It’s almost time for General Conference again, which means it’s almost time for another regular ritual among some Mormons: the Bloggernacle’s analysis of Conference. This is where we get to hear from some self-appointed folk heroes which talks were good (because they liked them) and which were bad (because they didn’t like them). Will President [...]
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Helaman 13:26-27
Posted in Religion, tagged Bloggernacle, General Conference, Mormons on March 25, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Upcoming 200th Anniversaries
Posted in Religion, tagged Book of Mormon, General Conference, Joseph Smith, LDS Church on December 18, 2011 | 1 Comment »
In 2005, the LDS Church celebrated the 200th anniversary of Joseph Smith’s birth. As major an event as that was, the next big milestone is far, far more important, and as it’s only a little over eight years away, I wonder if plans are already being made to honor it adequately. The 200th anniversary of [...]
“There is no middle ground.”
Posted in Religion, tagged General Conference on October 2, 2011 | 7 Comments »
Two of today’s speakers in General Conference–Elder Callister this morning and Elder Oaks this afternoon–used the phrase “there is no middle ground.” Elder Callister was referring to the origin of the Book of Mormon, Elder Oaks to our duty to be loyal to Jesus Christ. It was the exact same phrasing–”there is no middle ground.” Interesting.
Conference Theme?
Posted in Religion, tagged General Conference, New York Times, Thomas S. Monson, Wall Street Journal on October 2, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
I’m looking for a big theme to this General Conference, and I’m wondering if it’s our duty to stand as visible, public representatives of Christ and His church. That seemed to be the thrust of President Monson’s remarks in the priesthood session last night, President Eyring this morning, and Elder Ballard this morning (and, to [...]
Apt Irony
Posted in Religion, tagged Charlie Sheen, General Conference, Thomas S. Monson, Two and a Half Men on October 2, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
President Monson’s address at the end of this morning’s session of General Conference was largely about the declining moral standards in our society. Immediately after the closing prayer, the channel broadcasting it in Las Vegas showed an ad for Two and Half Men, featuring a woman in some slinky lingerie approaching Charlie Sheen as he [...]
Getting and Staying on the Church Train
Posted in Religion, tagged discipleship, faithfulness, General Conference, Glenn L. Pace, loyalty, Spiritual Revival on August 14, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
From a wonderful October 1992 General Conference talk by Elder Glenn L. Pace, an illustration of the point I’m trying to make in today’s posts above: It is as if we are passengers on the train of the Church, which has been moving forward gradually and methodically. Sometimes we have looked out the window and [...]
The Real Reason the LDS Marriage Rate Is Going Down (Obviously)
Posted in Religion, tagged chastity, General Conference, marriage, millennials, young single adults on July 11, 2011 | 6 Comments »
It would be impossible not to notice how much LDS Church leadership has stepped up the message that young people should be getting married*. Apparently, the rates of temple marriage and marriage in general have dropped off quite a bit for the 18-30 year-old young single adult set. As marriage is a bedrock of LDS [...]
Has President Monson Gotten More Serious?
Posted in Religion, tagged Ensign, follow the prophet, General Conference, LDS Church, Thomas S. Monson on June 12, 2011 | 2 Comments »
When President Monson was in the First Presidency, I rarely took notes on his talks. Other speakers at General Conference would get a paragraph or so in my notebook, where I’d jot down the scriptures, doctrinal points, inspirational quotes, and directives given by each. But President Monson would usually just smile and tell cute stories [...]
More General Conference Talks About Improving Parenting
Posted in Religion, tagged discipleship, General Conference, parenting on April 4, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Yesterday, I noted that five talks in this General Conference were about being more involved parents, and that I suspected today would be an extension of that. There were another five talks today that were predominantly on this subject (though some others mentioned it briefly). These were the talks by Cheryl Lant (three guidelines for spiritually [...]
Two Great Resources On The Atonement
Posted in Religion, tagged Atonement, General Conference, Hugh Nibley, Jeffrey R. Holland, Jesus Christ, Richard G. Scott, scripture study on April 4, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
During this morning’s session of General Conference, Elder Richard G. Scott of the Twelve Apostles spoke about applying the Atonement of Jesus Christ in our lives and improving our understanding of it; he said near the end of his talk that we should all “establish a personal study plan to better understand that Atonement.” Two things [...]
This General Conference = Be More Involved Parents
Posted in Religion, tagged General Conference, parenting on April 3, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Just after the first two sessions of this General Conference, one dominant theme is obvious: we all need to be better, more involved parents. This was the overarching idea throughout fully five of the thirteen talks given today: those by President Packer (responsibility of fathers to be priesthood leaders in the home), Elder Ballard (counsel [...]
October 2009 General Conference: 3 Month Review
Posted in Religion, tagged Book of Mormon, General Conference, Holy Ghost, spirituality, virtue on January 11, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Last June I posted some notes about the previous General Conference three months before, saying that I wanted to review them halfway between the last and the next General Conferences. That would mean that my October review should have been posted about a week ago. Better late than never, here are some thoughts about the [...]
Family Conference
Posted in Living well, Religion, tagged family, Family Conference, family home evening, General Conference on July 9, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Thinking about General Conference last week gave me an idea: if we hold General Conferences for the whole church, stake conferences, and ward conferences–and the purpose of the church is to support the fundamental unit of society, the family–then why don’t we have family conferences? What is the point of conferences? To sustain officers, conduct [...]
April 2009 General Conference: 3 Month Review
Posted in Living well, Religion, tagged adversity, Atonement, covenants, discipleship, family, follow the prophet, General Conference, Jesus Christ, LDS Church, Living well, missionary work, Provident Living, scripture study, self improvement, temple, Thomas S. Monson on July 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
We have a tendency to take a General Conference of the Church and discuss it, analyze it, work on applying it, and cherish it in every way we know how…for about three weeks. Then we forget it until the next Conference six months later and by then, that last Conference might as well have never [...]
Things I Love About Autumn
Posted in Living well, tagged Art in the Park, General Conference, Harvest Festival, Living well, Renaissance Festival, Something Scottish on August 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Tomorrow I go back to work to prepare for the new school year, which starts on Monday. I’m certainly not bursting with ecstasy that my little break is over, but I will be grateful to see the 110-degree weather start to fade (in another four weeks or so we’ll start leaving the triple digit temperatures [...]
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