10.06.07
Priesthood Session Oct. 6, 2007
I got to the stake center about 7 minutes late. A men’s choir was singing when I came in. The first speaker was Elder L. Tom Perry. His topic was about raising the bar in preparing for a mission or for knowing your potential.
The second speaker talked about procrastination and its perils. His name is Donald Hallstrom. The third speaker was L. Whitney Clayton. He talked about the dangers of pornography. He opened up with the story of David and Bathsheba.
The next speaker was Walter F. Gonzales. He spoke about preparing for adversity, crisis, or calaminities.
Pres. Henry B. Eyring, newly called counselor in the First Presidency was the next speaker. He talked about meeting the challenges of our responsibilities. He assured us that God is there to help us. Forget ourselves and pray about those we serve. Keep the commandments, keep ourselves clean so the Spirit will be there to help us. It will not be easy. Pres. Monson was the next speaker. He talked about certain marks in our lives that we should remember such as the mark of virtue and the mark of prayer.
Before he announced the remainder of the session he talked about a father and son with flaming red hair reminded him of an incident where he complimented a redhaired boy about his hair one conference and how he told the boy that he admired people with red hair that they are pace setters. He said thw mother’s boy thanked him for his comments because it changed the boy’s life. The boy used to be shy and embarrassed about his red hair but now she sees him proudly combing it in fron of the mirror every morning.
When Pres. Hinckley spoke he said, Pres. Monson, I am waiting for you to dye your hair.
Pres. Hinckley talked about anger.