A much appreciated trip back to Utah was wonderfully-timed with the 179th Annual Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (imagine these last words spoken in Lloyd K. Newell's voice). Two of my best friends came to Salt Lake to join my Nana, my sister Maggie, and my brother-in-law Nate in the enjoyment of this semi-annual event.
We went for Chinese food during the Priesthood Session in a restaurant filled mostly with women :). Later we had much shoe success at the mall, where Hillary and I both came away with great shoes, thanks to our fashionable advisor, Miss Bethany Daniel. We topped it all off with some Coldstone Ice Cream (Cake Batter is now officially the new favorite flavor) and Oreos at home. As justification for our slight over-indulgence that evening, we decided that we would start in our application of Temperance (so beautifully described by Elder Kent D. Watson in the Saturday Afternoon Session) as an attainable virtue on the following Monday, since certainly it can't be applied on such a celebratory weekend, which the three of us consider close to Christmas.:)
Sunday afternoon, we headed for Temple Square to take part in the joy first-hand.
Being in the presence of prophets and apostles of God was truly an outstanding experience. Even though I had entered this awe-inspiring Conference Center many times before, the Spirit penetrating there never ceases to amaze me. We were blessed enough to have tickets for the Sunday Afternoon session, where we heard Elder Jeffrey R. Holland boldly proclaim is unshakable testimony before all the world, followed by many edifying and inspired sermons. Follow this link to hear or read (starting this Thursday) these important prophetic messages, which should be our walk and talk for the next 6 months.
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