General Conference in Pictures

Despite the fact that I’ve lived in Utah most of my life, I’d never been to General Conference until this weekend. In the tabernacle days, the idea of standing in line all night in order to maybe get in sounded miserably unappealing. However, even since the conference center has been used, it still didn’t call to me. It’s just really nice to sleep in and then watch conference on TV in my pajamas or sweats or whatever. But for some reason, when my bishop announced that he had tickets to a couple sessions, I really, really wanted to go. Weird, I know. As soon as sacrament meeting was over, I threw myself over the benches, flinging sunbeams and deacons over my shoulders, and stopped with a screech in front of the bishop to ask for a couple tickets. (I may have exaggerated a bit in that previous sentence.)

Thus I found myself in Salt Lake this weekend, with tickets to the Saturday morning and Sunday morning sessions of conference. I brought my camera along and thought I’d share some images. (There are lots of pictures below, so it’s not the most dial-up friendly post. I have dial-up, so I feel your pain.)

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Baby blessings?

I really don’t want to seem like I’m attacking anyone, so please take what I am about to discuss in the most charitable way:

I get rather upset by some baby blessings. I don’t think I should, but I do.

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Immigration debate

Immigrants all over the country are pouring into the streets to protest new proposals to restrict immigration. This took place as Congress debates various proposals on immigration. One of these proposals, by the way, would require that churches help only legal immigrants.

I’ve been following the immigration issue for 20 years, first as a reporter in Miami (which long ago became a majority immigrant city) and now as the friend of many immigrants and immigration lawyers.

Read on to get my take on the immigration issue.

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This was too funny not to share

This e-mail was sent to me today, and I couldn’t stop laughing. By the way, please don’t actually call 1-900-slacker — it is a real company that was not too pleased when I called today.

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