7 October 2012

General Conference, Sunday session

This morning I put up the rest of my window gels. I guess I am still an elementary teacher at heart. I like having some kind of seasonal decoration up. The window gels are fun. Jeanne sent me some after I first moved here and I have just been adding to them.

Today during General Conference I made a fleece, tied blanket.  I remember Jeanne doing that with the kids during one conference.  I thought it would be fun to do while I listened to the talks.  It would also be nice to have a warm blanket as the weather gets colder.  It turned out to be a lot of hard work, however.  I thought the scissors in our drawer were pretty sharp.  I guess for paper, but not for cutting fleece.

President Monson's, Elder Holland's, and Elder Hales' inspired me.  President Monson advised us to be sure to go back and read the the talks when they come out in the Ensign and Liahona for more depth and meaning.  Elder Holland's talk about John 21 impressed me. When I heard him quote versus 15-17, I immediately thought of the song I have sung in choir "Feed My Sheep."  This time around the story seemed to have more meaning for me.  Elder Hales also went John 21 but took a different  approach.  He focused on the role of the Holy Ghost.