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Feasting on the…

Is it just me, or does everyone think long and hard about what special foods they’ll eat during General Conference? As a child, my food association with conference was a special treat bag assembled by my mother, the contents revealed to us only after we were settled into the church pews. In college, watching conference [...]

Kicking Off the Eight-Hour-Church Weekend

Normally, Saturday is a special day because it’s the day we get ready for Sunday. (Does that Primary song still exist, by the way?) But today, Saturday is a special day because it’s part one of a two-day churchathon. Are you ready? I’ll be honest — I don’t do all I should to prepare myself [...]

I disagree with Bruce R. McConkie

Yesterday in Institute, we were talking about the premortal existence, and the nature of intellegience. We talked about everything from eternal natures to foreordination to Mozart. It’s a heavy topic on the best of days, and I’ll admit to a niggling feeling all throughout the lesson. I tried to contain myself, but clearly not enough, [...]

Spiritual Mentors

Who are the most influential women in your world? I checked out  The World’s 100 Most Powerful Women; Forbes magazine claims their list “isn’t about celebrity or popularity; it’s about influence. Queen Rania of Jordan (No. 76), for instance, is perhaps the most listened-to woman in the Middle East; her Twitter feed has 600,000 followers.” [...]

“None Were with Him”

After Justine’s beautiful post yesterday, and with this video brought up in a comment on that thread, I include it here for your enjoyment, on this sacred Easter Sunday. As prophets and apostles declare in The Living Christ: “God be thanked for the matchless gift of His divine Son.”

Looking Back, Moving Forward

In one of my favorite talks from this recent general conference (as though I could really pick a favorite), Elder Ballard talked about learning from mistakes of the past, and learning from the wisdom and experience of others. I was sobered as he talked about learning from larger patterns, such as what is often called [...]

Is church in pajamas better than church in pantyhose?

I always look forward to the first weekends of April and October. In my mind, General Conference weekend is a time when I sleep in late, eat good food, get religious instruction from the comfort of my couch, doze between (but never during) sessions, take notes, wear pajamas instead of pantyhose, and end the weekend [...]

Conference Feast

So what did you love about General Conference? What filled your soul, prompted you toward change, strengthened or inspired you? What did the talks commit/recommit you to do? Do you have any plans to implement new things in your lives and homes? Come discuss the richness! Share!

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