In social media post, President Nelson ‘frames’ 6 ways to be confident in God

His Sunday, Aug. 10, post gives focused attention on points from his April 2025 general conference address, ‘Confidence in the Presence of God’

Published: Aug 10, 2025, 8:46 p.m. MDT

A slide shows President Russell M. Nelson's post from social media about having confidence before the Lord. — President Russell M. Nelson, President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, writes on social media about having confidence before the Lord on Sunday, Aug. 10, 2025 Screenshot from Facebook

Underscoring a theme from his April 2025 general conference message, President Russell M. Nelson of The Church of Jesus Christ highlighted six ways one can have confidence in God in a simple, six-frame post on his social media platforms Sunday, Aug. 10.

“We all will experience illness, disappointment, temptation and loss,” President Nelson wrote in his posts on Instagram, Facebook and X (formerly Twitter). “These challenges can knock self-confidence.

“However, disciples of Jesus Christ have access to a different kind of confidence. When we make and keep covenants with God, we can have confidence that is born of the Spirit.”

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