident living, an orderly approach to using the resources, gifts, and talents the Lord shares with us.”
The counsel from Elder Uchtdorf to “magnify and multiply” our gifts or talents, is part of personal and family preparedness. Doing so helps us be more prepared for life and more able to serve and help those around us.
What can you do to “magnify and multiply” your gifts so that you are more prepared for life and more prepared to help others?
