Day 10 :: What's in My Makeup Bag

The banality of this question is so stark when compared to the magnitude of this conference weekend.

It's like, who cares what makeup I put on my face? Let's discuss the feeling in our homes after listening to the apostles and prophet all weekend. The paradox works out nicely.

After the final session was over, Jim was looking on his phone and commented, "it's always a let down after conference is over and you have to get back to the world."

Is it my old age, or the "evils of the world" that make conference weekend so comforting anymore? Have they always been this good? And guess what? I still haven't even listened to Saturday's sessions yet. (We had a: half marathon, soccer game, birthday party, baptism.)

I want to write some things down before I store it too far away in my brain.

As President Monson was talking, Jim literally said "He seems to be in good health lately", and I agreed, "yes he does seem sprightly today". And then before our very eyes we watched as he drooped lower and lower. It was like we were watching the weight of his stewardship taking it's toll right then and there. It made me so sad and afraid he would collapse. I wanted someone to give him a hand.

And then Bednar's talk about how the church is lead by "old" people - when you are physically limited, you only do what matters most. What a poignant statement this was after witnessing our prophet struggling to finish his message.

I love the talk by (someone...I can't remember) about the Great and Spacious Building. Lately whenever the "hip, media, mainstream" makes what is good seem evil and what is evil seem good - all I can think of is that Great and Spacious Building. And what a sneaky building it is! How easy it is to "wander the halls" and become entrenched in the culture of mocking sacred things. 

And of course the three new apostles. Me and Jim often discuss if anything testifies of the truthfulness of this gospel, it is the apostles. These are educated, brilliant, successful men who have traded in a life of retired pleasure, for a life of service and difficult travel and burdensome leadership. Why would they do such a thing?

I remember when Eldar Bednar came to talk to us, I found myself kind of chuckling at how excited we all were to see a "celebrity". As soon as the meeting started, though, I realized how wrong wrong wrong I was. This wasn't about a celebrity at all. The feeling in the building was that of a people sitting at the feet of an apostle of Jesus Christ!
These men are so in tune with what is true and good, and it is wonderfully refreshing to be a part of. 

Anyway.

You can relax, I am going to listen to Saturday's session. I know, Elder Holland's talk was great, 

don't worry, I'm going to watch it tomorrow. 

And.

I do want to point out that five years ago I didn't really wear much makeup. Ta da! I do now. 

I do now. 

whats in my makeup bag five years ago