BYU-Hawaii Fall 2023 Commencement | Elder Patrick Kearon

[@scottanno8861]

There couldn't have been a better choice the Lord could've made than Elder Kearon! I for one enthusiastically sustain you in your service.

[@theodoremoore2549]

What I find amazing is living in these days when the Lord has such a wide selection of wonderful individuals to choose from. Invariability he chooses the best but such a host have gathered themselves together in these, the Latter Days.

[@rosapollard5470]

A beautiful, spiritual talk..so many insights. Thank you Elder Kearon.

[@user-xe8rq2gm6n]

I was not in Hawaii. Thank you KZbin, thank you Elder Kearon for this teaching even me, far away!

[@Yelta]

What an amazing new Apostle of our Lord Jesus Christ we have! His message was wonderful and so inspirational. What a treat to all these BYU-Hawaii students and graduates, 'go forth to the unknown putting your hand into the Hand of God.' 💛Aloha!

[@latter-daysaintpud1432]

It's wonderful news that this gentleman is our newest apostle. We have met him in person and are so pleased with this news. A new British apostle!

[@jonathanbenson7469]

Elder Kearon's talk, Refuge From the Storm, was life changing for me. I look forward to hearing more inspired messages from him that will lead us to treat others more like Jesus would have us do.

[@bobsmith1795]

The Lord has called yet another amazing person as an apostle. I am thankful for all these men, the life they lead and the example they are to us. I pray each day that I can become what God wants me to be. And that person I assume is what I see in the apostles of the Lord.

[@ourisanthailife9358]

Great message Elder Kearon, we love you and support you with all our hearts. Thank you for so many wonderful messages over the years.

[@ajenks9]

What an inspiring call to the apostleship! I have connected with Elder Kearon’s words throughout all of his discourses. This is my witness of God’s power and the truthfulness of the Gospel sourced from Christ’s church - known and filled with imperfect, but progressing people.

[@josephine....110]

Congratulations 🎉🎉🎉 be blessed

[@AdamWade-om6ew]

The Holy Ghost told me one year ago that Elder Kearon would someday soon become an Apostle, during April 2022 General Conference. And it has come to pass. ❤

[@pedroms38]

Isn't that the type of revelation that should be given to the President of the Church, since he is the only one with authority to call an apostle?

[@45s262]

​@@pedroms38hi brother, I'd say receiving the revelation and having the authority to extend the call based on any revelation or impression or prompting are two separate things..

[@CMZIEBARTH]

​@@45s262Correct. Adam didn't mention it to the Church as a command.

[@phillipcook3430]

@@AdamWade-om6ewI didn’t think Pedro’s comment was harassing. I thought it was strange you would share your experience with the Holy Ghost.

[@mattctr]

A few years from now, this talk that mentions war, famine, and faithfulness until the End will seem even more inspired. Let Zion be Redeemed! Let New Jerusalem be built up at the appointed center place as a refuge for the saints against the difficult days ahead. 🙏

[@jasonchatham4170]

He’ll be in the First Presidency in the next couple of decades I predict. What a great Servant of our Lord.

[@pedroms38]

Hmmmmm. Are you saying that you are a seer and revelatory dor the whole church?

[@jasonchatham4170]

@@pedroms38 no Pedro. Read my comment closely, I simply made a prediction.

[@geraldlee5982]

Yes, he appears to enter the position fully ready to hit the ground running, yet humble. I liked the talk he gave at a conference and the interaction between Elder Holland and him at the first of each other’s talk. He Is Risen with Healing in His Wings | Patrick Kearon | April 2022 General Conference. He Is Risen with Healing in His Wings | Patrick Kearon | April 2022 General Conference kzbin.info/www/bejne/p5-Win1oe52rg8U

[@alexashby7406]

I think he really is an apostle. It feels right, and everything he speaks about seems to open my soul. I believe he is an apostle of the Lord.

[@UVUDouglas]

I love that we get to be part of this. How fresh and raw in feeling. What a neat experience for those in attendance. I am so grateful for technology that I can be part of this too.

[@davidstout6051]

Exceptional! Wonderful content and very engaging delivery. I can’t imagine a better choice for the newest Apostle. Has a bit of David O. McKay in him-Faith mixed with kindness and learning. May God bless him, his family, and his ministry.

[@jabrasgospelthoughts694]

I sustain Elder Kearon as prophet, seer, and revelator.

[@makamurphy]

So grateful Elder Kearon has been called as the new apostle!! I have loved his talks in the past, and look forward to getting to know him more!

[@ildenete3235]

Muito obrigado elder Kearon. Estava voltando do Templo, já era noite e, havia chovido então tudo estava molhado a iluminação da rua as árvores e por trás das árvores as luzes ao longe num espaço de quase 360° de uma área industrial perto de casa. Com a ônibus em velocidade e as janelas molhadas pude olhar e ver lindamente o efeito "Van Gogh" ou sua "Noite Estrelada" que a luz a água e o movimento causara a noite milagrosamente multiplicando muitas e muitas vezes a luz em tudo que antes era comum se tornando visível aos olhos a verdade a luz e a vida. Eu pensara em Jesus Cristo quando Ele veio, somente a mim, mas comecei a ponderar e sei agora que na verdade era eu mesmo para me aceitar, e para não ficar triste foi o melhor coisa que impulsionou a mim a transformar tudo, ver Jesus voltar.

[@jonathanmangum4347]

Was für ein großartiger neuer Apostel vom Herrn!!

[@cindlou7335]

Incredibly beautiful ❤

[@aloitalauakauola5752]

❤Inspiring

[@tinacarvalhoBodyandHealth]

So much help for me even though i was not there at. Thank you

[@keleniengaluafe2600]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@rabbithole2015]

How can he be an apostle without the sustaining vote of the membership? What is the point of even asking for a sustaining vote in General Conference?

[@rexregisanimi]

Sustaining votes are for us not them. It's a kind of covenant to follow and sustain them. He was appropriately sustained in a meeting of the First Presidency and the Quorum of the Twelve and we had the opportunity to sustain him in General Conference. (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is not a democracy but a theocracy.) He continues to be a member of the Quorum of the Twelve because we continue to uphold him as such.

[@yeshalloween]

But we were supposed to have a vote first. A sustaining from the people before it was official. It’s stated in the D&C.

[@karylmorgan7320]

And that will be done at April conference or in our sacrament meetings.

[@achirolla]

Elders are often set apart before they are sustained in Stake Conference.

[@diannaanderson]

This is how it's been explained to me. It may be useful. The sustaining in General Conference is a public formality. It doesn't matter if we choose to sustain anyone or not, and most especially as it pertains to General Church leadership, as the Lord has called the person. We just get an opportunity to publicly show whether or not we accept Christ's selected person and are willing to help them fulfill their calling - just as on the local level we sustain local leadership - or not - in the same way.

[@karylmorgan7320]

@@diannaanderson good explanation. Thank you. And it is not a vote but a sustaining. Man will not change the Lord's choice