maize Posted September 26, 2015 Share Posted September 26, 2015 Most of the sessions are next weekend, but I thought I'd start the semi-annual thread now for all those who will be attending or watching or listening to the Women's Session tonight. I'll be watching at our stake center (hee hee, almost typed steak center and had to correct myself!) with dd12, really looking forward to that. I think we watched together a couple of years ago when they invited girls age 8 and up, but 12 is so much closer to being a woman it feels different to me. https://www.lds.org/?lang=eng 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maize Posted September 26, 2015 Author Share Posted September 26, 2015 Another option to watch online: http://www.mormonchannel.org/ Looks like they've got old Tabernacle Choir video playing while we wait. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xuzi Posted September 26, 2015 Share Posted September 26, 2015 I'll be heading out with my 11 year old in a few minutes, as well. :) I'm excited for next Saturday, even though we're going to be traveling. THREE new apostles! I know what I'll be doing during our lay-over. :lol: 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Butter Posted September 26, 2015 Share Posted September 26, 2015 Yay! I love Conference. My daughter (15) and I will be watching at home on the Roku. Some people go to the stake center for the women's broadcast, but most just watch it at home. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xuzi Posted September 26, 2015 Share Posted September 26, 2015 I'm at my stake center right now, 15 minutes before the session, and there are five people, counting me and my daughter. :p 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maize Posted September 26, 2015 Author Share Posted September 26, 2015 Dd wants to watch at church, otherwise I would stay home because I.Hate.Sitting.Still and at home I could fold clothes or something to keep myself occupied. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xuzi Posted September 26, 2015 Share Posted September 26, 2015 Wow, Pres. Monson really isn't looking good. :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Butter Posted September 27, 2015 Share Posted September 27, 2015 Dd wants to watch at church, otherwise I would stay home because I.Hate.Sitting.Still and at home I could fold clothes or something to keep myself occupied. I hate sitting still so much, too. My daughter does as well. We'd both go insane sitting and watching without something to do with my hands. There are pluses to seeing it with other women, though. Wow, Pres. Monson really isn't looking good. :( I know :( I said that when they put the camera on him. I also noted that President Eyring looks happy as ever and President Uchtdorf apparently does not age. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prairiewindmomma Posted September 27, 2015 Share Posted September 27, 2015 I am watching on Roku. The combined opening medley is beautiful! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prairiewindmomma Posted September 27, 2015 Share Posted September 27, 2015 I have already folded two baskets of clothes. I hVe been letting my baskets stack up today. I really liked Sis. Wixom's quote about how partaking of the sacrament brings hope to the divinity in our souls. Lots of things to think about from her talk. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maize Posted September 27, 2015 Author Share Posted September 27, 2015 I've got the baby with me, she was flirting with the baby in the row behind us but then she got too noisy so we're out in the lobby. I love the choir for this session. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maize Posted September 27, 2015 Author Share Posted September 27, 2015 "In the work of salvation, there is no room for comparison, criticism, or condemnation." I liked that quote. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Butter Posted September 27, 2015 Share Posted September 27, 2015 That was a great broadcast. I loved President Uchtdorf's story. So much to it even though it sounded on the surface like just a nice simple story. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PIE! Posted September 27, 2015 Share Posted September 27, 2015 I loved this session! And I loved watching it with my 11yo dd. We watched at home because it's dark here and I don't want to hit a moose on the 1-hour-country-road drive home from church. DD was a little sad about missing out on the ice cream social, so we had ice cream together while her brothers were in bed. :) All the talks were wonderful. So it seems that generally after conference the memes start to pop up. I'd like to share a couple quotes on Facebook without going through the trouble of looking up the exact wording or making them look fancy myself. Is there somewhere online a gathering of conference memes to choose from for lazy people like me? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xuzi Posted September 27, 2015 Share Posted September 27, 2015 Deseret News facebook page 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amiesmom Posted September 27, 2015 Share Posted September 27, 2015 I watched this morning before we head off to church. I was celebrating my grandpa's 90th (and probably last) birthday last night :) so we didn't get to watch it live, but it's a great way to start the Sabbath day! I loved, as always, hearing from Pres Uchtdorf. It was good to hear lots of talks on "when life doesn't go as planned" as that seems to be the situation for so many sisters in my ward. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardenmom5 Posted September 27, 2015 Share Posted September 27, 2015 A girl that grew up with my kids had her open house at the same time as the broadcast. So I'll watch after church as I'm teaching this morning. Elder Holland 's and president uchtdorf's April talks. They're wonderful. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xuzi Posted October 2, 2015 Share Posted October 2, 2015 Bumping this up, since the "main event" starts tomorrow. ;) Do you think it'll be Saturday morning or Sunday morning that they'll announce the three new Apostles? