Conference Weekend

I love General Conference weekends. My best friend calls them Pajama Church because she loves to watch from home. I usually watch about half of Conference at home, and half at church. My favorite way to start the weekend is at the church building. It sets the mood for the weekend and helps me get into the right spirit.

I'll get up early Saturday morning, shower, put on appropriate (and comfortable) church attire and drive over to the Stake Center. The building is usually pretty peaceful. When I first walk in, the sound of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir streams down the hallways.

I'm never alone. The missionaries are there, as well as a few other families and single adults. Once I'm situated in one of the back pews, I stretch out, lean back, close my eyes, and soak in the hymns. Then, after the opening prayer, I pull out my journal and write to Heavenly Father. It's really a prayer, a short journal entry about how thankful I am for the wonderful weekend ahead of me and for all of the many blessings in my life. I also write down my thoughts, which are focused on the questions and concerns that I need guidance about.

When the final session comes to a close on Sunday afternoon, I'm tired but filled with the Spirit. So many wonderful words of wisdom have been shared from the pulpit and I'm ready to reflect on all that I have learned.

Now, because of my desire to keep that Spirit in my life even more, I've decided to continue my Conference Reading Challenge. Starting this week, I will read and reflect on all of the talks presented in the April 2015 Conference Season. I'm sure I'm not the only person out there blogging about conference, but I hope you will join me. Subscribe on the right and you'll receive an e-mail every time I post about another session.