Comments on: Warm fuzzies!

By: Sue

Sue — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 19:54:46 +0000

This was a conference par excellence, and it would be hard to single out a single talk, but some of my favorites were Elder Eyring on trying to be like Jesus and President Monson and the following hymn, “Have I Done Any Good in the World Today?” Elder Bednar is always a favorite of mine, as well. I just like the way his mind works, and he never ceases to offer me a new perspective on a thought, principle, or scripture…often one I haven’t though of before, which I greatly appreciate.

And President Holland was powerful in his defense of the Book of Mormon. He is just getting better and better in the last couple of years…almost S. Dilworth Young-like in his testimony of the gospel and all things related.

I’m also fond of Elder Uchtdorf, and on and on and on.

By: Rachel

Rachel — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 15:45:53 +0000

I loved so many talks – Oaks, Bednar, Holland, Monson, Uchtdorf. So much about love, our relationship with Heavenly Father, and our ability to be guided by him. Elder Holland’s testimony was so powerful. As I listened I thought, “wow, after hearing that (and feeling the spirit with it) how could you not have a testimony of the Book of Mormon?” I know it strengthened mine.
Two favorite quotes: Pres. Ucthdorf: “Though we are incomplete, God loves us completely. Though we are imperfect, he loves us perfectly. Though we may feel lost and without compass, God’s love encompasses us completely.”
And Elder Oaks: “There is no area of parental action that is more needful of heavenly guidance or more likely to receive it than the decisions of parents raising their children and governing their families. This is the work of eternity!”

By: m&m

m&m — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 08:05:59 +0000

for sheer emotional gratitude that the Lord blesses me with such a vibrant lifeline to Him.

So well said. Thanks, Angie.

By: Angie f

Angie f — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 16:13:26 +0000

M&M, you expressed it perfectly–I am suffering from a profound fire hose feeling. I was so personally nourished this weekend, but there is far too much to comment on or process very quickly. I am grateful for the almighty DVR so that I can watch and rewatch at my leisure before the transcripts are even available. I don’t want to lose this feeling in the rush to make school lunches and find clean socks. I love Selwyn’s idea to download mp3s and think that my running playlist will change drastically these next six months. I had the ultimate pleasure of attending the first session in the conference center for the first time ever. And I found myself UNABLE to sing the congregational hymn–We Thank Thee O God for a Prophet–for sheer emotional gratitude that the Lord blesses me with such a vibrant lifeline to Him. With each passing day and each tender mercy heaped upon tender mercy, I ‘doubt not the Lord nor His goodness.’ Now on to making necessary changes and keeping the vibrant feelings alive this time around!

By: Kay

Kay — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 08:21:28 +0000

I am planning to watch all of the sessions that I missed this week. The afternoon sessions are on late into the night in England and I was in bed by then. I can already anticipate which will be the ones to watch out for by reading your comments.

By: LizC

LizC — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 07:36:46 +0000

My husband is not LDS, and in going on 14 years together, he’s learned to tolerate my twice-yearly “Sermon Weekends” with good grace. Though he won’t admit to actively listening, his comments during and after let me know he does hear, and think about, a good bit of Conference.

I’m always eager to hear what catches his heart… this year it was “O Divine Redeemer” (“Now THAT is music!!” and he was interested to learn I can sing that one), and Elder Holland (“THAT is passionate belief. I believe he does mean what he says. That’s the best sermon I’ve heard in years.”) I’m looking forward to reading out bits and pieces, and discussing them, in the coming months.

My husband may be extremely resistant to proselytizing–he’s been through over 16 sets of missionaries, and none have gotten past the first discussion–but I’m very glad to have Conference as a huge tool in sparking faith-based discussion in my home. We don’t often do a formal FHE, but having family-wide discussions of gospel topics is really the whole point of that, so Conference helps me out tremendously every time.

And now I’m going to plug in the headphones and listen to O Divine Redeemer before trotting off to bed.

By: m&m

m&m — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 05:16:44 +0000

p.s. If any of you have some fun pics that capture what Conference weekend is like for you, over at mormonwoman.org, we are going to do a photo essay on Friday to try to help people not of our faith get a visual glimpse of all that Conference weekend means to us as Mormons — from tents in the living room to favorite recipes to fall walks in the canyon…please share! (gmail, username mormonwoman)

By: m&m

m&m — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 05:14:05 +0000

I, like jendoop, found some very specific answers about revelation in Elder Scott’s talk. Amazing.

Reading through all of these comments, though, is just a reminder about how amazing the whole conference was. SO much there…sort of like a fire hydrant feeling. A part of me wants to just stop life for about a week and just ponder, pray, write, and decompress.

By: Kathryn P.

Kathryn P. — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 23:53:36 +0000

I loved Sunny’s description of how she felt during “Divine Redeemer”…the music was absolutely glorious in all four sessions!

My favorite talk was also Elder Scott’s specific directions on receiving specific personal revelation. I thought it was interesting that he included a powerful warning against pornography in his talk on personal revelation. It reminded me that having a pure mind and heart is essential to receiving pure revelation.

I also loved Osguthorpe’s talk on parents and teachers being messengers from God.

I read all the talks on temperance available on lds.org after it was mentioned in several priesthood blessings. As a recovering perfectionist, I think Kent D. Watson’s talk on temperance is now the best talk on that subject.

My second favorite talk was Boyd K. Packer’s talk on the power of prayer. The story of the mother waking up in the middle of the night and telling her husband, “Bud’s in trouble. We need to pray” was very comforting to me as the mother of adult children. I also loved when President Packer’s son prayed, “Please bless Bossy Cow” to save the life of the family cow who had received a death sentence just before President Packer left for a speaking assignment. It reminded me of Melissa M’s recent post when President Packer said he made the mistake of telling his out-of-state audience that his son “must learn that we don’t get everything we ask for so easily…” But then Bossy cow did live and instead, President Packer learned a different lesson — the power of a little boy’s prayers. I loved that!

I’ve also enjoyed reading all the comments. Thanks!

By: Charise

Charise — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 22:52:45 +0000

I loved Bishop Burton’s talk on the -ity virtues. It was so timely. So often the world seems to move away from things like integrity, humility, and responsibility. It will definitely be a FHE lesson in our house.