Sunday General Conference

One of the great things of watching General Conference a week after it really happens is all the talks are already on the Church website. We can sit and read and highlight the talks at the same time that we are watching it with the other members and missionaries. We live in such a wonderful time of technology that the Lord has given to spread His gospel.

We were again reminded about the importance of arriving on time, and actually a little early. Sister Oveson got the softest seat in the room, nobody else had claimed it so she did. Elder Oveson got a table to put his computer on so that he did not have to hold it for the full two hours. When the conference started the room was about half full, but then the members of the International Branch kept coming. They had to bring in extra chairs several times and the room was packed.

As with each General Conference, the messages were extremely powerful and touched our hearts and minds in so many ways. We were taught about the importance of temples, the atonement, fathers, the tree of life, compassion for refugees, the Holy Ghost, Choices, opposition in all things, to always remember the Savior, keep going and so much more. President Monson taught to choose the harder right, instead of the easier wrong. And the choices we make determine our destiny. It will take the next six months to fully understand and comprehend before the next conference.

With only four hours of meetings, instead of six or more, we were able to get our letter home and report to our Self-Reliance contact done today. We usually do them on Saturday, but yesterday was just too busy. It was nice to have a Sabbath that was not crammed full.