. . . conference gems . . .

. . . i cannot tell a lie . . .

. . . music is my favorite part

of general conference . . .

. . . i look forward

to every single number

the mormon tabernacle choir

performs . . .

. . . the arrangements

sometimes leave me breathless . . .

. . . i stand in awe

of the three hundred plus voices

that blend so beautifully

into the most glorious sound . . .

. . . watching and listening

to the tabernacle organists

always makes me happy, too . . .

. . . what can i say? . . .

. . . music always speaks to my spirit . . .

. . . my favorites from this weekend were:

1) "you can make the pathway bright", and

2) "come thou fount of every blessing"

{i have a tiny pet peeve - please don't call it

"come thou FONT of every blessing"}

mormon tabernacle choir

. . . don't worry, though . . .

. . . i also love

hearing the words

of our leaders . . .

. . . here are my top four talks . . .

{in order of when they were given}

. . . first up -

president henry b. eyring . . .

. . . he spoke about

building a strong foundation

of faith . . .

. . . we'll need it to help us

through life's trials . . .

. . . ain't that the truth? . . .

president henry b. eyring

. . . i swear - every talk

elder jeffrey r. holland

gives is an instant classic . . .

. . . this time,

his explanation of the parable

of the labourers in the vineyard

made so much sense to me . . .

. . . let's not waste time or energy

worrying about

perceived problems encountered

during the day's labours . . .

. . . don't be hurt or envious

of the good fortune of others . . .

. . . at the end of the day,

it's all about the goodness of god

and the atonement . . .

elder jeffrey r. holland

. . . good call to invite

an mtc choir to sing

in the saturday afternoon session,

because . . .

. . . oh, hello elder archuleta . . .

. . . and hey - no pressure at all

elder anderson! . . .

elder anderson and elder archuleta

. . . president uchtdorf . . .

. . . enough said . . .

. . . please let him

read all the names

of the church leaders

for our sustaining vote

every time . . .

. . . because everything sounds better

with a german accent . . .

. . . am i right? . . .

. . . also - his talk was amazing . . .

{even though he was wearing an orange tie}

. . . "the topic of judging others

could actually be taught

in a two-word sermon -

when it comes to hating,

gossiping, ignoring, ridiculing,

holding grudges,

or wanting to cause harm -

please apply the following:

stop it!" . . .

president dieter f. uchtdorf

. . . and what about

elder ronald a. rasband's talk? . . .

. . . did you cry as much as i did? . . .

. . . did you think of several friends

who are going

through the heartache

of discovering

their child will require them

to learn special lessons? . . .

. . . did you feel the deep love

his family has

for their little grandson paxton? . . .

elder ronald a. rasband

. . . the icing on the cake

was a text from my sweet daughter

after his talk . . .

. . . she has taught me special lessons

and brought us special blessings . . .

. . . she's amazing . . .

. . . i'm sure you had

favorite conference moments, too . . .