Below you will find my notes from liveblogging April 2009 General Conference. I had a great time following Conference with many people, and enjoyed seeing the Twitter stream too. Thank you to all those who participated with me. General Conference was priceless! [Read more…]
I went to the Mormon Studies Conference today at UVU, and heard some great presentations. I liveblogged much of it. Unfortunately, my hard drive crashed part-way through the day, and I could not finish. Below are the notes that I was able to take of several of the presentations. Feel free to read through them (click the replay button). Since I am out a computer now, I will not be liveblogging the Mormon Studies Conference tomorrow. However, I will still be liveblogging General Conference, so be sure to tune in to TempleStudy.com this weekend for live commentary and Twitter discussion!
General Conference live Twitter feed
As I noted a couple days ago, I will be liveblogging General Conference. This year I’m going full out and changing the design of the blog just for this occasion. I’m dimming the lights, so to speak, to make a more comfortable Conference viewing experience. I’m including the video broadcast from the Church, a liveblog commentary, and a slick live auto-updating Twitter feed that will be following the hashtag #ldsconf, all in one place.
I hope you will join me in listening in to Conference this weekend, and adding your own thoughts and comments as we listen to the prophets of God speak to us.
And no, this is not an April Fool’s joke. You can get a sneak preview of what the liveblog will look like at this page. (Note that the liveblog page will become the homepage beginning Friday night.)
Don’t forget, I will also be liveblogging the Mormon Studies Conference at UVU starting Thursday morning. Hope to see you here for that great event too.
A few days ago I posted a request for thoughts on the temple. I’ve received a few messages from some readers, but not as many as I would like. We’d really like to hear from more of you. I think this could be a very powerful missionary tool for all of us.
What does the temple mean to you? Why do you go to the temple? Do you have a short experience you’d like to share? Do you have a testimony of the temple you think others could benefit hearing? Does the temple have an important place in your life? What have you learned about the temple that you’d like to teach others about? Is the temple a blessing to you? How has the temple changed your life? What is it that makes the temple different from the rest of ordinary life? Have you been privileged to do temple work for your ancestors? What was it like? Are you grateful for the temple? Why? Has the temple brought you closer to our Savior, Jesus Christ?
Here is an excellent example from a convert who has been a member of the Church for 11 years, and who has a genuinely powerful testimony of the temple. Press the play button below:
Thank you, brother, for sharing with us your witness and testimony of the temple and the Holy Ghost. You’ve blessed my life today.
What could you share with us about the temple?
The method is the same. Just click the “Call Me” button below, enter in your name (or “anonymous”), your phone number, select “keep number private,” and then click “Connect.” You will receive a phone call and be connected straight to the TempleStudy.com voicemail where you can share with us your message (3 minute limit). In a few days I’ll select some to share with everyone.
Feel free to be a missionary today and share what the temple means to you. It’s easy and you could make a positive difference in someone’s life by something you share.
This upcoming Thursday and Friday (April 2-3, 2009) there is a going to be an annual event — the Mormon Studies Conference at Utah Valley University, in Orem, Utah. I just became aware of this a few days ago, and it looks like it’s going to be very good. The theme of the conference is “Mormonism in the Public Mind: Perceptions of an Emerging World Faith.” The keynote address will be given by Michael Paulson, Pulitzer Prize winning religion reporter for the Boston Globe, on the topic “Far From Zion: Meeting Mormonism on the Religion Beat.” Other participants will include [Read more…]