Finally made some time for an update

Wow, that was a crazy busy week. Anyway, I just wanted to post a bit more about the last general conference. The entire thing is available online to either read, watch or listen to. If you want to check it out, you can do so by going here:
http://lds.org/conference/sessions/display/0,5239,23-1-851,00.html

I'll just touch on a few of the highlights, or at least the things that stood out to me.

Elder Christofferson talked about how his grandfather was the one that gave him is Patriarchal blessing, which I thought was kind of cool because my grandfather was the one who gave me mine. Not many people have the opportunity to be related to a Patriarch. He also talked about how we should always be willing to have open discussions with those of other faiths.

Elder Child talked about how he once earned twenty dollars as a child and had asked to be paid in silver dollars (those were much more common at the time) and how he put two of them in an envelope to pay his tithing. He stated that paying tithing is the best investment we can make.

Elder Ballard said that there is no role more essential than that of motherhood and that the biggest mistake parents can make is not living in the moment enough. Play with your kids at the park instead of rushing them off to the next event. Parents should focus on their children and not over schedule their children or themselves.

President Monson spoke a few times and of course had many good things to say. Of them though, the things that stood out to me most were him stating that we live in troubled times with lots of affliction, conflict and disasters, but that we can make a difference. We should stand for the right, even if that means we have to stand alone. And we should not permit ourselves to do anything that we wouldn't want our kids to do.

Many good messages were shared, so if you have some time, I urge you to read, listen to, or watch a few of the talks that were given. You may find them more enlightening and/or inspiring than you expect.