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It’s been a while since we’ve been reminded to keep our testimonies to testimony. ETA: Still lots of missionary stories. And no major “revelation bombs.” Which is good. I think it’s ok to let GC stay just a place to hear guidance and wisdom from official leads.
You won’t hear me say this very often. I think Ballard’s talk was the best so far. Great reminder about one of my own soapbox issues – it’s simple, let’s not complicate it. Most people here will want to skip Elder Anderson’s talk. Very black and white. Seriously, most here will want to skip it.
Seriously, this is the kind of talk that drove away my son and daughter-in-law. At least Elder Anderson admitted that he “might not understand” the circumstances of people who didn’t get to live the perfect Mormon life. As a single woman, I don’t want to hear him quote a single woman. I want to hear from a single woman who is in the church. It took me years to get some of my closest friends to realized just how little they comprehend what life for a single Mormon woman looks like. There’s no way a married man in Utah can understand me on a level where he won’t manage to minimize how deeply this impacts my worldview. I’m not saying it’s impossible to have that conversation in a positive way. I just know it’s very difficult. Can I hear from a single woman please? ETA: Even better. Can I hear from a single woman who doesn’t really want a baby? I don’t want the “I’m sad I don’t have the opportunity to be a mother, but this is how I am living without a baby!” I’ve heard that a lot. I just want to hear about life as a single, faithful, female member. Without feeling like something is lacking because that description starts with “single.”
Old Timer wrote:
Most people here will want to skip Elder Anderson’s talk.Very black and white. Seriously, most here will want to skip it.
I’m with you on this one Curt. If Ballard’s was the best, this is in the running for the worst, and it has a big lead.
I will also add that I really like the BYU choir. They’ve done a great job. DarkJedi wrote:
I will also add that I really like the BYU choir. They’ve done a great job.
I agree!
Holland is Holland, nice talk about the sacrament. I’m always nervous when he speaks. I either love it or am miserable. He sometimes feels like a bully. Today he talked so much about Jesus and love that I was very happy listening to the talk. It was a good one, imo. I keep checking in with my wife to see if they have loosened up the Word of Wisdom so we can all go out to Starbucks. Never been for coffee, wouldn’t mind trying it if the WoW opens up for us…I hope they are saving another big change for another meeting. I really like the way Elder Renlund began in his talk about receiving blessings. I especially like that he stated explicitly we don’t receive blessings by frenetically racking up points with good works coupons.
I also like that he tied everything into faith in Jesus Christ.
“You don’t earn blessings.”
“Our puny actions approach zero in the infinite pile, but they are not zero, and they are not insignificant.”
I like that he specifically mentioned that Arizona is in North America. It is a little thing, but it is an important thing – and it says something about his recognition that not all members would know that.
“The irrevocable law is time insensitive. If the desired blessing does not come soon, you do not need to drive yourself crazy wondering what more you can do.”
I love this talk.
Sis. Eubank is focusing on light and blessings from a connection to Jesus Christ. I LOVE this talk. It is everything we need here. Jesus is . . . He can help people who are struggling with:
Grief, fatigue, expectations, feeling not accepted or acceptable (don’t fit the mold), splintering with questions (“The questions in my mind didn’t go away.”), self-doubt and self-critical, etc.
Make Christ the center of your life.
We need each other.
This is a keeper.
Curt, I agree. Both talks were wonderful. Sister Eubanks’s especially. I love in particular that she talks about coming close to Christ. There was no discussion of “activity” in the church. Not explicitly so, at least. She made it clear that drawing close to Jesus is the important part and that church involvement can be a support to that, but the connection and divine love of Christ is the core of the process. It was really beautiful. I’m looking forward to re-reading it once the transcript is up. Curt, I was just reading the twitter feeds on Sister Eubanks talk and I think it’s a wide concurrence that this might be the best talk in the whole event thus far.
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