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Sleeping in EQ · 04-04-2008, 01:31 PM

is arriving.

How many sessions will you catch?

I could've kept going with poll choices, but, alas, the limit is 10.

Indy Coug · 04-04-2008, 01:43 PM

I'll be sure to catch the Saturday night Pornocopia session.

marsupial · 04-04-2008, 01:55 PM

When I lived in Utah I loved conference weekend. I could listen to conference while I went on a run, cleaned my house, cooked, drove around town, etc. I loved the break from church and yet I still received some spiritual enlightenment while I crossed some chores off my list.

Since leaving Utah, I have to either be at the church or in front of my computer to hear conference. That means I don't listen to very much at all, but my weekend gets ruined by this nagging feeling that I should be hearing it all. I hate Mormon guilt.

YOhio · 04-04-2008, 01:58 PM

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Originally Posted by marsupial

Since leaving Utah, I have to either be at the church or in front of my computer to hear conference. That means I don't listen to very much at all, but my weekend gets ruined by this nagging feeling that I should be hearing it all. I hate Mormon guilt.

That's the beauty of Dish Network. You can DVR conference and promise yourself that you'll watch it later, all the while you can have a great weekend. You only feel guilty for a brief moment when a few months later when you delete GC to clear space for Iron Chef America.

TripletDaddy · 04-04-2008, 01:59 PM

Your poll says "attend."

So my answer is zero.

Sleeping in EQ · 04-04-2008, 02:04 PM

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Originally Posted by TripletDaddy

Your poll says "attend."

So my answer is zero.

"Attend" certainly doesn't preclude a mediated attendance (radio, TV, Internet).

DrumNFeather · 04-04-2008, 02:09 PM

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Originally Posted by YOhio

That's the beauty of Dish Network. You can DVR conference and promise yourself that you'll watch it later, all the while you can have a great weekend. You only feel guilty for a brief moment when a few months later when you delete GC to clear space for Iron Chef America.

Haha! This is a problem I've run into as well. We set the Tivo and a few months later, we haven't watched it yet, and we're approaching the next GC.

Clark Addison · 04-04-2008, 02:24 PM

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Originally Posted by DrumNFeather

Haha! This is a problem I've run into as well. We set the Tivo and a few months later, we haven't watched it yet, and we're approaching the next GC.

Here's a good, guilt-free way to kill multiple birds with one stone. DVR conference on Saturday. For the next couple of months, for Family Home Evening watch one Apostle talk, or two Seventy talks. That way, your Saturday is free, and you don't have to prepare FHE lessons for several weeks.

In all seriousness, I do think this is a good way to go, especially if you have kids. Our kids usually zone out pretty early on Saturday. We did this a bit last conference when we missed a session, and the kids can do much better listening in bite-sized portions. Plus, if you want, you can take some time to discuss the talk.

Jeff Lebowski · 04-04-2008, 03:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Clark Addison

Here's a good, guilt-free way to kill multiple birds with one stone. DVR conference on Saturday. For the next couple of months, for Family Home Evening watch one Apostle talk, or two Seventy talks. That way, your Saturday is free, and you don't have to prepare FHE lessons for several weeks.

In all serious, I do think this is a good way to go, especially if you have kids. Our kids usually zone out pretty early on Saturday. We did this a bit last conference when we missed a session, and the kids can do much better listening in bite-sized portions. Plus, if you want, you can take some time to discuss the talk.

I like the way you think, Clark. That's not a bad idea.

RC Vikings · 04-04-2008, 03:50 PM

Three hours spread among the 5 sessions. My body is geared for three hours a week of church.

View Poll Results: How many sessions will you attend?
Five: As a priesthood holder I have full access and responsibility.	14	35.90%
Four: I'm a woman so I still don't know who the secret leader is.	0	0%
Four: It gets me out of honey do's.	1	2.56%
Four: And the boys and I will hit the town after the Priesthood Session.	1	2.56%
Three: Any more than this and I'll lose my intellectual cred.	0	0%
Three: Give or take falling asleep.	9	23.08%
Two: I'm steering wide of the heavy duty callings.	1	2.56%
One: Isn't every session the same?	4	10.26%
Zero: Conference? Are you kidding me?	7	17.95%
Other:	2	5.13%
Voters: 39. You may not vote on this poll

04-04-2008, 01:31 PM	#1
Sleeping in EQ Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: The People's Republic of Monsanto Posts: 3,085	Conference Weekend is arriving. How many sessions will you catch? I could've kept going with poll choices, but, alas, the limit is 10. __________________ "Do not despise the words of prophets, but test everything; hold fast to what is good; " 1 Thess. 5:21 (NRSV) We all trust our own unorthodoxies. Last edited by Sleeping in EQ; 04-04-2008 at 01:53 PM.

04-04-2008, 01:55 PM	#3
marsupial Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: M-I-S-S-I-S-S-I-P-P-I... Isn't it so fun to spell? Posts: 1,701	When I lived in Utah I loved conference weekend. I could listen to conference while I went on a run, cleaned my house, cooked, drove around town, etc. I loved the break from church and yet I still received some spiritual enlightenment while I crossed some chores off my list. Since leaving Utah, I have to either be at the church or in front of my computer to hear conference. That means I don't listen to very much at all, but my weekend gets ruined by this nagging feeling that I should be hearing it all. I hate Mormon guilt. __________________ "Mormon men are inherently sexy..." -Archaea

04-04-2008, 01:59 PM	#5
TripletDaddy Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Orange County, CA Posts: 9,483	Your poll says "attend." So my answer is zero. __________________ Fitter. Happier. More Productive. "Everyone is against me. Everyone is fawning for 3D's attention and defending him." -- SeattleUte

04-04-2008, 03:50 PM	#10
RC Vikings Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Rexburg, Idaho Posts: 2,236	Three hours spread among the 5 sessions. My body is geared for three hours a week of church. __________________ "I always rode to my limit. If I won by three minutes, that's because I couldn't make four." Eddy Merckx

04-04-2008, 01:43 PM	#2
Indy Coug Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Between Iraq and a hard place Posts: 7,569	I'll be sure to catch the Saturday night Pornocopia session.