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[Condensation she/her]

Thanks! I was gone for a while, huh.

[Chinkoln he/him]

8 hours ago, DramaQueen said:

*too

I hate grammar and homophones.

[AonEne he/him]

I got a blessing before school, and even though I didn’t feel the Spirit, I hope that it helps... 

[Chinkoln he/him]

20 hours ago, AonEne said:

I got a blessing before school, and even though I didn’t feel the Spirit, I hope that it helps... 

I am sure that it will. Even if you didn't feel the Spirit, as long as the person who gave you the blessing is a Melchizedek priesthood holder, the Spirit was there and will stay with you.

[+Slowswift]

On 8/25/2020 at 0:18 PM, AonEne said:

I got a blessing before school, and even though I didn’t feel the Spirit, I hope that it helps... 

Y'know, just about every time I was ordained to a priesthood office, I haven't felt the Spirit, at least not in the "traditional" way. Anyone else who was there has assured me that they did, but for me? Nuthin'. I don't know why that is; don't know what I need to learn, if anything. But I have felt it on many other occasions acting in Priesthood capacity, so I know somebody did something right. 

Also, something that's helped me before was remembering that I'd had a blessing -- for example, the last time I had to speak in church, I was nervous as all heck (as one is). Got a blessing, didn't feel much at the time. But up at the pulpit, just as I was starting to really worry, I remembered that I'd been blessed with calm and clear speech, and the rest of the talk went swimmingly. Dunno if this will be universally applicable, but my point is that blessings are not isolated, contained experiences. That blessing will help. Maybe not in the way you think, but it will.

Bit late, but I wish you the best, Ene!

[Eran of Arcadia]

Bumping this thread just to announce that I'm here.

Haven't been back to church - the earliest Sacrament Meeting I could attend is October 11 but it will be easier to just stay home and do family sacrament like we've been doing.

Also, my username is partially a reference to where I served my mission, in case anyone wondered.

[Mat he/him]

47 minutes ago, Eran of Arcadia said:

Haven't been back to church - the earliest Sacrament Meeting I could attend is October 11 but it will be easier to just stay home and do family sacrament like we've been doing.

The same is true for me! My ward gets to go back to church on October 11th, and while it is easier just to stay home, my ward is so small that I am really the only reliable young man who will always be there to pass, so I'm going!

I think I would anyway, though. Yay! Yay!

[Retrac he/him]

Is everyone excited for conference?

[Experience he/him]

YES!!!

I can't believe it's already that time.

[Mat he/him]

I know right, seems like we just had the April one! Hoping we get the new hymnbook...

[Experience he/him]

Oh ya. I totally forgot about that. That'll be really cool when they release (is that the right word?) it. 

[Condensation she/her]

Hey, I found a meme that's both Stormlight and MotCoJCoLDS. Anyone?

[Mist she/her]

5 minutes ago, Condensation said:

Hey, I found a meme that's both Stormlight and MotCoJCoLDS. Anyone?

Sure, assuming it's not the one I'm quoting below from this thread.

On 3/20/2020 at 11:12 AM, Kelsier'sGodComplex said:

Here's one I've seen. Don't give me credit!

 

[Condensation she/her]

That's the one. Guess not, then!

[+Slowswift]

10 hours ago, Retrac said:

Is everyone excited for conference?

Heck yes I am! I'm hopeful my family'll still be able to do our traditional picnic up the canyon, even with COVID. (Should be possible. It's pretty easy to stay away from everyone when you're out in the wilderness.)

I'd love the new hymnbook, but I think that's still a year or two out. Anybody have any hymns in particular that they'd like to see added (or removed)?

[Ironwill2112 he/him]

CHURCH IS TRUE!!!!

[Experience he/him]

Conference is soooooooooooo good!!!!! I especially loved Elder Cooks talk.

Edited October 3, 2020 by Experience

[Condensation she/her]

Woo! Conference! Yay!

[Frustration]

Day 2 

Who had your favorite talk?

Mine was Elder Soares.

[Vapor she/her]

That and President Nelson's.

[Experience he/him]

I loved all of them. I also really really liked Elder Ballard's.

[Mat he/him]

6 minutes ago, Frustration said:

Day 2 

Who had your favorite talk?

Mine was Elder Soares.

Agree

Edited October 4, 2020 by Matrim's Dice
My post count is 1337 how bout that

[Rosharan A.C. he/him]

Let God Prevail.

Probably my favorite part of this session.

edit: Last week, to prepare for conference I watched the Youth Devotional from 2018 again. You can imagine how excited I was when President Nelson spoke on Gathering Israel! I couldn't have foreseen how the Lord would use my preparation, but I am so thankful that things happened the way they did! President Nelson's talk was so much more meaningful to me because I had watched the Devotional.

Edited October 4, 2020 by Rosharan A.C.

[Frustration]

3 hours ago, Matrim's Dice said:

Agree

Leet

[Truthless of Shinovar he/him]

Elder Andersen’s talk was probably my favorite, it makes me really want to share my love of Jesus with everybody.