General Conference

I might not be the best voice for General Conference, and yet I feel like there are a few notes about Conference on this blog. Oh, and before I start those notes, let me just explain what General Conference is, and if you already know, just move on.  General Conference is a church-wide gathering for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.  There are five two hour sessions broadcast across the world where the leaders of the church expound on the doctrine of the church and encourage the members across the world to endure.
The first thing I want to say about conference is that if anyone didn't know about the church's stance on marriage, they would have understood it by the end of the first talk on marriage.  By the time we reached the seventh one I personally felt like the point had been beaten much like the famed dead horse. (Oh, and in case you did miss the first, or the second, or the seventh talk on marriage, the church's stance is that it's between a man and woman).
Second, and much less sarcastic, as much as I have issues with some things in the church, I felt like the people who went to conference to vote opposed to the prophet were kind of rude.  I believe entirely that members of the church should have the freedom to state what they believe and feel.  But I also believe that there's a time and place to state beliefs, and there's also a need to be respectful when doing exactly that.  Conference is not the place. There are a lot of LDS individuals who look forward to that experience for comfort and peace, because being LDS is hard, and it's nice to have an assurance that you're not alone.  Going into a conference with the purpose of contradicting is rude.  Please don't do that.
Third, there are still some aspects I majorly love.  I loved the focus on the Savior on Sunday.  I was really happy that Easter and conference coincided so that there was more of a focus on Jesus Christ during the Sunday sessions.
Forth, my family rocks.  I mean, we're a family, so there's definitely negative things about us as well, but I just enjoy spending conference weekend with my parents.  My mom seems more calm, my dad values the time we go to Priesthood Session (Saturday evening session, specifically for the men) together, and I enjoy getting to watch my parents enjoy something that they value so deeply.  It makes them more human, and the more human things become the more I love them.