YAAAAAY!

A beautiful, loving prayer by Sister Jean A. Stevens, the first woman to pray in General Conference in recorded history!  Following wonderful, Jesus-full talks by George A Cardon and Henry B. Eyring, it was a wonderful cap to this morning's session, and balm upon my irritation over intolerance, "stolen" virtue and chastity, gender roles, and vacuuming.

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Mother Fast is still going

I've been very lax about posting on the subject of the Fast lately.  Sorry about that, folks!  Anyway, tomorrow is another Fast day--I think this month is on fast forward, no pun intended--and it's the one immediately preceding General Conference.  I've heard murmurs that I find encouraging, rumors that the welfare and place and role of women is of special concern and priority among the highest echelons of Church authority, even higher than LGBTQ issues.  These are second or third-hand rumors, so I can't substantiate them at all, but I can hope that it's true and that perhaps Mother is making Herself known among the Twelve and First Presidency.
So, by way of reminder, let us concentrate our hopes, thoughts, desires, devotions, prayers, and fasting toward  "Something official from the Quorum of the Twelve and/or the First Presidency giving clear, concise, revealed knowledge about the role, powers, duties, nature, and attributes of Goddess, in the form of a declaration, proclamation, or inspired Conference talk(s)."

Happy fasting. :)

Yeah...--minor update

I'm a little bummed.  I was really hoping for at least a common thread or a trend, or a couple "Father and Mother"s at the very, very least.  I hear there was one "Heavenly Parents" mentioned, though it snuck past me.  (Update: Heather found it.)

Besides that--and perhaps it's the perspective I have these days as opposed to even 6-9 months ago--this Conference just seemed very... very... not for Me.  I had to dig more than usual for something that felt relevant to me and my place in life.  There was one session (Saturday afternoon?) that was about 2/3rds "MARRIAGE-BABIES-BE A MOM-FAMILY"

It made me want to flail my arms--like trying to ward off the inexorable advance of a steam roller--and scream, "I'M TRYING!!"

I know not everything is meant for everyone, and different people need different counsel, but for a rare incidence, I just didn't get a lot out of Conference.  Maybe it's my own fault.  I was distracted at various points, and I certainly was focusing a lot of energy searching for something that never came.  Maybe I'll find more when I go back and watch, listen, or read things over again.  And I will carry on with the Fast and with hoping and praying and seeking and looking forward.

Right now, I'm just bummed.