Conference Rumors!

Every time conference comes around, I always hear from students and other teachers rumors being spread about conference. They are really easy to detect. They usually begin with a phrase like this: "My brother's neighboor's grand daughter is President Hinckley's neice and she said..." You know how it goes. Anyhow-- just so you know, this April's conference is supposed to be "Historic with a capital 'H'" and what President Hinckley will say will "change the church." And 15 minutes before conference starts I can tell you I already agree with such claims. Every time we gather for our semi annual meetings, it is Historic with a capital 'H'. The faithful Saints grow in number each year and this most certainly will be the largest gathering of faithful Saints since the Restoration in 1830 if not since the beginning of time. And when our beloved prophet speaks, it will quite literally change the church, one soul at a time. Certainly conference will prove to be a life changing experience for thousands if not millions as they heed the counsel given to them from these meetings. To quote from Elder Holland's stirring remarks in October conference:

"We are coming to the close of another marvelous general conference. We have been blessed to hear messages from our leaders, including and especially President Gordon B. Hinckley, the man we sustain as God's oracle on earth, our living prophet, seer, and revelator. As prophets have done in dispensations from Adam down to the present day, President Hinckley has figuratively gathered us in a kind of global equivalent of the valley of Adam-ondi-Ahman, has loved us and taught us and bestowed upon us his blessing.
"I think it is safe to say that the prayer all the brethren and sisters have had as they have spoken this weekend is that general conference will have been as uplifting, and if needful as life-changing for each of us....It is no trivial matter for this Church to declare to the world prophecy, seership, and revelation, but we do declare it. It is true light shining in a dark world, and it shines from these proceedings."

We are off to get our Ritz crackers and cheese, blankets and pillows (the hard, uncomfortable ones so we don't fall asleep), & pen and paper to enjoy yet another Historic and life changing conference with all of you. Ciao!