General Conference for me

Last week we had General Conference with the rest of thew World Wide Church. I rolled out of bed at 5:30am on Saturday and 5:15am on Sunday to throw on a dress and go out the door and a short distance down the road to the local Stake Center where it was broadcast from 6-8 and 10-12. It was wonderful to watch it at the same time as so many people I know all over the place! I love conference. I love hearing from Prophets and Apostles. This time around I made an effort to write more personalized notes specific to me along with things that were said I want to remember. The last few minutes of the morning sessions we had an interesting phenomenon where the signal is blocked by the sun and so we got black screened. But I was able to catch up online. During the Saturday afternoon session I had to go to Honolulu for a school assignment for Ghandi's birthday and a celebration of non-violence outside the local zoo. I was sad that I didn't get to sustain the prophets with you all but I came back and watched it online and in the privacy of my own room, raised my hand to support them. Some of the messages that I loved included President Eyring's talk on Trusting God and His word through prophets, music and the spirit. That when we do we can be happy despite our trials. I loved President Monson's talk on Gratitude. President Uchdorf's talk on slowing down and refocusing our lives on the basics gave me another reason to be grateful that I have this time in Hawaii where the pace is slower and time to adjust is abundant. He didn't say be lazy, just slow down the crazy pace. I was sad when conference was over, not only because it's another six months before we have it again, but, like one speaker said, when we gather we feel the Holy Ghost and it was abundant as I felt I gathered with my family and friends to enjoy hearing the words of the prophets. It was definitely worth waking up and watching at 6am and despite a few yawns, I was delighted to be there and grateful that I could watch and listen to it live. I'm excited to get my Conference Ensign.