From Deseret News archives:
MormonSpeak: Images of Conference
What image will come to mind when you remember October General Conference 2007?
Yeah, I know that was a whole week ago, and in the contemporary world of up-to-the-nanosecond information, �now� is news, �yesterday� is history and �last week� is about as relevant as a phonograph needle.
But sometimes the most meaningful memories grow sharper and more clearly focused when viewed through the prism of time. Which is why right now may be the perfect time to reflect on the things we saw and heard and felt especially felt during the most recent round of conference sessions.
For some especially those who were in the Conference Center for Saturday morning�s first general session the most lasting memory will be the delightful image of President Gordon B. Hinckley making his way back to his seat after conducting the sustaining vote for new Church leaders (including his new second counselor, President Henry B. Eyring) and playfully reaching out with his cane to �knight� President Eyring.
And yes, I know it�s a little weird that I feel compelled to look up stuff like that. Two years of putting together the Deseret News Church Almanac will do that to you.
For still others, the most lasting image of October Conference 2007 will be the image of esteemed organist John Longhurst perched upon the organ bench, providing musical accompaniment for his last General Conference session. President Hinckley announced during the Conference that Brother Longhurst is retiring after 30 . . . ahem . . . noteworthy years as Tabernacle Choir organist. It�s hard to imagine singing �I Believe in Christ� without him which, of course, we wouldn�t, since he wrote the music that goes with Elder Bruce R. McConkie�s inspired words.
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