During the Sunday afternoon session of the October 1982 general conference, President Nathan Eldon Tanner gave his address titled "Let Us Do As We Have Been Counseled." President Tanner reminded members to be obedient to the counsel of the Lord. He also expressed his gratitude for general conference.

“I wish to thank the Lord that we can participate in this kind of service and go away from here determined to improve our lives and to be an influence for good in the world. And I bear testimony that this is the work of the Lord. I know it is true, and if we will live according to its teachings, we will have greater joy than we will find in any other way.”