I Love Conference.

I wanted Conference to go on and on and on.

Hope in perilous times!

Were you all crying with the story of the little boy gathering the cows on"Ol'Banner"?
Every one of the messages, really every one, was good-great.
You can see the change in President Monson, I think, as the mantle of the Prophet settles on his shoulders.
He is - yup, I have to say it- awesome.
(I also loved the show on him that was just after conference. I hope some of you got to see that too.)

Our Ward

My LDS ward was in the back part of the Ensign! an article on our ward's Missionaries actually. It has a picture of one of our favorite familys seated around their table. Here is a link.

http://www.lds.org/ldsorg/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=2354fccf2b7db010VgnVCM1000004d82620aRCRD&locale=0&sourceId=a6cfbf9cd2f0c110VgnVCM100000176f620a____&hideNav=1


We feel very proud. (Yea, I know, there is that word again.)
Now, with a Temple anounced just a few miles away in Gilbert, we feel we are getting on the Map. Fun.

Another cool thing, Elder Tanner from our Ward is serving in Oakley, Idaho! He says it is quickley becoming his favorite place. No doubt! His Mom is my visiting teacher. I told her it is in my home area.

A Ward Visited

It was a fairly isolated ,unchanging Ward, and I made some observations. (The Speakers were really good, some of the best ever, even.) Those observations are the topic for todays Dinner table.
Observed in Sacrament Meeting;

No one singing
teenager studying for the Drivers Test
reading a novel held up high in front of face
drinking from a water bottle pulled from a brown paper bag (full of food too?)
ipod earphones in
doing hair
leaning forward with ears covered
sleeping
back massages- the distracting kind
preparing a lesson
serious snacking

I did not see any texting or hear a phone ring.

These were not little kids either.

I really was trying to listen to the great speakers.
It took some effort to keep from being distracted.
How did the speakers feel I wonder, was anyone even looking at them?

What if we had been investigators?

How am I in my ward?

New Presidency picture.

I have just been staring at this picture for a while.

Look at President Monson as the new Prophet and President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints.

You just can't help but feel good.

Our Stake president has sent out a letter to the Wards saying "no more meetings of any kind after 6 pm on sunday night". Even youth firesides are not to be held then. They feel strongly that it needs to be family time. I feel good about this too.

The Church is true.