Saturday, April 04, 2009

This one is dedicated to all the ladies out there - My notes from tonight's manhood session

(my written thoughts are in parentheses)

Grandpa Packer-

  • We had gender from the creation of our spirits in the pre-existence.
    • (We had spirit junk?)
  • Some races are better than others
    • (Though he didn't clarify which was better)
Bishop Edgley
  • (If I close my eyes I picture him with a large white cowboy hat, alligator skin boots, and a bolo tie)
  • Something about "corn brothers"
    • (Who and what are these "corn brothers"? Sounds farmish or cultish)
  • Some women "even have to work."
    • (He should prepared me for that. It was a lot to take in at once)
    • These working women "can teach and babysit."
      • (Okay. I can handle that)
Claudio Return Missionary Costa
  • FHE must be on Mondays
    • If children have any other responsibilities on Mondays, those responsibilities must be given up or abandoned.
    • This includes sports.
Elder Uchtdorf
  • (Here comes another story that he is going to relate to the gospel)
  • Jokes about trying to find another story to relate to the gospel.
    • (Haha. I was right)
    • "The story of the lightbulb"
  • Tendency to focus on the insignifant to the detriment of the profound.
    • Even some Church programs can be a problem if they are focused on the the extreme.
  • Nehemiah - "I am doing a great work and cannot come down."
  • "I am doing a great work and cannot come down."
  • "I am doing a great work and cannot come down."
  • "I am doing a great work and cannot come down."
  • (He's always so tan. And has great hair. I wonder if he works out)
  • "I am doing a great work and cannot come down."
  • "I am doing a great work and cannot come down."
  • "I am doing a great work and cannot come down."
  • (I'm not having gay thoughts. I'm just admiring a handsome man)
  • "I am doing a great work and cannot come down."
  • "I am doing a great work and cannot come down."
  • "I am doing a great work and cannot come down."
  • (If we were in a black church, we'd all be repeating and shouting out with him right now.)
  • "I am doing a great work and cannot come down."
  • "I am doing a great work and cannot come down."
  • (I so wish I was in black and in a black church right now)
  • "I am doing a great work and cannot come down."
  • (Oh... So maybe that's what Packer meant with not being jealous of another race)
Elder Eyring
  • (Wasn't he in a movie where he kidnapped Santa Claus and made a mess of Christmas?)
  • Recounts his favorite movie Black Hawk Down
  • The usual crying
  • "No one left behind" in the priesthood.
  • (Please end the talk with a "Whuup")
  • (No Whuup)
President Monson
  • Study diligently
  • Pray fervently
  • Live Righteously
  • Don't eat rotten egg salad sandwhiches
  • (I love his talks. Enteraining and to the point)

6 comments:

  1. So you know how on those dating shows they have the thoughts and random facts and comments come up as text on the screen? Haha you should somehow broadcast your thoughts on conference like that. These priesthood session thoughts are hilarious... please do that live for conference tomorrow somehow... you have 12 hours and 20 min to figure how to make that work!
    Love, Elsina

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  2. We had gender from the creation of our spirits in the pre-existence.

    You forgot the part about "protecting" our masculinity. Take that, gays!

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  3. Uchtdorf is a gangsta behind the mic. The beat behind that hook "I am doing a great work..." was mesmerizing.

    Talk of the night, in my opinion.

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  4. ah i wish i could attend. i'd love to hear Elder Uchtdorf's cadence ;)

    My husband was quick to tell me one of Elder Packer's main points was "Don't forget: you shouldn't touch yourselves."

    We don't get told that at Relief Society. These indelicate matters seem saved for you dirty boys. But do you think the omission at RS implies permission?

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  5. Lisa,

    Telling women not to touch themselves would be like telling men not to breastfeed. Obviously women don't suffer from this debilitating temptation. :)

    Elder Packer's P-hood session talk this time around was kind of like a "Packer's greatest hits" compilation.

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  6. I'm not going to lie, I kind of have a righteous leader-crush on E. Utchdorf. This just reinforced it. Thanks man.

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