I mentioned in my pre-conference post that I was, for the first time that I can remember, taking specific questions into conference with me. I told you I'd report back what happened.
Well, Saturday Morning and Priesthood, that's what.
I'm still not telling you what my questions were.
(My 11-year old shared her questions with me, but I refused to share mine with her. I told her maybe one of my questions was about her... Mine weren't about her (and I told her that), by the way, but I also didn't feel comfortable sharing them with her last night when she asked. But we did both observe that we did receive answers to our questions, and that was important to her.)
My questions were very specific, and the answers were, too. Some were frighteningly specific (frightening because of the work ahead of me).
I'll blog more on conference later, but I'll add this:
As usual I took notes on each talk. Last night my lovely wife and I discussed our impressions and what things we ought to begin to think about for our family as a result. It was, frankly, not a completely easy conversation. The work of gospel living is not always easy for me, especially when I see my shortcomings as clearly as in the light of a conference weekend.
But from my notes I've generated a bit of a punch list for myself (no, that's not a list that gives my 15-year old license to punch me; it's a stepped-up to-do/to-consider/to-meditate list).
I have plenty to do.
Amen, brother. Amen.
ReplyDeleteI challenged my Young Women to go in with questions and I did it myself too. I've gotta say, I've got a lot of work in my future, too. I suppose that's how the Gospel works.