1 BEFORE CONFERENCE Start thinking now about questions or concerns you have. Write them down, and pray that you will find solutions and guidance during conference and pray for those who are assigned to speak. Do those things which invite the Spirit into your life so you will have a better understanding of what will be Pray taught. Fast Have a willing heart, ready to obey the words of the prophets. DURING CONFERENCE Attend or view all the sessions Listen carefully not just to the speakers, but to the prayers and songs also. Keep notes, including any inspiration you might receive during conference. Listen earnestly for answers to the questions you have. Between conference sessions, participate in activities that will invite the Spirit. AFTER CONFERENCE Follow the prophets by obeying their counsel. Remember the inspiration you had while you were listening to conference. Make goals right away to motivate you to do what you felt inspired to do. Reread the conference talks in the Church Magazines. Studying the words of the prophets again will help you remember their most current counsel for you.
2 My goal for this conference is to: You could make a goal to listen to all the sessions of conference. Write it in your Faith in God book under "Learning and Living the Gospel". Once, conference is over, share what you learned with your parent and have them sign off your goal.
3 I will sustain my church leaders President Dieter F. Uchtdorf President Henry B. Eyring President Thomas S. Monson President Boyd K. Packer Elder L. Tom Perry Elder Russell M. Nelson Elder Dallin H. Oaks Elder M. Russell Ballard Elder Richard G. Scott Elder Robert D. Hales Elder Jeffrey R. Holland Elder David A. Bednar Elder Quentin L. Cook Elder D. Todd Christofferson Elder Neil L. Andersen Sing the Last Names of the Apostles to the tune of "10 Little Indians": "Monson, Eyring, and Uchtdorf, Packer, Perry, Nelson, Oaks Ballard, Scott, Hales and Holland The Seventies help the Twelve Apostles with their duties. They serve in different locations throughout the world while Stake Presidents, bishops, and branch presidents serve in the local communities where they live. Ronald A. Rasband Claudio R. M. Costa Steven E. Snow Walter F. Gonzalez L. Whitney Clayton Jay E. Jensen Donald A. Hallstrom
4 Bishop H. David Burton Bishop Richard C. Edgley Bishop Keith B. McMullin Julie B. Beck Silvia H. Allred Barbara Thompson David L. Beck Larry M. Gibson Adrian Ochoa Elaine S. Dalton Mary N. Cook Ann M. Dibb Rosemary M. Wixom Jean A. Stevens Cheryl A. Esplin Russell T. Osguthorpe David M. McConkie Matthew O. Richardson
5 Mack Wilberg - The organ has 11,623 pipes. - The pipes are made of wood, zinc, and various alloys of tin and lead. - The pipes are controlled from a console. - The longest pipe has a length of 32 feet. - The shortest pipe has a length of three-quarters of an inch. - Two technicians are employed full time to maintain this and other musical instruments on Temple Square. - There are around 360 people in the choir. - The Choir has appeared at 13 world's fairs and expositions, performed at the inaugurations of five U.S. presidents, and sung for numerous worldwide telecasts and special events. - Five of the Choir's recordings have achieved "gold record" and two have achieved "platinum record" status. - The choir was founded in August 1847, one month after the pioneers entered the Salt Lake Valley. - Music and the Spoken Word is now broadcast worldwide through some 1500 radio and TV stations. Which choirs sang today? Who conducted the choirs? What songs did they sing? Which choirs sang today? Who conducted the choirs? What songs did they sing?
6 Report was presented by * The report given in April conference is for the previous year, 2010 Stakes 2,865 2,818 Missions 344 348 Districts 616 622 Wards and Branches 28,424 28,109 Total Church Membership 13,824,854 13,508,509 New Children of Record 119,722 123,502 Converts Baptized 280,106 265,593 Number of Full-Time Missionaries 51,736 52,494 Temples Dedicated 2 4 Temples in Operation 130 128 Former General Church Officers and other prominent Church Members who have passed way since last April:
7 In five words or less, his talk was on: Color this suit and tie to match what President Monson was wearing today. Did you know that he taught for a time at the University of Utah, then began a career in publishing. His first job was with the Deseret News, where he became an advertising executive. What promises did he give? What warnings did he give? What scriptures did he share? Born: August 21, 1927 Current Age: 83 Married: Frances Beverly (Johnson) Children: 3 Occupation: Printer / Advertising Executive Favorite Dessert: Ice Cream - In December 1981, U.S. President Ronald Reagan appointed him to the President's Task Force for Private Sector Initiatives. He remained with the initiative until it completed its work in December 1982. - When he was born, there were fewer than 650,000 members of the church in the world, with most of them being based in the Western United States. When he became president, there were over 13 million members with the majority of the membership living outside the United States and Canada.
