Happy Easter

On this Easter Day i am very thankful that Jesus Christ is my personal Savior. On Good Friday he was tried and sentenced for who he was. He bled from every pore in the Garden of Gethsemane. He died on the cross at Golgotha. He suffered and died for me. On Easter Morning he rose form the dead. He did this all for me. He paid for all my sins, transgressions, pains, sorrows, sickness. He did this because of His boundless love for me. So that i can return to God one day. So that i can be resurrected one day. So that i may be comforted in my anguish. He did this for me. He did this for everyone that will repent and come unto Him.

General Conference

As a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints i have the opportunity to attend General Conference. In the LDS faith we believe that God has called prophets as in olden days. General Conference is a worldwide meeting held the first weekend of April and October every year. At these meetings each prophet speaks and councils those who will listen. There are sessions Saturday and Sunday morning and afternoon. There is also a Priesthood session on Saturday evening. Each session has different speakers and topics covered. After the conference is over the talks are made available in as many different formats as possible including audio & video podcasts, DVDs, audio CD, and print in magazines and online.

I enjoy hearing these uplifting messages designed to draw one closer to God. While in college i knew people that would attend these meetings even being of a different faith. Each had his own reasons for attending. All felt they were a better person by listening, learning, and doing what was taught. In these talks there is always council to obey God's laws, pray, treat others better, give service, every so often there is council to get and stay out of debt, etc. These meetings (except Priesthood) are open to all. If you want to attend one and decide for yourself if it can build your faith go to LDS.org to watch or listen online or stop by any LDS church. You may even be able to watch it on TV depending on the broadcast channels you receive. Meetings are at 9am and 1pm Pacific time on both Saturday and Sunday.