An Ensign to the Nations - April 2011 Conference
What better way to start off a blog about General Conference addresses than with Elder Holland's address on General Conference? Watch it if you have time - I'll see you in about 18 minutes.
Elder Holland sure knows how to get your attention, doesn't he? His addresses are always gripping to me. Whether he's thanking saints for their faithfulness, warning us about the dangers of pornography, giving us insight into the atoning sacrifice of Christ or expounding his testimony of the Book of Mormon, I'm riveted every time. (Perhaps I should have started a blog just to dissect Elder Holland's discourses! Don't worry - I'll get to every one of these eventually.) Elder Holland has a unique intensity and ability to shape phrases, coupled with an urgency and testimony that leave me hanging on every word. So let's talk about some of those words!
