I absolutely love general conference! I had a wonderful weekend with some good friends and absolutely zero homework. I got the chance to go to temple square a fair amount this weekend and listen to conference in person. There were a lot of wonderful things and I think it is fairly safe to assume now that a big focus over the next six months is strengthening marriage and family.
While I was sitting in conference I made note of several rhetorical devices. One thing above all else was represented in most every talk. Stories began many a talk, and stories were all throughout the conference. It goes to show that in general conference, pathos is very important. All of the speakers wanted to use relatable examples while teaching what they taught.
As far as things that stood out to me in the doctrinal sense, one brother said that we can have righteous desires that are not in harmony with the will of God. I had never thought about it like that before, but a righteous desire may not be the right thing to do. It was comforting to me personally because I have had what I thought to be righteous desires, and then doubted once I recieved revelation that something else needed to happen. having to stay home from my mission when I wanted to go back out readily comes to mind. I wanted to serve for the right reasons, but he needed me here. That doesnt make my desire to serve again bad, just not the best at this time.
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