Women's Conference

Tonight was Women's Conference!  It was so wonderful.  My sister was able to get a few tickets, so she, my mom, and I were able to attend.  For now I'm just going to post my notes which may not be very coherent but will go through the talks one by one one they are posted on the Web. 

Sister Beck
* plan of salvation dependent upon our faithfulness
* signs of great struggle everywhere
* myth that we are less important than men & we are sweet but don't know mush
BofM - all is well in Zion. 2Ne??
Growing view of entiltement - if we aren't careful we will be as the scriptures say - silly women
Day of warning not of many words
Relief Society to help women & clarifies our work & a compass & guide to teach truth
What would God have us do?
Sister should know & learn of history of Relief Society
-one is being created & ready for use next year
-Lord's purpose of Relief Society was NOT meant for a sleepy mtg onSunday
We study our history to know who we are
July 1830 revelation to Emma
Teaches us Heavenly Father knowa & love daughters
Elevates women
Have special purpose
How to prepare for blessings of Eternal Life
Progress toward blessing of Temple
We study our history b/c it helps us change
As we move the work forward history is continually being written

Sister Sylvia Allred
1. Be prayerful
2. Study scriptures
3. Be obedient
4. Service

Sister Thompson
Christ moved w/ compassion on the people
Compassion means to have love & mercy on another
Savior has asked us to be like him VT
VT gives women opportunity to love & serve one another
1.  Blessings you bring to others
     Assist Bishop in watching over Ward
Beauty is not to see 100% on report
VT is never done
Increase in unity & love
At times most important thing is to just listen
2.  Blessings you receive b/c you VT
*know & become friends w/ those we wouldn't otherwise know
*Lifted & blessed
It may take longer to get to know some sisters


Pres. Monson
Man of memories
•never home on Christmas b/c visiting widows
•one time 3 in one day (funerals of widows)
•young couple - watched neighbor hang laundry & Lisa said they don't know how to clean
-one day clean laundry & husband had cleaned window
Are we looking thru window that needs cleanin?  Are we judging w/o knowing all the facts
None of us are perfect
We have tendency to point out others weaknesses
••JUDGE NOT
•47 yrs ago called to 12 apostles
Someone asked Sis. Monson to sit w/ board not knowing Pres, Monson was about to be newest apostle
• Appearances can be so deceiving. Judge not b/c of appearances
•  photo doesn't reflect who we really are
•  each of us unique we are all different - do these difference tempt us to judge one another
Savior love one another
•Can we love one another if we judge?  No we cannot
•Charity never faileth
•Charity is pure love of Christ - opposite of critism & judgement
• Serious need for charity to those that are unnoticed
•true charity is love in action
•resist impulse to be offended easily
•look beyond phyisical appearance
•Come sit by us
•All of us wear the mantle of Charity
•life is perfect for none of us!
•highest, noblest, strongest kind of love