General Conference is Coming Next Week!

I just wanted to let you know that I'm really excited for General Conference. Some of you may not know what this is, exactly. Well I will tell you :)

Twice a year, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints gets together (yes the whole church from the whole world) and has a conference. This conference can be watched in many different languages and streamed live over the internet, as well as on some television stations throughout the world.

The leaders of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, with its Quorum of the 12 Apostles, Prophets and General Authorities that are currently presiding, attend the conference. Wonderful people speak during this conference and it lasts two days. Saturday and Sunday, with two sessions each day. It is so exciting to watch and participate in. We hear from our Apostles of God and our modern-day Prophet Thomas S. Monson. They instruct us on various topics such as Faith, Prayer, Marriage, Scripture Study, Hope, and a lot more. They will announce any new temples that are being built and they give numbers of members and missionaries throughout the world. It is always exciting to go and see what they have in store for us.



One of my favorite things about going to General Conference, is that the speakers are asked to speak, and they aren't given a topic. They prayerfully decide what their talk should be about. And if I am praying to get some more help with a certain topic in my life, most of the time, someone will talk about it. I think it is really awesome how inspiration works through men and women who are looking for ways they can help those they are called to talk to and inspire.

One difficult thing that I have faced while listening to conference, is that we get to listen to this amazing world broadcast, but our children don't know how to sit still for very long. This is why I love to stream it on our TV, and let Lucas play a conference game I have found on Pinterest, or color on some coloring pages that are about conference. It all makes the whole experience more bearable. Thank you Pinterest!

So next Saturday and Sunday, we will be watching Conference, and you are more than welcome to come watch it at our house :)

I'm excited!!