“Walk With Me”: Powerful Messages from the 2025 BYU Women’s Conference

The 2025 BYU Women’s Conference gathered thousands of Latter-day Saint women in a spirit of unity, purpose, and faith. Centered on the Lord’s invitation in Moses 6:34—“Behold, my Spirit is upon you, and thou shalt abide in me and I in you; therefore walk with me”—this year’s conference focused on covenant discipleship, personal revelation, and the sustaining power of Jesus Christ through life’s most difficult moments.

Among the most anticipated addresses were those delivered by Elder Quentin L. Cook, Sister J. Anette Dennis, and President Susan H. Porter. Each leader testified of the Savior’s invitation to walk with Him—and offered clear, personal, and spiritual insights on how we can accept that call with humility, courage, and confidence.

Sister J. Anette Dennis: “You Really Will Never Walk Alone”

Sister J. Anette Dennis opened the conference with a message filled with compassion, testimony, and deep spiritual clarity. Speaking especially to young women and young adults, she declared, “There is no limit to the Savior’s capacity to help you.”

Her address centered on the stories of Enoch and the Jaredites—two scriptural examples of disciples who felt inadequate or afraid, but ultimately chose to trust in the Lord. “God will qualify the faithful,” she taught, showing how divine strength follows faithful action.

She powerfully likened the Jaredite barges to our own journey through mortality, with winds and waves representing the trials we cannot avoid. But those storms, she emphasized, “were blowing them toward the promised land.”

Like the Jaredites, she said, we will be sustained if we make and keep sacred covenants—our spiritual vessels will be “airtight.”

Sister Dennis invited all women to deepen their understanding of covenant blessings by studying five specific talks from President Nelson. “You will be amazed at what the Lord is offering you,” she said.

1. “The Everlasting Covenant”
2. “Spiritual Treasures”
3. “Overcome the World and Find Rest”
4. “The Temple and Your Spiritual Foundation”
5. “Rejoice in the Gift of Priesthood Keys”

Her message was a bold, hope-filled witness: “You really will never walk alone—if you choose to abide in Him, so that He can abide in you.”

President Susan H. Porter: “The Lord Loves a Plodder”

President Susan H. Porter’s message was gentle, grounded, and unforgettable. She focused on humility as the essential characteristic of those who truly walk with the Savior. “Humility is not weakness,” she taught. “It is an indication that we know where our true strength lies.”

She offered real-life examples of humble discipleship: a mother in the Caribbean who set aside exhaustion to read scriptures with her son; a missionary granddaughter facing mental health challenges; a woman with chronic illness who still ministers to others in pain. Each story illustrated the quiet, holy power of choosing Christ again and again, even without dramatic results.

In one of the most personal moments of her address, President Porter recalled a difficult season of young motherhood when she felt unseen and unimportant. After a small calling opportunity, she received a clear message from the Spirit: “The Lord loves a plodder.”

That reassurance—that slow, steady, faithful movement matters—became the heart of her message.

“Letting God prevail is the essence of humility,” she said. By choosing to trust God, even in darkness, we open ourselves to strength, peace, and direction.

“Like the disciples on the road to Emmaus,” she concluded, “we may not always recognize His presence. But He is there—upholding and strengthening us by His righteous, omnipotent hand.”

Elder Quentin L. Cook: “You Are Incredible”

With warmth and conviction, Elder Quentin L. Cook delivered a stirring message that affirmed the strength and spiritual stature of Latter-day Saint women. Repeating the message from his 2011 General Conference talk, he declared, “Latter-day Saint women are not incredible because they’ve managed to avoid the difficulties of life… They are incredible because of the way they face the trials of life.”

Elder Cook testified that walking with Christ means embracing the covenant path and allowing our hearts to be changed, healed, and turned toward others. Drawing from stories of pioneer women—including his great-great-grandmother Amanda Polly Savage Cook—and his own wife Mary, he honored the quiet faith and enduring strength that characterize women of the Church.

He warned against becoming tone-deaf to the “music of faith,” and emphasized the critical role of scripture study and spiritual sensitivity. “We are safe when we walk with Jesus,” he assured, reminding listeners that true discipleship involves hearts that are in tune with the Savior’s voice.

A Call to Walk with Him

The 2025 BYU Women’s Conference was not only a gathering of faith—it was a call to action. Through testimony, doctrine, and lived experience, each speaker echoed the Lord’s words: “Walk with me.” And they showed that whether we feel strong or inadequate, fast or slow, seen or struggling, the Savior will walk beside us—if we humbly choose Him.

What message from the 2025 BYU Women’s Conference inspired you the most, and how will you walk more closely with Christ because of it?

Holly Wallace

Holly Wallace is a writer and storyteller drawn to meaningful questions and overlooked details. Her work explores Latter-day Saint life and culture through faithful inquiry, inviting readers to pause, consider, and engage more deeply with what matters most.