2016 April General Conference Thread

[DrumNFeather]

Although not an ex-Mormon, that survival technique worked for me.

You are wise in your old age. These goofy millennials should take note!

[MartyFunkhouser]

Knock it off. You watched part of it!

I refuse to count the Priesthood session as part of conference until they treat the Women's session equal to the Priesthood session. I stand by my statement that I watched none of it. NONE.
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[MartyFunkhouser]

I refuse to count the Priesthood session as part of conference until they treat the Women's session equal to the Priesthood session. I stand by my statement that I watched none of it. NONE.

I take that back. I did turn the TV on to watch the Chicago Blackhawks and saw about 20 seconds before I turned off the TV angry about the Mormons denying me Blackhawks hockey in stunning HD quality.

[Jeff Lebowski]

I refuse to count the Priesthood session as part of conference until they treat the Women's session equal to the Priesthood session. I stand by my statement that I watched none of it. NONE.
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You attended the most sexist part of conference.

[falafel]

I refuse to count the Priesthood session as part of conference until they treat the Women's session equal to the Priesthood session. I stand by my statement that I watched none of it. NONE.
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Maybe you should demand to be admitted to women's conference at the conference center in protest.

[MartyFunkhouser]

You attended the most sexist part of conference.

Yes. The things that we do because we love our family.



If only there was a way that we could be with our families forever.

[DrumNFeather]

I refuse to count the Priesthood session as part of conference until they treat the Women's session equal to the Priesthood session. I stand by my statement that I watched none of it. NONE.
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On the DVR on Dish, it shows 6 items under "General Conference," including the women's session. So there you have it. See you in October!

[Jeff Lebowski]

On the DVR on Dish, it shows 6 items under "General Conference," including the women's session. So there you have it. See you in October!

Yeah, they have been calling it the first session of General Conference for a while now. I am surprised that funk is so ignorant of something like that.

[Eddie]

Yeah, they have been calling it the first session of General Conference for a while now. I am surprised that funk is so ignorant of something like that.

In fact - it's important enough that it gets its own weekend instead of getting throwing in with a bunch of other meetings.

(Funk - did you love how they cut the priesthood session to 90 minutes so that it was more like the women's session? I know I did!)

[Shaka]

Dumb. The Women's Session is obviously on a higher plane as it has its very own weekend.

[kccougar]

One of Belt’s favorite things about being in the Choir is singing the arrangements done by Choir music director (and conductor/composer), Mack Wilberg. They are “so beautiful, so elegant, so thrilling,” Belt said. “It is as if he has bottled my Savior’s love, condensed it into the sweetest nectar, and I get to drink it.”

http://www.ldsdaily.com/personal-lds-blog/the-powerful-story-behind-the-choir-member-who-cried-at-conference/

[PaloAltoCougar]

Elder Kearon’s talk continues to run through my mind. Among the many great lines was his recitation of a verse from 2 Timothy that led into his superb closing:

For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.

He omitted the final clause, presumably because of the context and his stated desire to remain apolitical, but I think that clause is also appropriate to consider, as I believe that some of the opposition to assisting and admitting refugees is borne of an irrational mind.

Consider that since 9/11, an American was 12,000 times more likely to be killed in a car accident than by a terrorist. Similarly, an American was 5,000 times more likely to be killed by a gun wielded by an ordinary citizen than by one in the hands of a terrorist. I mention that latter stat, not because I’m arguing in favor of gun control, but merely to underscore that while we have accepted the inherent risks of driving and gun ownership, the relatively tiny risk of terrorism causes us to act not out of power and love in addressing the refugee problem, but out of fear.

It’s also important to note that nearly all of the attempts at domestic terrorism have come not from foreigners and recent immigrants, but from our own citizens or those whom we thought had been assimilated many years earlier.

I think a sound mind would recognize that following Elder Kearon’s counsel will, ultimately, do more to reduce the threat of terrorism than would a fearful “No Muslims or Other Refugees Allowed” approach.

[snowcat]

Elder Kearon’s talk continues to run through my mind. Among the many great lines was his recitation of a verse from 2 Timothy that led into his superb closing:

For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.

He omitted the final clause, presumably because of the context and his stated desire to remain apolitical, but I think that clause is also appropriate to consider, as I believe that some of the opposition to assisting and admitting refugees is borne of an irrational mind.

Consider that since 9/11, an American was 12,000 times more likely to be killed in a car accident than by a terrorist. Similarly, an American was 5,000 times more likely to be killed by a gun wielded by an ordinary citizen than by one in the hands of a terrorist. I mention that latter stat, not because I’m arguing in favor of gun control, but merely to underscore that while we have accepted the inherent risks of driving and gun ownership, the relatively tiny risk of terrorism causes us to act not out of power and love in addressing the refugee problem, but out of fear.

It’s also important to note that nearly all of the attempts at domestic terrorism have come not from foreigners and recent immigrants, but from our own citizens or those whom we thought had been assimilated many years earlier.

I think a sound mind would recognize that following Elder Kearon’s counsel will, ultimately, do more to reduce the threat of terrorism than would a fearful “No Muslims or Other Refugees Allowed” approach.

[All-American]

http://www.ldsdaily.com/personal-lds...at-conference/

SU was right. It's terrible what the church does to its men-- especially Mack.

[Flystripper]

The only thing I miss about church is singing. Beautiful rendition.