Stake Conference

Well I'm on the computer and supposed to be writing my primary sacrament meeting program but thought I would first share a little bit about our stake conference. We had such a neat conference this time both Saturday and Sunday. Elder Holland was the main speaker this time. Saturday night he pretty much yelled at us to never give up when we are having difficulties in our lives. In his words: "DON'T YOU DARE GIVE UP!" He told us that every single prophet in history including the Savior had to deal with very hard times but they endured and our heavenly father still loved them. Sunday he spoke to the youth and asked them for 10 years of their lives to devote to the gospel. He wanted them to devote these years (12-22) to listening to their leaders and parents and do the things they ask them and teach them to do because..."Adults know better!". He had a great way of connecting with the youth and I noticed all the youth around me listening intently to what he had to say. He ended his talk with a blessing on us. It was very touching and I don't know if there was a dry eye among the adults. I think my favorite talk of the whole conference was on Saturday night. They had a man in his 60's that was just baptized come up and bear his testimony and share his conversion story. His wife and children were always active and he would go to church with them occasionally but it took him 40 years to finally decide to put his pride aside and really find out for himself if this was the true gospel of Jesus Christ. As I listened to him speak I really felt that if my dad had not died, this would have been exactly his testimony. I had a hard time keeping it together as he spoke. I saw him today at the Sunday session just a few rows in front of me and wanted to go and talk to him and tell him how much his testimony meant to me but I never worked up the nerve to do it. All in all, I loved this conference. I can't wait for general conference in a few weeks. I'll be in Tennessee with Kristen's family and get to watch it with them!!!