conference weekend
I took Friday off for New Year’s Day (I worked New Year’s and was comped the day). It was my birthday, so I figured taking that day for my New Year’s was appropriate. I got a nice ladder for my birthday (I asked for one). We also went out to a Greek restaurant for dinner, while uncle Alex graciously took care of the kids.I got the three older boys good yesterday for April Fool’s day. It was an oldie but a goodie – the classic bind-the-vegetable-sprayer-on trick. I even got all three of them to turn the sink on with the same ruse – rinse out your bowl. The youngest got it right in the face. He was not happy about it.
I got to listen to two of the General Conference sessions yesterday. I missed the second one. The priesthood session was interesting. I enjoyed all the speakers, but I really liked Elder Uchtdorf and brother Monson. Elder Uchtdorf discussed seeing the end from the beginning and how the Lord knows the big picture and if you rely on him, he will guide you in the correct path even if it doesn’t seem like it at the time. He also talked about living up to our potential and opportunities. A very good talk.
President Hinkley addressed the brethren at the priesthood session. Generally, he is very positive and upbeat in his addresses, but unfortunately (for President Hinckley), he had to upbraid and reprimand the brethren for unseemly behavior that had been brought to his attention, including: racism in the church, brethren who shirked in their responsibilities to provide for their families, and mean-spiritedness to those outside the church. Generally, such talks are mostly preaching to the choir, but I am sure there are those that were listening that needed it, and for those of us who are doing OK in these regards, it reminds us all that we each have a responsibility to be on guard against these practices.
For the non-LDS, General Conference is a semi-annual LDS gathering where the members are addressed by the leadership of the church over a series of five sessions. It is broadcast over satellite and the internet. If you would like to listen/watch, you can get a feed at www.lds.org. The meetings are held in April and October (usually the first weekends).
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