General Conference:
possibly the best four days, two weekends of the year for Mormons. There's not many other people that would get excited about spending their Saturday & Sunday watching four hours of religious talk. That's Mormons for you. And I LOVE it! I love being a Mormon. I love General Conference. I love hanging on the couch, notebook in hand hearing the words of our amazing church leaders. I agree, it's weird. I thought it was weird when I was younger as well. Still, nothing beats uplifting, inspiring words of the prophet & apostles. Conference weekend is like a reboot to your system. Both spiritually & emotionally.
Don't get me wrong. There were conferences that I didn't get much out of. It was just the usual excuse to watch church in your pajamas & get away with sleeping most the day. Yet, as I have grown & my testimony as grown with me I have learned the importance of actually listening & paying better attention to the words which were being spoken. The Lord knows us all to well & if we are not careful we will miss out on the inspiration & answers we are asking for.
I love General Conference. I wish we could have it every week. What a treat for us to be given counsel from the great men & women called from Heavenly Father to help us & guide us through our time on earth. I am so grateful for their love & their guidance. To help us return to our Father in Heaven. I am so grateful for my Heavenly Father & for my Savior Jesus Christ, that I am given such great examples in my life. Examples to help me & guide me to make & choose a righteous life.
To many who think it strange, they do not understand or are ignorant to the ways of the Mormon religion. I agree, many of the traditions & rituals may seem silly. Still, how can something that can bring you SO much happiness & peace be looked down upon or be wrong? I have not always been strong in standing up for what I believe. I've been embarrassed or cared too much what others though. I struggled & fought to get where I am today & I still strive everyday to be better. I am proud to say now that I am a Mormon, a Latter-Day-Saint. I cannot deny the feeling I get when I am at church or at the temple. This gospel is true. Heavenly Father loves us, He loves me & He has provided a way back to Him.
I am grateful everyday for this gospel, for the guidance & counsel of our great church leaders. I am incredibly grateful for my Savior who provided me with the atonement. That because of Him I can strive daily to become a better person & to know I am not alone, ever. I am grateful for my loving family, without them I would not be able to make it. I am grateful for the scriptures from which we learn of the truthfulness of this gospel. I know without a doubt that this church is true. I cannot deny that peace & happiness it brings me. The surety there is a God and He loves us. I know it in my heart. I am a Child of God. I know as I seek to become a righteous witness of Christ & stand firm in His ways I can be with my Heavenly Father again.
possibly the best four days, two weekends of the year for Mormons. There's not many other people that would get excited about spending their Saturday & Sunday watching four hours of religious talk. That's Mormons for you. And I LOVE it! I love being a Mormon. I love General Conference. I love hanging on the couch, notebook in hand hearing the words of our amazing church leaders. I agree, it's weird. I thought it was weird when I was younger as well. Still, nothing beats uplifting, inspiring words of the prophet & apostles. Conference weekend is like a reboot to your system. Both spiritually & emotionally.
Don't get me wrong. There were conferences that I didn't get much out of. It was just the usual excuse to watch church in your pajamas & get away with sleeping most the day. Yet, as I have grown & my testimony as grown with me I have learned the importance of actually listening & paying better attention to the words which were being spoken. The Lord knows us all to well & if we are not careful we will miss out on the inspiration & answers we are asking for.
I love General Conference. I wish we could have it every week. What a treat for us to be given counsel from the great men & women called from Heavenly Father to help us & guide us through our time on earth. I am so grateful for their love & their guidance. To help us return to our Father in Heaven. I am so grateful for my Heavenly Father & for my Savior Jesus Christ, that I am given such great examples in my life. Examples to help me & guide me to make & choose a righteous life.
To many who think it strange, they do not understand or are ignorant to the ways of the Mormon religion. I agree, many of the traditions & rituals may seem silly. Still, how can something that can bring you SO much happiness & peace be looked down upon or be wrong? I have not always been strong in standing up for what I believe. I've been embarrassed or cared too much what others though. I struggled & fought to get where I am today & I still strive everyday to be better. I am proud to say now that I am a Mormon, a Latter-Day-Saint. I cannot deny the feeling I get when I am at church or at the temple. This gospel is true. Heavenly Father loves us, He loves me & He has provided a way back to Him.
