(6.11) Drawing Closer: The 2 1/2 Minute Talk Returns

Filled with His Love · Sep 7, 2026 · 3m · transcript

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I share the moment I froze as a kid during a church program and how that embarrassment shaped my commitment to speak anyway. I trace how two-and-a-half minute talks and a famous one-minute General Conference address inspired these Monday thoughts to stay brief but meaningful.

• freezing in front of everyone and feeling the sting of silence

• promising to never speak again and then choosing to try anyway

• learning through short Primary talks to say one clear thing

• remembering President David O. McKay choosing the one-minute talk

• admiring Elder Sterling W. Sill’s ability…