03 April 2010

180th General Conference Live Blogging Saturday Morning

Mmmm! Donuts!

President Uchdorft conducting (I just love his accent!)

prayer
haven't heard oracle for a while

Pres Monson
help with converts
humanitarian strive to be first at disaster helped countless people
temples
rhapsodizing about his dear Francis (hip surgery!) kisses from her parents on their first date
"ithink you'd look better in a navy uniform" so he joined the navy
( his ad-libbing voice doesn't have his distinctive cadence - oh It Is Back now!)

Sunshine in my soul (a little too saccharine for me)

Boyd K P
sitting down!
Battle not our own
keyword: priesthood
Gideon drinking water (One of my F-I-L's favorite stories)
Joseph Smith getting priesthood back
never been easy to live gospel
we to preach gospel
never dominate by numbers -we will influence all of humanity
priesthood loses power when sisters neglected
distribution of authority BUT power in the priesthood in families diminishing?
Father should do ordinances in his own home
Vietnam War
young man asked for blessing from Pres Lee - He said ask your father
YM said he doesn't know how
father ordains his own son
Awaken the Power of the Priesthood!
Living below their power
weak things of the earth
protect your home with that Power
Satan attacking family constantly - EVERYTHING for protection and happiness of family

Julie B Beck

sisters worried deep desire to do what is right
never been more need for strong faith, family, serve others
not enough time to serve every one
resist message that deserve more time for themselves rather than do responsibilities
Personal Revelation
temple, scriptures and prayer - paper to write impressions
conscious effort to diminish distractions
system of warchcare
assist each other in refining -Eliza R Snow
doing well when seek to improve seek out others when follow spirit
growth of church bc women drawn to goodness seen as distinct from the world

I love how empowering she is!

Keith McMullin

awake!
Providing shelter for Jews went to Ravensbrook
story in YW manual! Action THEN feeling of forgiveness

battery running low must go :(

1 comment:

Chillygator said...

My favorite part of the ad-libbing was my mom's panicked, "That's not in the talk! Don't ad-lib! Don't ad-lib! I can't listen to this! Tell me when it's over!" Oh, good times.