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Butter Posted October 3, 2015 Share Posted October 3, 2015 Saturday is when it's been consistently done in the past when they do the sustaining of the church officers. Interestingly, there's no guarantee we'll get one, let alone all three. Elder Nelson filled a vacancy that had been there for over a year. Chances are there will be two news ones at least, but it's interesting that it hasn't always been the next conference, even in our lifetimes. Elder - actually I guess he's President Nelson now since he's president of the quorum - Nelson talked about delays in filling vacancies as well as other things in a news article on lds.org. https://www.lds.org/church/news/president-nelson-reflects-on-being-an-apostle-of-the-lord?cid=HP_WE_9-30-2015_dCN_fCNWS_xLIDyL2-4_&lang=eng It would make sense that at least on of the vacancies be filled by someone not from the US. That's got to be hard just because of the distance to family. At least when he was called, President Uchtdorf's daughter's family lived in Germany and his son's family in Switzerland. It's a long way from Utah to Europe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maize Posted October 3, 2015 Author Share Posted October 3, 2015 Watching the Saturday Morning session now :) https://www.lds.org/?lang=eng 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maize Posted October 3, 2015 Author Share Posted October 3, 2015 It looks like they only have chairs on the stand for the current apostles, no empty ones this morning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maize Posted October 3, 2015 Author Share Posted October 3, 2015 Saturday is when it's been consistently done in the past when they do the sustaining of the church officers. Interestingly, there's no guarantee we'll get one, let alone all three. Elder Nelson filled a vacancy that had been there for over a year. Chances are there will be two news ones at least, but it's interesting that it hasn't always been the next conference, even in our lifetimes. Elder - actually I guess he's President Nelson now since he's president of the quorum - Nelson talked about delays in filling vacancies as well as other things in a news article on lds.org. https://www.lds.org/church/news/president-nelson-reflects-on-being-an-apostle-of-the-lord?cid=HP_WE_9-30-2015_dCN_fCNWS_xLIDyL2-4_&lang=eng It would make sense that at least on of the vacancies be filled by someone not from the US. That's got to be hard just because of the distance to family. At least when he was called, President Uchtdorf's daughter's family lived in Germany and his son's family in Switzerland. It's a long way from Utah to Europe. They usually do the sustaining on Saturday afternoon, right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maize Posted October 3, 2015 Author Share Posted October 3, 2015 President Uchdorf says there will be three new apostles :) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Butter Posted October 3, 2015 Share Posted October 3, 2015 It looks like they only have chairs on the stand for the current apostles, no empty ones this morning. The GA's Conference Center chairs are the coolest things ever. First of all, the quorum and first presidency have chairs made specifically for them. And then they move around and rearrange, too. It's amazing how it works. They usually do the sustaining on Saturday afternoon, right? It has varied. I checked the last several times we got new Quorum members starting with Nelson and Oaks in 1984. Sometimes it was Saturday morning, sometimes Saturday afternoon. The last few seem to be a trend toward always being Saturday afternoon. President Uchdorf says there will be three new apostles :) I noticed that! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maize Posted October 3, 2015 Author Share Posted October 3, 2015 Oh, do they get chairs built for their specific dimensions? That would be awesome. I've always wondered how these aging men with various physical challenges manage to sit through hours and hours and hours of general conference, generally looking awake and alert throughout. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maize Posted October 3, 2015 Author Share Posted October 3, 2015 "Our leaders have the best intentions, but sometimes we make mistakes" :) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Butter Posted October 3, 2015 Share Posted October 3, 2015 Yup. If you look closely you can see how, for example, President Eyring has a thinner seat than President Monson. They have different amounts of padding according to tastes as well. We toured the Conference Center in February and the tour guide talked about it. If you ever get a chance, take the tour! http://www.hejduk.net/scrapbook/digital/ConferenceRoom1.jpg 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heidi Posted October 3, 2015 Share Posted October 3, 2015 I love the recent refocus on keeping the Sabbath day holy. It's not something I grew up understanding or observing in both action and spirit. At this time in my life, it is exactly what I need personally, and the promised blessings that come from keeping the Sabbath holy is what I desire for my family most of all, which is that they will gain their own testimonies of the Savior and peace will come into our home. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maize Posted October 3, 2015 Author Share Posted October 3, 2015 I need to figure out what this means for my family. I feel like we NEED the Sabbath to be an oasis in the our busy days, but I'm not sure how to achieve that. I struggle with the idea of a day of rest when I have a household of small children. They're not much into letting mother rest. I need to figure out a different way to approach/reframe what the Sabbath should be to our family. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maize Posted October 3, 2015 Author Share Posted October 3, 2015 I'm enjoying Sister Marriott's accent. