A Conference

To all who read this blog, I haven't been great about keeping up lately. Life has been pretty busy. Between January and April, accountants are very busy preparing taxes and performing audits on the financial statements of the past year. Work had me traveling for two weeks and then very busy while in town the following week. One week involved 65 hours of work. It can be a bit draining.

Last Sunday, Steph and I had the opportunity to hear from the leaders of our church at a regional meeting. We arrived expecting to hear from local leaders, but were happily surprised to hear from Thomas S. Monson and David A. Bednar of the Twelve Apostles. As the church has grown internationally, it as become increasingly more difficult for the members of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles to visit everyone in the church. Technology has allowed them to speak to members of the church all over the world while staying in Salt Lake City and they are beginning to utilize this technology more frequently.

Both men spoke very well. The overall theme of the conference was on living so that the Holy Ghost can be with us to bless our lives. We were taught that we cannot force the Holy Ghost to come, we can only invite Him into our lives by keeping the commandments. We also cannot be obedient to the spirit of the law while ignoring the letter of the law. We should pray to invite the Holy Ghost and we should be "meek and humble" so we can receive it.

I left the conference happy and pensive. The conference was uplifting and also instructive. There are some things I feel I can do better so I can more fully enjoy the blessings of the companionship of the Holy Ghost. I always feel grateful to receive instruction from the Apostles of the Lord Jesus Christ. I look forward to hearing from all the members of the twelve this April when they address the world-wide membership.