"Stand Forever" Ep. 1 | Will You Stand, or Will You Go Away? | Elder Lawrence E. Corbridge

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🗓️ 22 February 2026

⏱️ 20 minutes

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Summary

The Stand Forever Series is about believing and following Christ to the end, engaged in His work, and helping others do the same. In Episode one, we see the big picture. Few things provide greater comfort, confidence, and clarity than looking beyond present cares to see the big picture. When we stand back, it looks like this: 1. The essential problem in life is separation from God our Father, resulting in chaos, darkness, and death. 2. Jesus Christ bridges the gap if we will believe and follow Him to the end engaged in His work and help others do the same. He is the Way offsetting chaos, the Truth offsetting darkness, and the Life offsetting death. 3. Therefore, cross the bridge and close the gap; believe and follow Christ to the end, engaged in His work, and help others do the same. The kingdom and purposes of God will not fail but stand forever. The question is whether you will. To that end, we invite you to join us on this journey and Stand Forever.

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0:00.0	It doesn't matter how faithful you once were if you don't get to the end.
0:05.0	While it is not an easy path, it is the only path worth pursuing,
0:12.0	and everyone is capable of traveling and finish the course with the help of the Lord.
0:19.0	Jesus tenderly turns to the twelve and asks
0:25.6	will you also go away will you? Hello. My name is Larry Corbridge. And this is the Stand Forever series, which is about believing and following Christ to the end,
0:55.0	engaged in his work, and helping others do the same.
0:59.0	This first episode is an introduction and overview of the series.
1:05.0	I served for several years as a General Authority 70
1:10.0	for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints,
1:14.1	following a 30-year career in business and commercial law. When I was given a merited status as a
1:21.5	general authority, I wrote a book titled Stand Forever that may or may not ever be published.
1:28.3	The book is a broader umbrella to a narrower message I gave at Brigham Young University in 2019,
1:38.3	also with the title Stand Forever.
1:41.3	Through a convergence of events, including a recommendation to present the book content in
1:48.0	smaller segments through a digital channel and also the offer of Scripture Central and others to help
1:56.8	with that, I stand before you now in this first episode of the Stand Forever series,
2:02.6	again designed to inspire, instruct, and encourage anyone and everyone to believe and
2:09.6	follow Christ to the end, engaged in his work, and help others do the same.
2:15.6	This is not something I would have done on my own.
2:20.3	I fear it may be misperceived as self-promotional,
2:25.3	as though somehow I didn't get enough attention as a general authority
2:30.3	and need to continue to be in the public eye now.
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