JK4Woods wrote: ↑March 30th, 2023, 5:31 pm
Soo…. I've got some low level stress about upcoming conference.
I've been loitering near the exit for sometime now.
Kinda afraid it'll push me out the door.
I’m afraid they’ll gaslight us members about the Ensign Peak/SEC debacle.
I’m afraid they’ll double down on joining tighter with Babylon. Meaning they will be banking (and rooting) for the current economy to keep going.
I’m afraid the majority of the talks will be so highly homogenized as to be almost un recognizable, meaning any of the speakers could give any of the talks and it wouldn’t add or detract from the watered down messages.
I’m afraid there will be zero straight shooting, nary a thump on the podium, just mesmerizing (boring) countenances and monotones, meaning we, the audience at home will go to the kitchen for a snack, or peruse our phones tuning out the droning on of cloned general authorities.
I’m afraid the only breath of fresh air will be from a third world Seventy speaking for the first time, with a refreshing testimony for an instant, then having it buried under more wordy vernacular of the party line.
I am afraid there will be so few calls to actually repent and give up our comfortable sins, that we will feel blessed in our overstuffed couches, eating yet another snack and drinking another soda.
I’m afraid there will be essentially zero warning of the Last Days and even less teaching from the Book of Mormon. Nothing about Gads, Secret Vombinations, or the storms we can see on the horizon.
I’m afraid they will scramble and announce diversionary programs, goals and policies which sound great when you say it fast enough, but when pondered in a prayerful manner actually run counter to enlarging our hearts toward the Lord.
I am afraid there will be celebratory proclamations tied to supporting, joining and continuing the wedding with man made organizations and aims.
I am afraid there will no word, story or urging to divest ourselves and turn from Babylon and cultivate a Zion heart.
I am afraid that at the end of the ten hours of palaver, the upshot will be: “all is well in Zion…”
I am afraid I am so sensitized to recognizing utter bull crap, that this conference, this coming weekend is the straw that breaks my back and I step out the exit into the unknown…
A friend said the cure is to not listen, go do something else on Saturday, and only tune in to one session on Sunday. (Ten hours of preaching to the choir is way more than needs to be). It’s almost brainwashing the TBMs.
He said you’ll hear thru the grapevine of the one or two interesting talks, and any intriguing announcements (building more temples doesn’t count)…