October 2026 General Conference › Talks › Elder Hutch U. Fale
Elder Hutch U. Fale
I Am a Child of God
Seventy
In brief
Elder Fale teaches that every person is a beloved child of heavenly parents, illustrating God's unearned love by showing his children their baby pictures: they did nothing to earn their parents' love and can do nothing to lose it. He warns against the lie that God's love means we will be saved regardless of sin, since exaltation comes through receiving Christ by covenant. Understanding God's love, he says, helps us understand Christ, see past the world's labels, and reject the idea that it is ever too late to change.
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Key passages
“It is often through families, despite all their imperfections, that our Father teaches us about His love.”
“You did not earn it; you cannot lose it. It is yours forever.”
“Beware of the adversary’s deceitful lie that twists this precious truth.”
Scripture referenced
- John 3:16
- 1 Nephi 13:26–29
- Matthew 1–2
- 1 Nephi 1–18
- Genesis 1–2
- 2 Nephi 28
- 2 Nephi 7–9
- 2 Nephi 24–32
- Moses 6:57
- Moses 1:39
- Matthew 6:9–13
- Matthew 7:9–11
- D&C 93:21
- D&C 93:11
- D&C 93:13
- D&C 93:19
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