GENERAL CONFERENCE: October 179th semi annual conference

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St George Temple with American Flag
We are home for the next two days watching General Conference… More found at the church blog – photos, video etc..
I’ll live blog a little bit of it.
Video and Audio Streams of Conference
About General Conference

“The 179th Semiannual General Conference of the Church will convene in the Conference Center in Salt Lake City on Saturday and Sunday, October 3-4, 2009. The Saturday general sessions will be held at 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m.; Sunday sessions will be held at 9:30 a.m. (which includes Music and the Spoken Word) and 2:00 p.m. The general priesthood meeting will be held in the Conference Center on Saturday, October 3, at 6:00 p.m.

The First Presidency invites all members of the Church to participate by attending, viewing, or listening via television, radio, satellite, or Internet transmission at http://www.lds.org. Messages of inspiration and guidance will be delivered by the First Presidency, members of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, and other General Authorities and general officers of the Church.’

Live Blogging President Uchtdorf:
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Dieter Uchtdorf:
GREATEST COMMANDMENT: Thou shalt love the Lord they God with all thy heart.
“God does not love us because of our resume’ but because we are his children.”
“How can we increase our LOVE for God?”
“The more we approach him, the more we experience love for him.”
“Ye shall seek me and find me, when ye search for me with all your heart.”
“For this is the Love of God, that we keep his commandments.”
“If we don’t obey him, all is in vain.”
“We increase our love for our Heavenly Father and demonstrate our love for him by….
earnest desire to become more like him..”
“Don’t ever get discouraged if you stumble at times…the first step to walking in righteousness is simply to TRY…”
“Try, and keep on trying…until that which seems difficult becomes possible.”
How can we hear the Fathers voice?
“As we reach out to him, he will answer.”
“Listen for his voice…”
“In the gentle whisperings of the spirit”
“He will lead you on a course that will lead you to the pure love of Christ.”
“He will lead us out of darkness and to a greater light.”
This session of conference ended with one of my favorite hymns, Come Come ye Saints:


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General Conference: General Relief Society Meeting

Jenny Hatch
To watch or listen to the women’s conference go here.

Live Blogging General Conference

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D. Todd Christofferson
The new Apostle of the Lord Jesus Christ, D. Todd Christofferson. With the passing of President Hinckley, a new apostle was called and sustained along with the new first presidency at General Conference yesterday. I had a witness from the Holy Spirit that this change in the First Presidency was pleasing to our Heavenly Father and that President Monson was the person called and set apart to be the president of the church and the spokesperson for our Savior.
And here is a link to the article on the churchs web site.
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Denver Colorado Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints

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General Conference April 5 – 6, 2008

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The Paul Hatch Family April 2008
My parents drove out to Colorado on the way to Salt Lake City for Conference this weekend. They stopped by early in the week and we had a family gathering. My Dad snapped this shot of our family with his digital camera. My parents will be in the conference center for the solemn assembly this morning in Salt Lake City.
Here is a link to an article published this morning on The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints web site explaing General Conference! The conference is streamed live on the internet, so click on the link to get to the site!
We will be sustaining our new Prophet Thomas Monson:

“Men and women who are offered various opportunities to serve in the Church are given this kind of acknowledgement by common consensus of other Church members in local congregational meetings. When a new First Presidency is sustained, the meeting is called a solemn assembly.

Common consent in the Church is an agreement among the members and leaders of a congregation, local or worldwide, regarding proposed assignments given to people within that congregation. Individuals choose to accept an assignment, and fellow members then have the chance to show support for that decision. A form of congregational common consent was practiced in biblical times, as found in the book of Exodus, when Moses “told the people all the words of the Lord” and the “people answered with one voice.”

What is General Conference?
General Conference is Personal

“Mormons find that the same address can be understood in different ways by different people. Mormons ascribe this to a desire on the part of each person to receive uniquely relevant and applicable instruction and inspiration from sermons, with the help of God’s Holy Spirit. This form of tailor-made learning, experienced by people of all faith traditions who sincerely engage with sacred texts or in religious services, is something that must be experienced to be truly comprehended.

For Mormons, general conference is an exciting time when large numbers gather to hear sermons, sacred music and news. But the most satisfying, profound and exhilarating thoughts and feelings of inspiration come when one person receives an answer to a serious personal question or is reassured by a connectedness to God and others.”

As a confirmed News Junkie, General Conference is an opportunity for me to relax, sit back, and over a two day span hear eight hours of pure unadulterated truth. It always recharges my batteries and keeps me grounded for the next six months of “the philosophies of men mingled with scripture” as I closely follow current events.
Jenny Hatch

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