Sunday Bliss

Today has been a really good Sunday. I always love Fast and Testimony Sunday's. My day started out early with Welfare Meeting. This was a new experience for me and I really had no idea what I was doing. To help the matters, I was the only member of the Presidency there...not exactly ideal. Next week is our Ward Conference and to put things mildly, I didn't know nearly as much as I should have. However, this was just another one of those "Don't Panic, it's ok." situations. No matter how badly I screw up, the Lord is always there to compensate for the rest of it.

I also attended the CES broadcast tonight. I have two things to say about this. The first is on the actual broadcast itself. The second on the people attending the broadcast.

Elder Ballard had a fantastic message that I so needed to hear. I love the way the Lord always knows exactly what we need to hear and finds a way to tell us. I would also like to mention the 1000+ choir from the Logan Institute did an amazing job! They looked and sounded fantastic!! It was so exciting to see people I knew singing.

Now, considering the broadcast was held at the Marriot Center on the BYU campus you would think the people attending would know how to behave and act properly. Then again, this is Provo and the people here continue to amaze me. I was always taught that when an apostle or other general authority is in the building you stand when they enter and leave the room. You also wait for them to leave before you do so. When half the congregation stands and leaves before Elder Ballard stood up, I thought I was going to die! Really!?! Come on! Is having so much access to general authorities diminishing the respect you have for them? Do you not realize that he is an Apostle of the Lord and deserves the utmost respect we can give? I was SO embarrassed for those people.

I love Sunday's that leave you feeling refreshed and ready for the next week...and with my upcoming week, I'm going to need it. Parent teacher conferences here I come!