General Conference

This is not all of the loot. We have ordered our favorite chocolate donuts from Target that will be here later and we will be making cookies and rice crispy treats. We also have the rarely bought Simply Orange and a gallon of yummy chocolate milk (some things just had to be hid from greedy fingers immediately :D)Semi-annual General Conference has become our semi-annual junk food fest. We joke that we celebrate General Conference in the same way most families celebrate the super bowl.

In our church, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, we have a conference twice a year for everyone in the church in the whole world. Our Prophet and President of the church, Thomas S. Monson, speaks to us along with his 2 counselors and the twelve apostles. I believe these men are apostles in the very same sense that Peter, James, and John were in the New Testament. What they say to us is what Jesus Christ himself would say to us if He were here. We have 4 general sessions and then a Priesthood session for the men of the church. I am excited for these next two days to hear the words of the prophets. My kids have learned to be excited for this too. General Conference has become a wonderful family tradition!

On Monday, we will download all of the talks onto our computer, and begin listening to the talks over and over again for the next 6 months. We will have lesson with our children on many of the talks. We will talk about what we need to change  to make sure we are following the Prophet. Then we will do our best to change in the way that we need to. I love listening to conference while I clean the house. It is so lovely to hear the words of the Prophet and the apostles intermingled in with the sounds of my children playing happily. General Conference makes us a happier better family. Having prophets and Apostles is definitely a reason to celebrate!