To Hear the Words of God

Once again we were asked to update our iPads. (They keep asking me to do things that I have to ask for help on. I guess that's how we grow.) As I was updating my iPad, it said, "Preparing update...This release contains improvements and bug fixes. Learn more."
This struck me! I am so excited!

The October General Conference for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints is coming up on the 4th and 5th - Saturday and Sunday!
General Conference  - the time of year when the modern-day prophet and the apostles speak to us and teach us the things that God needs us to know and then apply into our lives.
General Conference! That glorious time of the year when we get a spiritual FEAST for two whole days!

What a wonderful blessing and opportunity this is! We get to hear those whom the Lord has called and chosen to lead and guide us. They speak to us on a multiplicity of topics, including marriage and family, education, the Gospel of Jesus Christ, the importance of spiritual and physical self-reliance, being prepared, loving and serving our fellow man and many others.
Someone once said, "Live your life in six-month increments." Well, luckily, General Conference is every six months! ;) We are to focus on the things that the prophet and the leaders of the Church tell us for six months. Then when we have General Conference again we are to add to our knowledge those new things that they teach us and apply them into our daily lives. The more we apply, the more knowledge and understanding and capacity to learn and grow the Lord will give to us.

Someone in my ward recently said, "Only in the Church is 10 hours of meetings considered a break."
That is so true, my friends.
"10 hours of meetings? You all must be crazy!" is probably what many people think when they hear of General Conference.
It's true that it's 10 hours. However, I know from personal experience that those 10 hours of meetings are the spiritual renewal I need to continue on for the next 6 months. The Lord truly is speaking to us through the words of the living prophet who is president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints and also through the Apostles, General Authorities, and General Auxiliaries that speak to us.

General Conference is the update! We need to prepare to receive it. Come with questions and concerns. Pray and ponder and fast so that you can receive the answers that the Lord has prepared to give to you. Prepare to receive revelation! "Preparing update!"
This General Conference will teach us how to improve and bring our lives more fully into alignment with God and His will for each of us. Our leaders are guided by the Holy Spirit to tell us how we can fix the spiritual problems and 'gremlins' in our lives and be more happy and more focused on God and others. "This release contains improvements and bug fixes!"
SO, watch General Conference! Look it up! "Learn more!"
Follow this link for the opportunity of a lifetime: to hear the words of a living prophet of God; to hear the words of God.
https://www.lds.org/general-conference/?lang=eng