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Did anyone else enjoy today's sessions of General Conference (the LDS church's semiannual worldwide broadcast) as much I did?
What were your favorite highlights?
I especially liked Elder Maxwell's talk on the redeeming qualities of doctrines of the restoration. It was incredibly deep and I'm going to have to re-read it a couple times to get it all digested.
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I missed the session yesterday because I fell asleep, but the one today was really good, I actually paid attention for once. Posts: 190 | Registered: Sep 2003
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It seems more intense as I get older. Every talk feels really relevant and important, and crucial. Is it the times, or am I just learning to appreciate fully the importance of our leaders' words? edited to pluralise leaders instead of leader
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I've noticed the same thing, but that might just be that until about a year ago I didn't pay too much attention.
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Great sessions, as always. I really appreciated Elder Wirthlin's talk as it really addressed some things my wife and I have been discussing and helped us see more clearly what we need to do.
And, is it just me (I doubt it) or does anyone else just look at Pres. Hinckley with complete and total awe? Remember folks, he is 93 (right?). Wow, really inspiring.
And, of course, Elder Maxwell's completely astounding command of the English language really requires careful (and prayerful) examination.
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That sounds oddly interesting, Annie. Where are you reading the transcript? Your official site says it won't be up for some time.
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Maccabeus-- probably, Annie means she'll have to re-read it a couple times when the ms comes out.
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The General Conference Ensigns are always my very favorite ones. I usually wait and read all the talks then, when it comes out. I'm such a print media person. Y'all let me know the high points, though, ahead of time! Posts: 968 | Registered: Sep 2003
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Which member of the 12 gave the talk on the nature of God? He read from the Pearl of Great Price where Enoch asks the Father why he is weeping. It was one of the Sunday sessions. I can almost conjure up the name to match the voice. Was it Jeffrey Holland?
Anyway. That was an excellent talk. An instant classic, even.
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My brother wanted to come down from Idaho and take me to see it in Salt Lake, but there was not a ticket to be had (my talk with the bish: "No tickets? But I'm from Arkansas!"). But I saw the Saturday and Sunday morning sessions in the Taylor Hall basement (It played at every single TV available at BYU ). I agree, President Hinkley is the greatest. He always has good stuff to say to the youth, too. When he quoted the Princeton Review that BYU was the most stone-cold sober school, all us girls in the basement started cheering.
Jeffery R. Holland's (yes, zal, it was him) talk on who Heavenly Father really is was amazing, I thought. Worthlin's talk was also really good.
I just went to find my notes on it and realized I left my notebook (the only one I have - it has everything I need in it!) in the classroom I just took a test in. Zut!
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I loved it. I saw Sunday morning session at the conference center, but was flying home in the afternoon, so I missed the last meeting. Were there any announcements? Sometimes there are announcements in the last session.
I especially liked the talk Saturday morning about how to help someone - it addressed confessions and sins and things, but also how to help people in general. What were the three things? I don't remember the first, but the last two were don't judge and to forget. That was cool.
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Yeah, there was an announcement for all members who were watching to quietly pack up and start heading to Missouri within the next two weeks, but not to tell anybody who wasn't watching. Um . . . oops.
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Silly law guy. Everyone knows the second coming will be announced in the Saturday morning session.
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Nope. I'm afraid your conventional wisdom is wrong in this instance, kat. It will be announced at halftime of the BYU game.
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I actually thought that Elder Maxwell toned down the alliteration Sunday afternoon. I could be wrong, but there didn't seem to be as much as normal.
I still love his talks. But I think that he'd be more effective if he relied on just two or three well-turned phrases instead of packing his talk with them.
I do have to say though, that a few of the phrases and metaphors and allegories that he has used over the years are amazing and are invaluable contributions to Mormon theology and discourse. He just needs an editor -- he's like T.S. Eliot.
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I really like Elder Scott. I didn't notice the stare-into-your-soul-run-to-the-bishop-to-repent eye contact this time, but maybe I was too far away.
Zal: That makes me want to lie down. And then burn this article in effigy.
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Maybe Zalmoxis and I will be in heaven together. The game starts, and he's lost in the bliss of it. Then I suddenly realize that I wasn't very good....
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quote:I didn't notice the stare-into-your-soul-run-to-the-bishop-to-repent eye contact this time, but maybe I was too far away.
Katie, it's ALWAYS there. I think it's actually more potent when you're watching him on tv or broadcast. It's insane how that man can see right into my SOUL when I'm in another state.
Elder Maxwell always gives me the feeling that I'm on the edge of a fantastic discovery...like through his talk, God is letting me see a little more of the eternal scheme of things than I've ever seen before. It's great.
Personally, I was totally blown away by the RS session 10 days ago. Wowza. Great and helpful talks that also seemed to tie into the "Heavenly Father is personally involved in your life" theme. Good stuff!! Posts: 6415 | Registered: Jul 2000
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For the record: I'm already in hell. I'm a longsuffering Cal fan. Actually it's not really hell, it's more like a state of constant suffering that burns away all hope. I'd like to think that it's a purifying zen-like process, but it's probably not.
------- <----anxiously awaits call to be an arts and letters missionary
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Today will go down in history as the day I registered on both Nauvoo and Sakeriver.
Okay, for starters the article (in Des News) ends with a sentence containing "volunteers are very valuable". That's what got me. I have pre school kids singing "alligators all around" so my alliteration-meter is very sensitive.
For you serious theologians: in the song "Come thou fount of every blessing" why do you think the following phrase was left out? "Jesus sought me when a stranger wandring from the fold of God, He to rescue me from danger interposed His precious blood."
I thought it's because we aren't actually saved by His blood. But then there is a confusing line in the primary song, "I lived in Heaven". Which I never liked due to it's lack of poetical feel. Let's see, it says: "Conquering evil and death through his glorious name."
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