Keeping with the tradition started last year, here is a list of the April 2013 LDS general conference “best quotes” (according to me) for you to vote on. Feel free to add any other quotes or thoughts you had about conference this year as well.
Also, just for fun, I included another poll with the top 5 quotes selected by readers of the blog from all of last year for you to vote on.
Grace for Grace 
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April 10, 2013 at 8:53 am
Jim Cobabe
Sometimes you get the ‘bar….and sometimes the ‘bar gets you.
I never heard this quote in any Conference talks, but it has alway been my favorite! 🙂
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April 12, 2013 at 7:21 am
Cal
I don’t get it, Jim. What’s the bar?
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April 18, 2013 at 11:36 am
ezra
While all the quotations are engaging and inspirational, only one is a true statement:
Pilate’s “What is Truth?” Award goes to:
Craig Cardon, who said,
“The Lord doesn’t limit forgiveness to the seriousness of the sin.”
All the other quotes focus on the Law as a saving force–and the Law is NOT a saving or a redeeming force. The Law condemns us as unworthy servants, incapable of coming to faith and unable to please God. The function of the Law is to convict us of our sin and to show us our need for a Savior. In other words, the Law points us to the Gospel, for ONLY Jesus is worthy of life eternal. Jesus became (and IS) the way to the Father. (No one comes to the Father, except THROUGH me.)
As Scripture informs us: We are saved by God’s grace, through faith; and this is not from ourselves. It is a gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast. For we are God’s workmanship, CREATED IN CHRIST to do good works, which God himself prepared in advance for us to do. (Eph 2:8-10)
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April 22, 2013 at 7:27 pm
graceforgrace
I disagree with you, Ezra. I would say the only one that truly focuses on Law would be “obedience to law is liberty”.
That being said, we are not mere puppets in Gods hands. We have choices to make in this life and that is to accept Jesus or not to. Daily we choose to follow Christ or not to follow Christ. When we make mistakes, we have the choice to repent or to continue in darkness. These are all works that Jesus has commanded us to do. These works do not save us, but the works of accepting Jesus into our life do. It takes action on our part.
I don’t want to dive off into a faith vs. works debate, but the main point I want to make is that most of these quotes don’t focus mainly on law as you have suggested.
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