[Edit, the titles are in on the web so here is how we did]
Ok, I will admit it. I sometimes do not have the best attention span. Mostly, I attribute this because I often have two to three things going on in my head. Sometimes, like in the case of General Conference, it is important that I concentrate. In order to help me with this endeavour Denise and I have decided to play a game. Denise got this game from one of her extended family members, but she can’t remember who. In this game we are going to try to guess the title of every conference talk. We will compare our results in May when the Ensign publishes it’s Conference issue. The loser in our game has to make the winner a dessert.
So without further ado here are our guesses (John is first in regular font, Denise second italics):
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Saturday Morning Session
Thomas S. Monson – President of the Church – Opening Remarks
President Monson—Welcome
[No Points]
L. Tom Perry – Qm. of the 12 – “Be Now a Believer” (Sabbath Day Observance)
Elder Perry–The Holy Sabbath Day
[No Points]
Jean A. Stevens – – 1st Cnslr. General Primary Presidency – “Behold Your Little Ones” (Children Provide Powerful Examples)
Sister Stevens—Behold Your Little Ones
[No Points]
Walter Gonzalez – Presidency of the 70 – Attending the Temple
President Gonzalez—Followers of Christ
[Denise 3 Points]
Kent F. Richards – Qm. of the 70s – The Purpose of Pain
Elder Richards—Purposes of Pain
[No Points]
Quintin L. Cook – Qm. of the 12 – Women: Daughters of Our Heavenly Father
Elder Cook—The Women are Incredible
[Denise 1 Point]
Henry B. Eyring – 1st Cnslr. of First Presidency – “A Blessing of Duty and Love” (Opportunities for Blessing Others)
President Eyring—Helping in the Lord’s Way
[No Points]
[Total Denise 4, John 0]
Saturday Afternoon Session
Dieter F. Uctdorf – The Sustaining of Church Officers
No entry – Guess Denise is going to lose.
[John 3 points]
Robert Cantwell – Church Finance Director – Church Auditing Report, 2010
No entry – Guess Denise is going to lose.
[John 1 point]
Brook P. Hales – Secretary to the First Presidency – Statistical Report, 2010
No entry – Guess Denise is going to lose.
[John 3 points]
Boyd K. Packer – Presidency of Qm. of the 12 – The Restoration of God’s Word
President Packer—Taking Upon Us the Name of Christ
[No Points]
Russel M. Nelson – Qm. of the 12 – Developing Enduring Faith
Elder Nelson—Developing Faith
[No Points]
Richard J. Maynes – Qm. of the 70 – Understanding the Eternal Nature of Family
Elder Maynes—Eternal Families
[No Points]
Cecil Samelson – Qm. of the 70 – The Fundamentals of Gaining a Testimony
Elder Samuelson—Testimony
[Denise 3 points]
Dalin H. Oaks – Qm. of the 12 – “He That Diligently Seeketh Me Shall Find Me” (Controlling Our Desires)
Elder Oaks—Desire
[Denise 3 points]
M. Russell Ballard – Qm. of the 12 – “By Small and Simple Things” (Serving Others)
Elder Ballard—Small and Simple Things
[No Points]
[Denise 6, John 7]
Priesthood Session (This one doesn’t count for our game but I did keep awake so I am including it)
Neil A. Anderson – Qm. of the 12 – The Service of a Missionary
Steven Snow – Presidency of the 70s – Exercising Hope in Our Lives
Larry Gibson – 1st Cnslr. of General Young Men Presidency – The Authority to Minister
Diete F. Uctdorf – 2nd Cnslr. of First Presidency – Living to Our (Priesthood) Privileges
Henry B. Eyring – 1st Cnslr. of First Presidency – Learning and Living our Priesthood Duties
Thomas S. Monson – President of the Church – The Commitment of Marriage
Sunday Morning Session
Dieter F. Uctdorf – 2nd Cnslr. of First Presidency – The Road to Damascus (Growing Our Testimony)
President Utchdorf—Waiting on the Road to Damascus
[Denise 3 points]
Paul V. Johnson – Qm. of the 70 – Trials of our Faith
Elder Johnson—All That We Endure
[No Points]
H. David Burton – Presiding Bishop – Meeting the Needs of Our Membership
Bishop Burton–The Work the Savior Expects of His People
[No Points]
Silvia H. Allred – 1st Cnslr. General Relief Society Presidency – Of One Heart and One Mind
Sister Allred—Love One Another, Serve One Another
David Bednar – Qm. of the 12 – Walking in the Light (Gaining a Testimony)
Elder Bednar—The Spirit of Revelation
[Denise 3 points]
Thomas S. Monson – President of the Church – Making Sacrifices for the Temple
President Monson—The Importance of the Temple
[No Points]
[Denise 6, John 0]
Sunday Afternoon
Richard G. Scott – Qm. of the 12 – Expressions of Love
Elder Scott—Family is a Pillar in the Plan
[No Points]
D. Todd Christofferson – Qm. of the 12 – “I Would Be That Ye Were Perfect”
Elder Christopherson—Divine Chastening
[Denise 1 point]
Carl B. Pratt – Qm. of the 70 – A Testimony of Tithing
Elder Pratt—100 Silver Pesos
[No Points]
Lynn G. Robbins – Qm. of the 70 – “What Matter of Men Aught We to Be”
Elder Robbins—To Do. To Be
[John 1 point]
Benjamin De Hoyos – Qm. of the 70 – Fellow Citizens with the Saints
Elder de Hoyos—Becoming Saints
[No Points]
C. Scott Grow – Qm. of the 70 – Sanctify Yourselves and Make Yourself Clean
Elder Grow—The Healing Power of the Atonement
[Denise 1 point]
Jeffrey R. Holland – Qm. of the 12 -Conference: An Ensign to the Nations
Elder Holland—An Ensign to the Nations
[Denise 3, John 3]
Thomas S. Monson – President of the Church – Closing Remarks
President Monson—Till we meet Again
[No Points]
[Denise 5, John 4]
[Total: Denise 21, John 11]
Scoring is totally subjective but basically our rules are 1 point for the person closest and 3 points if you get it exactly. Want to play along? Feel free to put your guesses in the comments. Although if we lose to you we are not making you a dessert 🙂 !
