Elder Russel M Nelson

Elder Russel M Nelson of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles

Last Sunday, we had the privilege of having a special stake conference with Elder Nelson. It was a very good experience. I don't remember a lot of what was said, but I do remember that the spirit was strong. I know that this man is an apostle of God.

After the meeting was over, we were able to get in a LONG line and shake Elder Nelson's hand before we headed home. It's neat getting to meet any of the church leaders. We were also blessed to have Elder Larry R Lawrence of the seventy there for the conference. I was hoping to get a picture of the kids with Elder Nelson, but he was greeting people in the chapel... can't take a picture there, so this one above will have to suffice.

Just for my own memories, I wanted to record the events of the day. Peter was asked to help with parking at the stake center, so we arrived 2 hours early. We saved our seats, talked to some of the people around us, and went for a walk. We ended up in the nursery to play with the toys for a while. Then about an hour before the meeting started, the family in front of us came and got me because we almost lost our seats... they were really trying to let as many people sit in the chapel as possible. So, we got to sit in the chapel for nearly an hour BEFORE the 2 hour meeting. I thought it would be really rough. But the family who sat in front of us needed an extra seat, and we had a bit of room, so one of their daughters sat with us and helped play with the kids. It was SUCH a big help. One amazing thing about the meeting was that the kids were very well behaved the entire time. Not just mine, but all of them. It was relatively quiet for the whole meeting. During Elder Nelson's talk, he had all the primary kids stand up and sing "I Am a Child of God."

Overall, we had a really good experience and are very thankful we were able to be there.