“My Love for the Savior Is My “Why” 

Elder Ricardo P. Giménez

April 2025 General Conference

Apply the following to all Christlike traditions from every culture around the world:

“If we can understand and connect that the reason behind our actions relates to our love for the Savior and our Heavenly Father, by taking advantage of these opportunities we will understand that even though doing righteous things like having Church activities or traditions and appropriately doing them is a good thing, when we connect them with the “why,” we will be blessed to understand the reason.

…Please don’t misunderstand my point about having activities and traditions or setting goals and working hard to achieve them; there is nothing wrong with this. However, I invite you to open your hearts and minds to the opportunity and blessing of understanding why we do these things and how we practice our religion.

…As you can see, it is not just an invitation to have traditions. Instead, we use these traditions as a means to learn more about the Savior and remember His Resurrection.The more we can connect the reason with our love for the Savior, the more we will be able to receive what we need or are seeking.”