We have spent the last two days watching the taped broadcast of the 183 Annual Conference of the church. It works this way. Morning sessions start at 10:00 a.m. finish at 12:00 and the afternoon sessions starts at 12:30 p.m. Last October the priesthood session was shown after the afternoon session, but this time they had the priesthood session at 12:30 and the Saturday afternoon session was at 3:00p.m.
I say this every six months, but this conference the talks were the very best ever given. Truly!!! I love General Conference Weekend. For weeks I anticipate it which is nice in and of itself, then I sit in spiritual rapture for 8 hours and then when it is over, I wonder how those hours could pass so quickly after which I get to discuss the talks and reread my notes until the Ensign with all the talks in it comes giving me the privilege of reading them for 4 1/2 whole months when the process starts all over again.
Scott and I had invited all the senior missionaries over to our house for dinner? lunch? at 3:00 after the last session on Sunday. I fixed the entree and everyone else brought dessert or salads. We had 16 who came. That is a houseful in our little flat. We had to eat out of our laps, but we are blessed to have 16 plates, enough dinner forks of assorted patterns, and 16 assorted glasses which we count as a blessing.
It was so nice to sit around and eat with no restaurant noise, no agenda, and the option of moving into different groups to talk. Both Scott and I had a marvelous time. The food was good, the conversations were even better, and we were with friends. How blessed we are that not one senior couple is hard to get along with. Each is gracious, kind, and truly friendly. A real blessing!
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