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Semiannual LDS general conference thread (Apr 2020)

Wow, so much today. Elder Holland's talk. Pres. Nelson's talk this morning. The new proclamation. The hosanna shout and Spirit of God song. Then the announcement about temples in Dubai and Shanghai this afternoon.
 
colton said:
Wow, so much today. Elder Holland's talk. Pres. Nelson's talk this morning. The new proclamation. The hosanna shout and Spirit of God song. Then the announcement about temples in Dubai and Shanghai this afternoon.
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I never thought I’d see a temple on mainland Communist China and a Muslim country. Unbelievable.


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RJF said:
How many members are there even in Dubai? Doesn’t seem to be sensible place to invest that kind of money.
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Less than 2,000 but there’s a stake there and some districts around the area that it would serve.
 
Um, it's the 190th annual general conference, not the semiannual general conference.

Do they normally call it the annual general conference? That seemed like a weird change.
 
LogGrad98 said:
Um, it's the 190th annual general conference, not the semiannual general conference.

Do they normally call it the annual general conference? That seemed like a weird change.
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Yeah, they normally call the April conference the "annual conference," and the October conference the "semiannual conference." Has always seemed kind of weird to me. I mean if you're having two conferences per year, they are both semiannual.
 
bigb said:
The Church was officially recognized there not too long ago, IIRC. Plus, according to President Nelson’s announcement, it was an invitation to build a temple there. Pretty hard to pass on that in that part of the world.


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Yeah, if the govt of a middle eastern country approaches you and says "why don't you build a temple here?", I think you have to do it. And that's sort of what it sounded like.
 
I really enjoyed the conference. It was cool to see the youth speak, and cool to see less than 10 cycle through the room and them sitting 6ft apart tbh.

There were quite a few very quotable lines and stories, very memorable.

I felt a strong confirmation as they read the proclamation. I appreciated the public acknowledgment of the humanity of prior church leaders. It was nice to affirm my long time feelings that they had flaws and despite those flaws were still used by God to lead at the time. I know I’m super flawed and an idiot at times and yet am asked to teach adults, youth, or kids. Don’t think my failings make the message any less valid.

Anyways, I had lots of favorites and at least half were not the regulars.
 
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