This past Saturday and Sunday, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints hosted its 176th Semiannual General Conference. During the next week at some point, the text of the talks given by our prophet and other leaders should become available here. I was very grateful we were able to listen to these talks (via satellite transmission) in our new chapel. I was especially touched by the words of President Gordon B. Hinckley (you can also see the Wikipedia entry for him here). He is so advanced in years and has dedicated so much of his life to church service. It is difficult to imagine a better or more experienced leader for our times.

It is interesting that the day following General Conference (today, Monday) would be Yom Kippur. Yom Kippur (which means “Day of Atonement”) is the holiest day in the Jewish calendar and is a solemn day, a day of fasting, a day of repentance. Perhaps in our own way we can respect and commemorate Yom Kippur by contemplating the words of our priesthood leaders and seeking to be better people.