General conference

Yesterday afternoon for the Sunday afternoon session of conference, we called the boys downstairs to come and listen, and they took their time doing so, so we started to wonder what they were doing. Well, when they finally appeared, they were all dressed up in their Sunday suits and ties, and Sam proudly announced, "Now we look like President Hinckley!"

We really enjoyed conference. There were some really good talks about avoiding the pitfalls of the world, and treasuring our families. I loved hearing from Pres. Hinckley, who spoke about his life experiences as a general authority. He talked about his recent surgery for cancer and mentioned that he still has some problems, so it may be that he will not live for too much longer. Although, with his typical wit, he said that we should not regard his talk as an obituary. Still, it was clear that in his own words, he is in the sunset of his life. I can't even imagine the church without pres. Hinckley, because he has been the voice of the church for such a long time--when the previous prophets were sick and unable to speak to the church. But, the Lord prepares a new prophet. We love President Hinckley so much. How blessed we are to be members of the church and have the fullness of the gospel in our lives!