Yesterday I was able to attend the Solemn Assembly at the Conference Center in Salt Lake City. Andrea's father came over from Kansas with tickets for the Saturday and Sunday Morning Sessions of Conference and the Priesthood Session. Andrea, Shawn, and I joined her dad and three people from her Kansas Ward, Medea, Emily, and Billy. We waited in line for almost an hour and were one of the last people to sit down in our section. None of us sat together because there were very few seats left. It was a great experience to be able to be there.
We then went to eat lunch at JB's, which took an hour to be seated and an hour to be served and finish. We decided to walk around temple square listening to the speakers and taking pictures, then entered into the Tabernacle to finish listening to the last half.
Afterwards, we took more pictures as a group then separated for a time. As the Priesthood Session began, Andrea and I talked with sister missionaries then sat in the South Visitor Center talking about the building of the Salt Lake Temple until we met back up with Medea and Emily. Then our Girl's Night Out began as we walked to Gateway Mall to window shop and get some caramel apples from the Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory. We made sure to be on the Conference Center grounds when the men were released so we could be in the middle of the masses of men pouring from the building. I learned it is more impressive to watch from a distance because being in the middle of it, you don't get to see as much.
It was an amazing Saturday. For the past two years, Andrea and I have spent at least one day in Salt Lake for General Conference. I believe we also have been able to go to at least one session inside the conference center. It is the most amazing feeling to at least be on temple grounds and listen to the words of the leaders of the Church.
On Sunday, I really needed to rest to prepare for work next week so I stayed in my apartment to watch it with Sariah and Amy as I helped Sariah crochet my new afghan.
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Sunday, April 6, 2008
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Stagehands have astonishing learning curves. It's not unusual for stage crews to have trucks full of unknown scenery arrive at a theatre on Monday, which we need to assemble and understand to open a show we've never seen before... on Tuesday night.
Most people, if confronted with such a task, would flatly say it was impossible.
Stagehands find ways to make it possible. We learn quickly, we draw upon years of experience, skills and training, and (all too often) we drink lots of coffee and work all night.
I've had one longstanding handicap in my career as a stagehand. I don't drink coffee.
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