President Monson concluded the Sunday General Conference sessions noting that he has "miles to go before he sleeps." (from Robert Frost's "Stopping By Woods on a Snowy Evening"). I like to hear our prophet acknowledge that even he has plenty to take in! I enjoy listening to conference but there is so much good information all at once that I'll be glad when the November Ensign arrives so I can focus on one talk at a time!
A few highlights from the Sunday sessions: President Eyring's talk on trusting in the Lord was great. And, Elder Oak's spoke on the 2 lines of communication we have with our Heavenly Father: the personal line and the priesthood line.
Concluding the morning session was a wonderful talk on gratitude by President Monson. He used a quote from the Greek philosopher, Epictetus who said: "He is a wise man who does not grieve for the things which he has not, but rejoices for those which he has." Well stated! President Monson also shared the truism by Aldous Huxley that "Most human beings have an almost infinite capacity for taking things for granted." So true!
Elder Bednar spoke about the Holy Ghost in the Sunday afternoon session. The ordinance for receiving the Holy Ghost into our lives is a method that is simple but profound. And Elder Ballard used a clever analogy between the deception fly fishermen use to lure the fish in, to the deception the adversary uses to convince us that good is evil and evil is good.
That's just a tiny nugget of my notes but just like President Monson stated, I also have miles to go! Both in absorbing all the new information and then in implementing it too! Overall, a really good conference weekend!
