General Conference

I love General Conference weekend!  I love getting spiritually fed for 2 days, rather than just 3 hours on Sunday.   I love participating in sustaining new apostles.  Isn't that just an incredible blessing, to be a part of something so significant?  And even though I wasn't in the Conference Center, I still felt the Spirit confirm to me, that indeed, Bro. Anderson, was called of God.  I take notes while I listen; not so much to refer to later, but more likely to share with others - sisters I visit teach, people I work with, etc.  The trick is trying to implement the things I learned and want to work on and/or share with others.  I always have such great intentions, they just don't always materialize.

 I'm grateful that we are able to watch conference at home.  We don't have cable, but we do have the internet.  For the last 3 sessions of conference (Oct '07 - Oct '08), Ken and I have crowded around our computer monitor to watch conference.  This is somehow preferable to dressing in Sunday clothes and watching it at the Stake Center.  However, a week ago, Ken started researching computer cables that could be connected from our laptop/computer, to our TV.  We didn't really have the money for the cables, but he found them cheap on Amazon, so I took money out of my "baby fund" (who knows if/ when I'll ever get to use that), and let him buy the cables.  Wow - what a great buy!   Today, we watched General Conference on our TV, as it came through our computer internet, with the clarity and sound as if it came from the TV (okay, there were occasional blips, but that wasn't so bad).  How I love technology!

Every 6-months, during the Priesthood session of conference, my mind goes back to my youth, and tonight was no exception.   My cousin Kathryn used to come over to my house, while our dads and brothers would attend the Priesthood session.  While they were gone, we often made cookies or brownies or some other treat, which went perfectly with the ice cream the men always brought home - those were great times.  (Ken - I'm sorry I didn't have cookies or brownies waiting for you when you got home from the Priesthood session, but I'm so grateful you went.)  And I always want to know what the men heard, what stories were shared, messages given.  I don't want to miss out on any part of Conference.  As a matter of fact, I always read the Priesthood session talks first when they come out in the Ensign.  Ken's intepretation of the theme for the Priesthood session tonight was "stand by your man".  Ooh, intriguing - now I can't wait for the May Ensign . . . I may just have to read the articles on the internet as soon as they're available.