Dear Readers,
You may have noticed I made some changes to my blog. Well, I thought it was about time to shake things up...mostly because I couldn't come up with anything relevant to write about. How about conference?
Conference comes around twice a year and some people take it for granted. It's easy to think of it as a day of not going to Church, but I have a different viewpoint that I unfortunately don't translate into action often enough. What do we go to church for? To learn more about the Gospel of Christ and draw closer to Heavenly Father. Shouldn't conference be marathon version of that? As we all know, marathons take some preparation.
First off, get a good night's sleep before conference. I, for one, know how easy one can fall asleep when sitting for two hours. Although, think of who speaks at conference and you won't want to sleep. Doctrine and Covenants 1:38 says that the prophets give what the lord would say because he can't give it directly to sometimes. So if the words being shared are coming from the lord, one should listen as hard as possible.
The other night I had an experience similar to this when our choir sang at a Fireside featuring Bishop H. David Burton as a speaker. As tired as we all were from tour, you could tell who wanted to listen to his words. Having a hard time staying awake, I still got most of his thoughts on the small and simple things we do and can do in our daily lives.
Next, you must prepare to capture as much as possible from those speaking at Conference. Once a lesson was given comparing any given child of God to a cup. One form of a cup is one upside down on a table. As the water is poured, it bounces off and none of it is usable. Sometimes the cup will even float away and be lost. Another way is having the cup full of holes. The water is poured in, but very little is saved for later. The normal cup holds everything poured in it and can be used whenever.
Make sure your cup has no holes and is pointed right side up when the water of life is poured from the mouths of prophets this week.
You may have noticed I made some changes to my blog. Well, I thought it was about time to shake things up...mostly because I couldn't come up with anything relevant to write about. How about conference?
Conference comes around twice a year and some people take it for granted. It's easy to think of it as a day of not going to Church, but I have a different viewpoint that I unfortunately don't translate into action often enough. What do we go to church for? To learn more about the Gospel of Christ and draw closer to Heavenly Father. Shouldn't conference be marathon version of that? As we all know, marathons take some preparation.
First off, get a good night's sleep before conference. I, for one, know how easy one can fall asleep when sitting for two hours. Although, think of who speaks at conference and you won't want to sleep. Doctrine and Covenants 1:38 says that the prophets give what the lord would say because he can't give it directly to sometimes. So if the words being shared are coming from the lord, one should listen as hard as possible.
The other night I had an experience similar to this when our choir sang at a Fireside featuring Bishop H. David Burton as a speaker. As tired as we all were from tour, you could tell who wanted to listen to his words. Having a hard time staying awake, I still got most of his thoughts on the small and simple things we do and can do in our daily lives.
Next, you must prepare to capture as much as possible from those speaking at Conference. Once a lesson was given comparing any given child of God to a cup. One form of a cup is one upside down on a table. As the water is poured, it bounces off and none of it is usable. Sometimes the cup will even float away and be lost. Another way is having the cup full of holes. The water is poured in, but very little is saved for later. The normal cup holds everything poured in it and can be used whenever.
Make sure your cup has no holes and is pointed right side up when the water of life is poured from the mouths of prophets this week.
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