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Reviewing General Conference talks is one of our favorite scripture studies. Let’s review Elder Patrick Kearon’s October 2025 General Conference talk, “Jesus Christ and Your New Beginning.” It’s all about fresh starts. Thankfully, it’s not like an Olympic race. You can have as many fresh starts as you need thanks to the redeeming love of our Savior, Jesus Christ. As you keep reading, you’ll find a free printable study sheet to help you revisit these beautiful teachings from Elder Kearon as well as personal pondering questions, questions to get your family talking about it, and discussion questions for your church class.

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Key Points and Personal Pondering

Let’s start with some key points from Elder Kearon’s talk. We’ve written a summary in the free printable but here are some key bullet points:

Scripture can’t fully capture Christ’s goodness. Even the recorded miracles and moments are only a small glimpse of what He has done and still does.
Jesus offers new beginnings and fresh starts through forgiveness, healing, peace, and restoration.
Christ ministered to everyone. Outcasts, the diseased, the ashamed, the grieving, the sinful, the overlooked. He didn’t and doesn’t sort people by “deserving.”
New beginnings are central to Heavenly Father’s plan. The gospel is about fresh starts, not a lifetime sentence of “you blew it.”
Fresh starts aren’t a one-time event. We can begin again and again.
Repentance is the door to new beginnings. It’s not meant to be terrifying; it’s meant to be hopeful and joyful. God isn’t trying to “catch” us.
Your faith can be strong, shaky, or barely there. Christ still helps. He responded to confident faith and to “help thou mine unbelief.” Sometimes he even blesses people who weren’t even seeking Him.
There is no limit on your new beginnings.
New beginnings apply beyond sin. Christ’s grace can help change mindsets, habits, negativity, powerlessness, blame, and patterns that wear us down.
Invitation: Receive your new beginning now. Christ is the Author and Finisher of faith, ready to help you leave the past and start again.

As you review this talk again and highlight your favorite parts, you may also want to keep these questions in mind. You can record your questions on our free printable study sheet found toward the bottom of this post. You can also print out these questions there.

Where in my life do I most need a “new beginning” right now?
What lie have I believed about repentance (shame, fear, “I’ve done it too many times”)? What is the truth?
Which story from Christ’s ministry do I relate to most?
When have I felt Christ doing good in my life even when I wasn’t seeking Him?
What does a fresh start look like in my thoughts?
Is there a habit, attitude, or mindset I’ve labeled as “just how I am” that could change with Christ’s help?
Which phrase from Elder Kearon’s talk feels like it was written just for me?
What “self-defeating voice” shows up in my head most often? What truth replaces it?
What is one repentance step I’ve been avoiding (apology, confession, change, accountability)? What’s the next step forward?
Do I view God as eager to help me, or eager to catch me? Why?
How does remembering new beginnings can happen every day change how I approach today?
Who do I need to forgive (including myself) to move forward?
What is one new chapter I want Christ to help me start?

Share it with your family

Share what you’ve studied with your family at dinner, Sunday afternoons, or your next family scripture study. Here are a few questions you can ask after you share what you’ve learned. P.S. We think this talk is a great one to review as you study about the creation of the world- it’s a great fresh start (that’s January 12-18).

If you could hit a “reset button” on one thing this week (school, chores, attitude, etc.), what would you reset?
One of the greatest understatements ever is Jesus “went about doing good.” What’s one way Jesus has done good in your life this week?
What’s one good thing you’ve seen someone in our family do lately that deserves a shout-out?
Elder Kearon says new beginnings aren’t only for sin but also habits, attitudes, and mindsets. What’s one mindset you are trying to let go of?
We repeat mistakes sometimes (because… we’re human). What helps you try again instead of giving up?
If our family had a motto this week, “Fresh starts available,” what would we do differently tomorrow morning?
When have you felt helped or comforted even when you didn’t ask for help?
Jesus didn’t only help the “obvious righteous people.” He helped everyone. Why does that matter to you?
What’s one new chapter you want this year (spiritual, school, friendships, habits, confidence)?
If you could ask Jesus one question when you’re feeling stuck, what would you ask?
Sometimes we think, “I’ve been away too long.” What would you say to a friend who felt that way about church?
Elder Kearon encourages us to get help from people around us. Who can be your safe helpers when life feels heavy?
What’s something we can do as a family to invite more of the Savior’s goodness into our home?

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Teach it at Church

If you are teaching this beautiful talk at church, here are few additional questions to consider (by the way, all these questions can be printed with our study sheet).

“Jesus went about doing good” is obviously a massive understatement as Elder Kearon pointed out. What good stands out to you or how have you seen Him doing good in your life?
In the Savior’s ministry, what patterns do you notice in who He served and how He served them?
Why do you think we sometimes treat baptism as the only fresh start that counts? How can we change that talk and focus on how Christ gives us as many new beginnings as we need?
How has President Nelson’s emphasis on repentance shifted your understanding and application?
What misconceptions about repentance are most common, and how can we correct them gently?
Elder Kearon mentions changing mindsets, attitudes, and habits, not just sins. How has Christ’s Atonement helped you change old patterns?
How can we help someone who feels stuck in repeated setbacks without minimizing their struggle?
Compare examples of strong faith (centurion, Bartimaeus) and wavering faith (“help thou mine unbelief”). What does Christ’s response teach?
What do the Savior’s brief phrases (“Be thou clean,” “Neither do I condemn thee,” etc.) teach us about His authority and compassion?
How do you distinguish between godly sorrow and destructive shame?
How can we better use sacrament meeting and the sacrament to emphasize renewal rather than routine?
What is one practical invitation from this talk that you want to work on?