Month: September 2004

Whenever general conference rolls around I think, “What’s the big news, what new program will the church institute, what’s going to change?” Normally there isn’t a big announcement. More often than not it’s conference as usual. But occasionally the brethren surprise us with some new, exciting church program. Like when President Hinckley announced his plans…

OK, hypothetical situation: you’re the final speaker in sacrament meeting, and the previous speakers have left you no time. Technically the meeting should be concluding about now, but you haven’t even started talking yet. What do you do? Deliver the ten-minute talk you worked so hard to prepare? Cut it down to five minutes so…