General Conference Love

I have been a fan of Conference as long as I can remember.  I especially love it now with my husband singing in the choir.  I almost chuckle at the "controversies" that arise following the counsel that is given.  It stands as a witness that the prophetic words we heard are true. 

2 Ne. 2: 27, 29

  27 Wherefore, men are free according to the flesh; and all things are given them which are expedient unto man. And they are free to choose liberty and eternal life, through the great Mediator of all men, or to choose captivity and death, according to the captivity and power of the devil; for he seeketh that all men might be miserable like unto himself.

and Isaiah 5

 20 ¶ Woe unto them that call ^aevil ^bgood, and good evil;

These scriptures were quoted or referred to numerous times when the many talks on choice and consequences were given.  I, personally, prefer the liberty option, not being a fan of misery or captivity.  So when the Salt Lake media broadcast stories about the multitude of groups opposing the talks by Apostles of the Lord, I tingle that we get to see the scriptures demonstrated in real life!!
                            

Laura and I were priviledged to be in a crowd walking to the Conference center Sunday afternoon when a car drove slowly by and 2 people yelled profanities and slurs about Mormons at us.  Not quite a martyr experience, but still an opportunity to think about how lucky I am to be a member of this church!

Our apostles will ALWAYS stand for truth and righteousness, and NEVER lead us astray.  The very thing that our "enemies" criticize- (we are so NOT politically correct) - is the thing I can count on to lead me through this world and all its traps and snares.

I'm Glad That I Live In This Beautiful World......

We had a great getaway with great friends this week.  We have been on several trips with the members of the bishopric Karl was in and we have a wonderful time together.  This week we headed up to Star Valley, Wyoming and spent our time in Yellowstone and the Tetons.  The weather was amazing, 80 degrees at the peak of the day, 45 or so at night.  The Autumn colors were simply breathtaking!

We even saw bears!  2 different bears in 2 different locations.  We also saw the usual Moose, Elk, Bison, Coyote and deer, but the bears were so fun!  We hiked a few awesome hikes to waterfalls and along streams.

Cute young couple don't you think?

If this Elk looks like it was close - that's because it was.  It was amazing how he just walked among the dense trees and never even touched his huge antlers on them.  I can't even walk across the kitchen without banging into something!

 We went to a chuck wagon dutch oven dinner show, the food was just okay, but the entertainment was fun.  There was this 18 year old fiddler that was incredible!  The down side was that Karl had to leave that afternoon so he could get to choir practice, so he missed the end of the trip.  If he missed choir he wouldn't be able to sing for General Conference, so it wasn't a hard decision to make.

Speaking of Conference, watch for Karl in the 4th row on the right side, 2nd in from the outside end.  He had to memorize 17 songs for the 3 sessions of conference and the Spoken Word broadcast beforehand!