Conference Ready?!

[mikbone]

My daughter was a missionary @ Temple Square and got home just over a year ago (and already married).  She related that this week was always a big week for the sisters in the mission there.  They were extra busy and had to have everything just right. During the week, you would hear their warcry often - Conference Ready!

I love October conference. The autumn is so refreshing, especially after a literally burning hot fire season.

We will be making our signature lasagna. And hope that we can welcome the spirit into our home.

Wonder if we will get the new Hymnal or anything else even more exciting.

Edited September 28, 2021 by mikbone

[Ironhold]

Every time Conference comes up, the entire week beforehand, and usually that weekend itself, is full of drama on my end. Each day is a new round of drama (like today, when my dad and I got rained on while we were trying to service my car), and it usually ends with built tensions. 

So I'm usually hopping from one crisis to another and don't normally have a lot of time to prepare. 

[Just_A_Guy]

Prediction:

A GA will reiterate some totally elementary doctrine, and a bunch of progressives will act all outraged over it.

Here’s a graphical representation:

https://tenor.com/Q5p5.gif

Edited September 28, 2021 by Just_A_Guy

[mikbone]

[scottyg]

  On 9/28/2021 at 11:24 PM, mikbone said:

 

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Right at the end you can see the ref shake his head and say "No, no."

[Fether]

How does one prepare for conference?

[clwnuke]

  On 9/29/2021 at 12:44 AM, Fether said:

How does one prepare for conference?

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I make a promise to myself that I will act upon any and all promptings received. Then I wait in anticipation during every talk.

Edited September 29, 2021 by clwnuke
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[Manners Matter]

  On 9/29/2021 at 12:44 AM, Fether said:

How does one prepare for conference?

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Write down whatever questions or concerns you have and be ready to write down the impressions you have about them while you listen.

[LDSGator]

  On 9/29/2021 at 12:44 AM, Fether said:

How does one prepare for conference?

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However they want, I guess. I love seeing family traditions for conference. One guy I know paints Warhammer pieces with his family as they listen. That’s so cool. 

[Grunt]

  On 9/28/2021 at 5:26 PM, mikbone said:

My daughter was a missionary @ Temple Square and got home just over a year ago (and already married).  She related that this week was always a big week for the sisters in the mission there.  They were extra busy and had to have everything just right. During the week, you would hear their warcry often - Conference Ready!

I love October conference. The autumn is so refreshing, especially after a literally burning hot fire season.

We will be making our signature lasagna. And hope that we can welcome the spirit into our home.

Wonder if we will get the new Hymnal or anything else even more exciting.

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I bet she knows some of the missionaries that taught me, then.

[Traveler]

  On 9/29/2021 at 12:44 AM, Fether said:

How does one prepare for conference?

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The General Authorities in times past met in the upper room of the temple (but this year the temple is under construction so I am not sure where they will meet) on the Thursday before conference weekend with the attitude of fasting and prayer.  Whatever anyone does to prepare themselves is surely better than doing nothing.

But doing nothing else can be good two.  Growing up we would listen to Saturday conference while hunting.  As a youth we had to go to special places to listen to the Priesthood session.  As newly married we would travel a couple of hours (east coast) to a stake center to listen to conference that came in from satellite on a very large dish.  Now days (for sure in Utah) we watch on our TV.  Many do not even dress as though they are attending.  I remember special occasions when I attended conference (as a youth) at the tabernacle. 

I have heard that for this conference that we will once again have a live choir but with about half as many singers.

 

The Traveler

[Emmanuel Goldstein]

  On 9/30/2021 at 8:56 PM, Traveler said:

The General Authorities in times past met in the upper room of the temple (but this year the temple is under construction so I am not sure where they will meet) on the Thursday before conference weekend with the attitude of fasting and prayer.  Whatever anyone does to prepare themselves is surely better than doing nothing.

But doing nothing else can be good two.  Growing up we would listen to Saturday conference while hunting.  As a youth we had to go to special places to listen to the Priesthood session.  As newly married we would travel a couple of hours (east coast) to a stake center to listen to conference that came in from satellite on a very large dish.  Now days (for sure in Utah) we watch on our TV.  Many do not even dress as though they are attending.  I remember special occasions when I attended conference (as a youth) at the tabernacle. 

I have heard that for this conference that we will once again have a live choir but with about half as many singers.

 

The Traveler

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probably met in the Church Administration Building

[Ironhold]

*rushes through an early-morning assignment at work to get home before Conference starts*

*misses the final speaker of the Saturday morning session because of a bathroom break and stomach trouble*

 

Thus goes my weekend so far.

[NeuroTypical]

Elder Vaiangina Sikahema spoke in the Sunday morning session, giving a talk entitled 'A House of Sequential Order’.

Here is a video from 2008, of Brother Vai knocking out Jose Canseco in the boxing ring.  

https://youtu.be/pHNXCJ5wcAs?t=212

 

Edited October 4, 2021 by NeuroTypical

[clwnuke]

  On 10/4/2021 at 3:42 PM, NeuroTypical said:

Elder Vaiangina Sikahema spoke in the Sunday morning session, giving a talk entitled 'A House of Sequential Order’.

Here is a video from 2008, of Brother Vai knocking out Jose Canseco in the boxing ring.  

https://youtu.be/pHNXCJ5wcAs?t=212

 

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It seems like just yesterday that we were calling Vai to be a Bishop in the Cherry Hill Stake, New Jersey. I was the Stake Executive Secretary at the time and Brother Ahmad Corbitt was the 2nd Counselor. He served wonderfully and later became the Stake President after President Corbitt. It's neat to see regular, but extraordinarily committed people called to serve in His Kingdom. 

Of course, it was earlier than that at college that we watched Vai consistently run through opposing teams on kickoff returns!

 

Edited October 4, 2021 by clwnuke
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[dprh]

  On 10/4/2021 at 3:55 PM, clwnuke said:

It seems like just yesterday that we were calling Vai to be a Bishop in the Cherry Hill Stake, New Jersey. I was the Stake Executive Secretary at the time and Brother Ahmad Corbitt was the 2nd Counselor. He served wonderfully and later became the Stake President after President Corbitt. It's neat to see regular, but extraordinarily committed people called to serve in His Kingdom. 

Of course, it was earlier than that at college that we watched Vai consistently run through opposing teams on kickoff returns!

 

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That's cool.  As he was speaking, I learned that he was a missionary in our ward in South Dakota when I was born.