The List

General Conference starts tomorrow.  When I was a child I loved to watch because of the way it made me feel.  As a teenager though I sat listening making an impossible list of things I needed to improve.  It became discouraging after making the list and then failing at trying to change everything.  It was like making a bunch of New Year's Resolutions twice a year.

Now I approach it in a more satisfying way.  First I buy about 150 mini candy bars. (I don't eat all of them myself.)  Then I get my comfortable clothes on, a pencil and paper.  Then I say a prayer to hear the one thing I should work on for the next six months and enjoy the rest.  For me the decision to approach it in this manner has made my experience so much more enjoyable.

The speakers are inspiring and the spirit of the meetings are full of love and appreciation.  I admit I have my favorites, but it's also nice when someone I'm not familiar with shares a message.  I love conference and someday would like to go and sit in the conference center.  I want to live a gospel centered life, but I'm only a child still.  Watching, learning, listening, feeling and hopefully changing for the better.