As general conference
time rolls around once again I think it is interesting to hear how everyone
reacts to the “holiday” weekend. The most vocal people, at least around BYU
campus, are those who generally say things like
“OH-MY-GOSH-IT’S-CONFERENCE-WEEKEND-AGAIN!!!!!
I-CAN’T-WAIT-TO-HEAR-WHAT-ELDER-(FILL-IN-THE-BLANK)-HAS-TO-SAY!!!!” Sometimes
however, if you are paying attention, you can detect a slight undercurrent of
those who really just wish that the brethren would come up with some new
material.
I can imagine that this is how a majority of the people in Noah’s
time felt. Moses 8 records that on at least three separate occasions Noah went
out among the people and called them to repentance, to which they all responded
with death threats/attempts (naturally).
During just my short life time there
have been more than three occasions when the general authorities during
conference have called the church to repentance and exhorted them to become
better people. For the most part those listening to conference do not respond
with death threats, but are we responding by spiritually killing ourselves? Do
we think “Oh, I’ve heard this before and I am doing the best I can, so will
they please talk about something more achievable?” All this without actually
taking the opportunity to reexamine ourselves and our lives to determine if a)
we really are doing the best we can or 2) our attitude about conference can tell
us anything about where we are headed in life? I think we all know all of the
basic reasons that the essential truths of the doctrine are repeated to us, and
we repeat them to each other, frequently. The one thing I have to say on the
topic is, maybe instead of starting off with “oh, I’ve heard this before…” we
think of it as something brand new. You are human, you like new and shiny
things, try it.
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