STAKE CONFERENCE

I used to always be COMPLETELY bored through Stake Conference.

Not quite sure when I grew up

but now I totally soak in the messages, the music, the feeling ...

same with General Conference.

Can't wait for that!

Anyway, our Stake Conference this weekend was filled with good things

My favorite was a primary child's talk

His name is Adam Dean and he's probably 8 or 9 years old

His dad stood beside him at the pulpit for moral support.

Adam talked about his family being sealed in the temple recently

He told how his teenage brother (who is usually quite grumpy) was happy the whole time

and said that if that miracle could happen, then temples really are about miracles!

I don't remember everything he said, but I remember while he was talking, feeling like the temple is the most special place on the whole earth

This little boy spoke with the Spirit.

All the talks were uplifting

But President Udall's struck a lot of chords with me.

He said

"You begin the road to greatness when you reach out and lift a friend"

I think his talk was entitled

DON'T WAIT TO BE GREAT

He highlighted 8 ways to be great.

One of them was by following the prophet.

Here's a great quote from his talk:

"Don't ever put a question mark where the prophet puts a period."

One last thought from his talk that I'll share with you:

When we talk about putting on the Whole Armor of God, every piece but one is a defensive piece (the shield, the helmet, etc) Only the sword is for the offense. and the SWORD is the WORD OF GOD. To be on the offensive, we need to regularly study and ponder the scriptures.

It was a great conference.