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Butter Posted October 3, 2015 Share Posted October 3, 2015 I loved it! I'm quite enjoying the talk on the Holy Ghost's promptings. I think sometimes we forget that we can't become perfect all at once, but acting on those little, seemingly simple promptings, helps us get there, little by little. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardenmom5 Posted October 3, 2015 Share Posted October 3, 2015 well - dh home teaches a neighbor. they went down for conference - and left their tickets to the conference center. marvels of modern tech. dh was able to get the tickets- and I texted pix of them to them. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeaganS Posted October 3, 2015 Share Posted October 3, 2015 There are 3 empty chairs. So I'm guessing it's happening this session. :) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prairiewindmomma Posted October 3, 2015 Share Posted October 3, 2015 Just saw that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xuzi Posted October 3, 2015 Share Posted October 3, 2015 Keep me updated! I'm on a plane. :p (Yay for free Wi-Fi!) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prairiewindmomma Posted October 3, 2015 Share Posted October 3, 2015 Ronald A. Rasband, Gary Stevenson, and Dale G. Renlen? Did I get that right? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prairiewindmomma Posted October 3, 2015 Share Posted October 3, 2015 They will be speaking tomorrow am (the new apostles). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PinkTulip Posted October 3, 2015 Share Posted October 3, 2015 That's what I heard - I know of Elder Rasband but am not familiar with the other two. Regardless, I'm sure all three will be awesome. Yay! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forget-Me-Not Posted October 3, 2015 Share Posted October 3, 2015 Ronald A. Rasband, Gary Stevenson, and Dale G. Renlen? Did I get that right? Renlund 😊 http://www.mormonnewsroom.org/article/three-named-to-the-quorum-of-the-twelve-apostles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Butter Posted October 3, 2015 Share Posted October 3, 2015 I cheered when they called Elder Rasband. I LOVE him! Elder Renlund gave an incredible talk last conference. The Seventies really brought it in April and his was no exception. He talked about keeping on trying. He had one of my favorite quotes of the whole conference last time: If we don’t try, we’re just latter-day sinners; if we don’t persevere, we’re latter-day quitters; and if we don’t allow others to try, we’re just latter-day hypocrites. As we try, persevere, and help others to do the same, we are true Latter-day Saints. https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2015/04/latter-day-saints-keep-on-trying?lang=eng I'm really not familiar with Elder Stevenson. He was in the presiding bishopric. The average age of the Quorum of the Twelve just dropped considerably. Elder Bednar is no longer the youngest (he's 63, and Elder Anderson is 64, the other 7 and the first presidency are 70+). Elder Rasband is 64. Elder Stevenson is 60. Elder Renlund is 62. (I'm a numbers geek lol) The oxygen through the glasses thing is one of the coolest inventions. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Butter Posted October 3, 2015 Share Posted October 3, 2015 My brother semi-live blogs every Conference. Here's his thoughts on this morning's talks: http://latterdaysnark.blogspot.com/2015/10/sorta-liveblogging-general-conference.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maize Posted October 3, 2015 Author Share Posted October 3, 2015 Elder Holland made me cry. That was an incredible tribute. And the first time I can remember hearing mention in GC of our heavenly mother. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Butter Posted October 3, 2015 Share Posted October 3, 2015 The talk on mothers is especially poignant for me today. Exactly 14 years ago I gave birth to my awesome oldest son. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PinkTulip Posted October 3, 2015 Share Posted October 3, 2015 Just quickly looked it up during the song - it's Dale Renlund Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maize Posted October 3, 2015 Author Share Posted October 3, 2015 The talk on mothers is especially poignant for me today. Exactly 14 years ago I gave birth to my awesome oldest son. Mothering imagery is so often applied to Christ, in addition to the things Elder Holland mentioned I think of the "hen gathering her chickens under her wing" references. ETA: Happy birthday to your son, I've always thought we really ought to celebrate our mothers on our birth days ;) 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forget-Me-Not Posted October 3, 2015 Share Posted October 3, 2015 Elder Holland. Such an incredible talk. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sara in AZ Posted October 3, 2015 Share Posted October 3, 2015 Elder Holland. Such an incredible talk. Just bawled all the way through it. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Butter Posted October 3, 2015 Share Posted October 3, 2015 Elder Holland. Such an incredible talk. I can't think of any time he has not given an incredible talk. He has a real gift. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heidi Posted October 3, 2015 Share Posted October 3, 2015 I'm missing conference right now too. Can't wait to see this session after the kids go to bed! Butter, what do you mean "oxygen through the glasses"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Butter Posted October 3, 2015 Share Posted October 3, 2015 Butter, what do you mean "oxygen through the glasses"? For the last few years the speakers who need to wear oxygen have been wearing special glasses that are designed in a way that the oxygen is delivered through the glasses instead of having to wear traditional tubes. Elder Hales was using his oxygen glasses. http://www.oxygenconcentratorstore.com/oxygen-glasses/show examples. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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