Conference

General Conference makes me happy.

It was excellent as always. I get kind of sad during the last session knowing that it is coming to a close and that I'll have to wait 6 months for more. It's a good thing they give us the 6 months though so that we can work on all we've been taught. Here are some paraphrases:

• I liked Elder Christofferson's thoughts on living a consecrated life.
• Leonardo da Vinci (as quoted by President Uchtdorf): "Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication."
• Bishop Edgley: Because of faith, mountains have been moved - mountains of despair, sin, etc.
• Elder Andersen: None of us wants our path of discipleship to be temporary.
• Elder Scott: We become what we want to be by consistently being what we want to become.
• Sister Cook: We must teach our children from Day 1.
• Elder Oaks: We must learn to receive revelation ourselves and not rely on others to make decisions that are ours to make.
• President Monson: Giving thanks for our blessings unlocks the doors of heaven and avoids arrogance.
• Elder Lawrence: Being strong and of a good courage is a good theme for parents as well as the youth.
  

And here are some images from our General Conference viewing:

(He's off to a good start. Don't you think?)