It's General Conference time again!

I look forward to this time of year every six months for a number of reasons:

• Hearing inspired words of counsel, affirmation, and testimony from living prophets of God.
• Listening to the music of Mormon Tabernacle Choir
• Sleeping in and getting to watch church at home in your PJs
• The male bonding of attending the Saturday evening priesthood session
• The fact that you can go out for ice cream after the priesthood session and it's not breaking the sabbath
• Watching everyone in the group fall asleep one by one during each two hour session, but trying to keep yourself awake and focused (which definitely doesn't always happen)
• Going home and spending time with family
• Listening to President Monson trying to pronounce the names of the worldwide General and Area Authorities.
• Not having to accompany the ward choir for a week (or three, if you happen to be going to Boston the following two weekends)
• The spiritual boost it gives me for the weeks and months ahead, especially when reading the talks again in the Ensign.