8 In five words or less, his talk was on: Did you know that he has an affection for birds, burnt almond fudge ice cream, and the color yellow? What promises did he give? What warnings did he give? What scriptures did he share? Born: May 31, 1933 Current Age: 77 Married: Kathleen Johnson Children: 6 Occupation: Educator Favorite Dessert: Burnt Almond Fudge ce Cream - He spent two years in the U.S. Air Force. - His father was a renowned chemist teaching at Princeton University. His mother, an assistant professor who headed the women s physical education department at the University of Utah, was on leave from the department pursuing a doctoral degree at the University of Wisconsin when his parents met. - His Great-Grandfather met Swiss immigrant Mary Bommeli when he joined her pioneer company on his trek to Utah following his mission. Mary, whose family joined the Church when she was 24, had been incarcerated in Berlin, Germany, for sharing the gospel. The night she was arrested, she wrote a letter to the judge and encouraged him to repent and save himself and family from great sorrow. The judge soon dropped the charges, and Mary was released. Henry and Mary married shortly thereafter.
9 In five words or less, his talk was on: Color this suit and tie to match what President Uchtdorf was wearing today. What promises did he give? What warnings did he give? What scriptures did he share? If it was love at first sight for Dieter, the same cannot be said for Harriet. Though they enjoyed learning to dance together, it was not until after he had completed his military duty and came back to Germany to begin his airline pilot training that she began to appreciate that he might be the right man. Born: November 6, 1940 Current Age: 70 Married: Harriet Reich Uchtdorf Children: 2 Occupation: Pilot Favorite Dessert:? - He is only the eleventh apostle to be born outside the United States. He is the second member of the First Presidency who is not a native English speaker. President Uchtdorf is the first German apostle in church history and was the first born outside of North America since the death of John A. Widtsoe in 1952. He is the first resident of a country outside the United States or Canada to be called to be a general authority who later became an apostle.
10 Put a small treat on each square (i.e. M&M, marshmallow, peanut, etc.). You may want to put this sheet on top of a book to give it support. You can eat the treat in the box when the speaker uses the word in their conference talk. When their talk is over, fill the board again and start over.
11 BIG CHALLENGE Which word appears twice in this puzzle? adults, Andersen, annual, apostles, April, balcony, Ballard, Bednar, broadcast, cars, chapel, children, choir, Christofferson, conduct, Conference Center, Cook, counselors, crayons, director, Ensign, examples, Eyring, families, flowers, friends, Hales, Holland, Holy Ghost, inspiration, Jesus Christ, languages, learning, love, meetings, missionaries, Monson, mormons, music, Nelson, newspaper, notebook, notes, Oaks, organizations, Packer, pencils, pens, people, Perry, photographers, pictures, prayers, president, priesthood, Primary, prophet, pulpit, quorum, radio, release, Relief Society, revelation, reverence, Scott, scriptures, seats, session, smile, snacks, speakers, spirit, Spring, Sunday dress, Sunday School, sustain, Tabernacle, talks, teleprompter, television, Temple Square, temples, testimony, ticket, traditions, translate, translators, truth, Uchtdorf, viewed, world, Young Men, Young Women, youth
12 This family is making a treat to share for General Conference. See if you can find a baseball cap, book, bowling pin, broom, butterfly, cane, cookie, crayon, crescent moon, garden hoe, hanger, hockey stick, kite, mirror, peeled banana, pencil, rake, saw, seven smiley faces, slice of bread, slice of pizza, small shovel, tree, and watermelon rind. Then color the picture. ( Image is from Sept 2010 Friend Magazine / by Val Chadwick Bagley )