Conference Report and Analysis

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Thought I would make a thread for this topic.
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Now we will see if the leaked list of speakers is accurate. So far, Eyring is accurate. But have a member of the First Presidency open the conference is not a surprise.
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He had to give his dog away! This is the most f@$#ed story in conference ever!
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Yes, too bad for the dog. But the leaked list of speakers continues to hold with this Clayton guy.
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I think this Clayton guy wins the award for weeping.
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Silver Girl wrote: Sat Apr 01, 2017 9:50 am I think this Clayton guy wins the award for weeping.
You're actually watching?

You resign, but you know you can't turn away from the awards show!

Mopag - what time is the awards ceremony?
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Elder Renlund gave a pretty good talk on not judging others.
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Renlund's talk was good - seems like a nice guy.

The guy talking now (not sure his name) seems so self-righteous and smug. This is the speaker two speakers after Renlund.

Edit: Mark Bragg - perfect name for him. His personality is so irritating - I'd like to smack him.
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Silver Girl wrote: Sat Apr 01, 2017 10:25 am Renlund's talk was good - seems like a nice guy.

The guy talking now (not sure his name) seems so self-righteous and smug. This is the speaker two speakers after Renlund.

Edit: Mark Bragg - perfect name for him. His personality is so irritating - I'd like to smack him.
He failed to mention discrimination on sexual preference. There must have been a glitch in the teleprompter.
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According to Nelson, it's a great idea to get kicked out of major academic competitions because you have to attend a Relief Society meeting. This was supposed to show how a young LDS woman would stand for the right, but it fell really flat for me.
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Nelson would not have stopped in the middle of a heart surgery for a Church commitment.
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Red Ryder wrote: Sat Apr 01, 2017 9:53 am

Mopag - what time is the awards ceremony?
I don't know yet, but damn do we have some contenders for Suck Up 70

I didn't catch all of it. I was on a field trip with DD's girl scout troop so I couldn't set the Eyring cry clock. Anyone get a time of when the tears started flowing? I caught the guy after him Poor dog! :cry:

So the 70s?
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moksha wrote: Sat Apr 01, 2017 10:50 am Nelson would not have stopped in the middle of a heart surgery for a Church commitment.
But he probably would have shamed anyone else for not doing so.
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Red Ryder wrote: Sat Apr 01, 2017 9:53 am
Silver Girl wrote: Sat Apr 01, 2017 9:50 am I think this Clayton guy wins the award for weeping.
You're actually watching?

You resign, but you know you can't turn away from the awards show!

Mopag - what time is the awards ceremony?
I have personal interests in this particular GC. I left the church, but I can't leave it alone. :roll:
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Red Ryder wrote: Sat Apr 01, 2017 10:35 am
Silver Girl wrote: Sat Apr 01, 2017 10:25 am Renlund's talk was good - seems like a nice guy.

The guy talking now (not sure his name) seems so self-righteous and smug. This is the speaker two speakers after Renlund.

Edit: Mark Bragg - perfect name for him. His personality is so irritating - I'd like to smack him.
He failed to mention discrimination on sexual preference. There must have been a glitch in the teleprompter.
I caught pieces of this one and I heard some really good bits about not being mean to others etc. But really it's just so hollow coming from the church especially after the November policy.
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we had this (don't be prejudiced against others) in the European Broadcast a few weeks ago. I kind of thought it was a little wasted on us. A) I think we are a little more liberal (live and let live) and B) We are used to being a minority ourselves - as mormons we are relatively few in number in our countries - so again we are not likely to persecute others.

The only thing I can think we (European Mormons) are bigoted on is sexuality and that lies squarely at feet of the church, so I wasn't sure who we needed to stop giving a hard time? It was Elder Ballard who delivered the message, I enjoyed the rest of his talk though.
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Round 2

oh here we go
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Love it. I'm having a good day not watching at all for probably the first time ever. I just do not care anymore...at all.
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Did I miss something?

Don't they usually announce how many new wards and stakes have been created? Was there no such announcement today and does this mark the admission of a downward trend?
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