Sorta-liveblogging general conference: Saturday morning session
So if you’re here, you probably already know the way these notes are laid out, because Google doesn’t give much weight in its search results to blogs that are only updated twice a year.But in case...
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As with the rest of these entries, the first speaker is at the bottom of the post, and then you can read up to follow chronologically.Jeffrey R. Holland. of the quorum of apostlesJohn the Baptist could...
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So priesthood session is men and boys aged 11 (if they’re turning 12 this year), but the general women’s session is girls and women aged 8 and up. Just kind of wondering if they’re ever going to adjust...
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Sunday morning! Historically, the “big leagues” session, because if people away from the Mormon Dominance Area only heard/saw one session, it was this one. Not so much anymore, though—but it still has...
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If you’re coming to this after the conference has ended, this may be the first of these entries you see, so for those new to this or who’ve forgotten, here’s how to read them: Blogs run—going against...
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I’ve decided to just repeat these introductions, because it’s a pain to try to come up with new ones each time. So, lifted from April’s entry…So if you’re here, you probably already know the way these...
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As with the rest of these entries, the first speaker is at the bottom of the post, and then you can read up to follow chronologically.Ronald A. Rasband, of the quorum of apostlesTeaching our children...
View ArticleSorta-liveblogging general conference: General women’s session
The general women’s session! And yes, i’m male, but i figure that if my wife gets to sit in on the priesthood sessions as i listen to them, i get to hang out for this one.So once more, the speakers run...
View ArticleSorta-liveblogging general conference: Sunday morning session
Sunday morning! Historically, the “big leagues” session, because if people away from the Mormon Dominance Area only heard/saw one session, it was this one. Not so much anymore, though—but it still has...
View ArticleSorta-liveblogging general conference: Sunday afternoon session
If you’re coming to this after the conference has ended, this may be the first of these entries you see, so for those new to this or who’ve forgotten, here’s how to read them: Blogs run—going against...
View ArticleSorta-liveblogging general conference: Saturday morning session
So this is probably the last one of these i post here. It’s nice having my conference notes in an easy place to find, but it’s kind of a bother (and a little distracting during the conference,...
View ArticleSorta-liveblogging general conference: Saturday afternoon session
Next session, same ordering as all the rest of these.Gary E. Stevenson, of the quorum of apostles Brigham Young prophesied great things about temples, including that they would one day number in the...
View ArticleSorta-liveblogging general conference: Saturday evening session
Time for the extra-special bonus session, this time for everyone! (I mean, everyone was watching them at home together anyway, might as well make it official, right?)Russell M. Nelson, president of the...
View ArticleSorta-liveblogging general conference: Sunday morning session
Sunday morning, the extra-special holy session! (Or at least that’s the assumption i always had growing up.)Russell M. Nelson, president of the high priesthood There has been much tribulation recently;...
View ArticleSorta-liveblogging general conference: Sunday afternoon session
So we’ve gotten to the final session. Since anyone coming to this after it goes up will see this first, a note about the way these are set up:The speakers are listed in reverse chronological order, so...
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Welcome to another pandemic edition of So You Want to Hear a GA!Anyway, last time i said that would probably be the last of these i did, but I figure it’s still worth doing in a time when things are...
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Round 2! As with the rest of these, the first speaker is at the bottom of the post, and it reads upward from there.Dieter F. Uchtdorf, of the quorum of apostles The current pandemic is not what we...
View ArticleSorta-liveblogging general conference: Saturday evening session
Yeah, i’m a man taking notes on the women’s session. So sue me. It’s not like my daughters stay in seclusion over on the other side of the house during the April priesthood sessions, you know?Russell...
View ArticleSorta-liveblogging general conference: Sunday morning session
Sunday morning! The conceptual big leagues.Russell M. Nelson, president of the high priesthood One of the meanings of Israel is ‘let God prevail’—so the gathering of Israel is, in one sense, a...
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The final session, finally! Since anyone coming to this after it goes up will see this first, a note about the way these are set up:The speakers are listed in reverse chronological order, so to get the...
View ArticleSorta-liveblogging general conference: Saturday morning session
I was going to stop doing these a while back, but then the pandemic hit, and i felt like it would be good to keep going through that. But it turns out to be more distracting to take notes than not to,...
View ArticleSorta-liveblogging general conference: Saturday afternoon session
Saturday afternoon, first address at the bottom of the post, the remainder in reverse chronological order.M. Russell Ballard, acting president of the quorum of apostles Knowing God helps us know who we...
View ArticleSorta-liveblogging general conference: Priesthood session
Priesthood session, though this time it was made clear that all are invited to view it, not just priesthood holders, which i found interesting.Russell M. Nelson, president of the high priesthood Some...
View ArticleSorta-liveblogging general conference: Sunday morning session
Not often that you get an explicitly stated thematic element to a session! But we got that with the international church here, i’m guessing in part because it’s the most-watched session worldwide?...
View ArticleSorta-liveblogging general conference: Sunday afternoon session
So like i said in the intro to the Saturday morning session, it’s time to retire these sets of notes. (I’d planned to a bit ago, but decided to keep them going during the pandemic.) I’m not sure if i’m...
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