General Conference Countdown

The Semi-Annual General Conference for our church, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, in just a week away.  This year the two day event is scheduled for March 31 & April 1.  There are four "general " sessions, each two hours long, over the two days:  (All times here are Eastern US) 12pm-2pm and 4pm-6pm both Saturday and Sunday.  A priesthood session is held Saturday evening at 8pm.  If you have BYU TV or the internet, or have a friend who does, all sessions will be televised and you may watch from the comfort of your couch in your jammies, if you'd like.  All church buildings will also be showing all sessions; please remember you will be in the chapel so plan appropriately.  

There are great resources shared out there to heighten our conference experience.  One blogger said that when she was a girl her mother would take her aside the week before conference and ask her to write down a few things that concerned her or prayers she wanted answers for.  Her mother counseled her to look for those answers during conference.  She is now doing the same with her sons.  I love that idea!

Here are but a few and the many resources out there, most of which have free printables and work for all ages. 

Sugardoodle.net has an incredible number of General Conference Helps for each auxiliary.  She even has a "2012 General Conference Knowledge Value Project" packet.  Amazing....

VisitingTeaching.net has fun stuff for grownups (or groan-ups!).  There is a great General Conference Journal Page that is like a mind-map and provides spaces for quotes, scriptures, inspirations, notes, and goals.  And a topic "cloud" for the page. 

PreparedNotScared.blogspot.com went all out and provides very nice printable composition book covers and divider pages for boys (blue) and girls (pink).  Print them out and glue/tape it to an inexpensive composition book.  She also has a "Mother's Conference Journal" she created last year that uses a 3 ring binder.  Very fun, colorful, and useful tools.  Making it pretty AND useful!

Don't forget you can find more ideas for children on lds.org and access the Friend Magazine. 

The key here is to prepare ourselves mentally and spiritually, and help our families and friends do the same.

Do you have any tips to share on making Conference weekend special 

for yourself and your family?  Please share!