What Did the Prophet Ask Us to Do?

 General Conference, October 2025 was held during the transition between prophets- an apostolic interregnum. I always comb through the prophet's talks, looking for specific things he asks us to do. For this conference, since the quorum of the apostles is our governing head, I chose the main theme from each of their talks to focus on.  

 

President Dallin H. Oaks

 

Jeffrey R. Holland

 

Henry B. Eyering

 

Dieter F. Uchtdorf

 

David A. Bednar

 

Quentin L. Cook

 

D. Todd Christofferson

 

Neil L. Andersen

 

Ronald A. Rasband

 

Gary E. Stevenson

 

Dale G. Renlund

 

Gerrit W. Gong

 

Ulisses Soares

 

Patrick Kearon

General Conference Weekend

 On Thursday we traveled from Park City to Logan to spend time with Camerons and for dental work.  Ken had his teeth cleaned.  I had my cleaning and some oral surgery in preparation for a tooth implant.  We so appreciate Blake and his care of us.  We enjoyed dinner out on Friday night and then watching the BYU game.  Wow!   These BYU games are absolutely thrilling!

General Conference was absolutely wonderful.  We watched all of the Saturday sessions with the Camerons.

Watching our Cougars!

We left early on Sunday morning to drive to South Jordan to spend the morning and watch the Sunday morning session with the Princes.

William showed us his magnificent collecion of dragon eggs.  Boy, these are the rage!

Brielle came from Provo to spend the day, too.  The Princes fed us a delicious breakfast and lunch.

Michelle made pans of Cinnamon rolls.  Jaron was thrilled to see so many.

We left after lunch to head for home.  We listened to the afternoon session on the way home.

Later, Brian texted this picture with the label, "Wholesome recreational activities."  I love how this family embraces Brielle and makes a safe place for her to spend family time fairly close to BYU.

It was such a wonderful conference weekend.  As we often do, we all texted each other our favorite conference talks.  Some mentioned:

Elder Stevenson on Peacemakers

Elder Brown ; "Dude, He be testifyin" quipped 15-year-old Jaron

Sister Browning on Primary music

Elder Gong: No one sits alone

Elder Barcello: The Lord Looketh on the Heart

Elder Webb: That all may be edified

President Jeffrey R. Holland: Beautiful and powerful testimony

President Oaks:  Family

Elder Kearon:  Jesus Christ

Elder Uchtdorf: Do your part with all your heart

How we love general conference.  Now to study the talks for the next months and follow inspiration given as we do.

Three Days in June

 

Fiction  Audiobook

I have found a new author that I enjoy.  This is the kind of novel I enjoy: simple, all about characters.  I will be seeking more Anne Tyler books.

President Russell M. Nelson Passes Away

 Our dear prophet, President Russell M. Nelson passed away shortly after his 101st birthday.  We will miss his cheery, positive disposition and his mantras that give us words to live by.   On our family text, Kristen asked us to share which teaching of President Nelson had most affected our lives.  Many were shared:

• Specific instructions on how to pray
• Teachings about the temple and how to find Jesus Christ there
• Teachings on how to receive revelation
• One child wrote: he taught me to pray in the name of Christ and to pray sincerely.
• So much about temples
• Be kind and serve others (our youngest grandchild's response.  And she does it!)
• Temples are a refuge.
• From one of our teenagers: Think Celestial
• Be a peacemaker
• Prepare for the 2nd coming

And there are so many more. We thank Thee, O God, for a Prophet!

Park City

 During our September temple maintainence and cleaning closure, we enjoyed a week in Park City, Utah.  We were so blessed to hit the peak of autumn leaves color perfectly.  It was so beautiful.  I've included a lot of pictures- probably too many- but you should see how many I deleted!

We drove up to Guardsman Pass to leaf peep (with a lot of other people!)  

As soon as we got back to the hotel, Ken knelt to thank Heavenly Father for the beauties we saw that day.  I took a picture because his thankful heart is so precious to me.

The next day, he drove up to Brighton to meet up with the Prince family to hike and see more beauty.  They had such a wonderful day! 

The next day, we went down to South Jordan to attend church with the Prince family and attend their Primary program.  

Brian is the Primary music leader and the ward music chairman.  He does a marvelous job.  He accompanied the children on "I Wonder When He Comes Again."  I took a picture of him practicing before the meeting started.  The program was so wonderful.  Kenny and William had solos and did a great job.

Twins!

William showed us his extensive collection of dragon eggs.

We spent a delightful day with them.  How we love this family.

We had a lot of delicious meals in Park City.  This was a Mexican restaurant.

On another day, Ken went on a hike in the mountains and enjoyed more color.

Our favorite restaurant was the Roadhouse Grill.  We ate there several times.  This was a delicious Cobb salad that I ordered.

Ken enjoyed the Bison Stew.

Lobster grilled cheese with clam chowder at a cafe close to our hotel.

 

This was a beautiful tree outside the Sheraton Hotel where we stayed.  We so enjoyed our relaxing week in Park City.