Today was the first day of the 185th Annual General Conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. I watched all the sessions on the internet, and it was wonderful. I look forward to the last two sessions tomorrow (10am-12pm and 2-4pm MDT, lds.org main page). As I was browsing on lds.org, I found some General Conference activities for children. One of them was like a Conference version of bingo. The game is called Conference Squares. Below is a pdf of the game, taken from an lds.org page with activities for children:
https://www.lds.org/bc/content/ldsorg/content/english/pdf/conference_squares.pdf
Each game card has a set of squares with gospel topics on them. When that topic is addressed or mentioned in a General Conference talk, you would mark the square. You will notice that the center square on each of the game cards is not a "free space," but something much better. Jesus Christ is at the center of each card.
This is a significant point. Jesus Christ is at the center of all the messages given in General Conference. Not a single talk will go by without having something about Jesus Christ, His life, His ministry, His example, His sacrifice, His attributes, or His role in our lives today. Jesus Christ is at the center of all the teachings of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS church). The leaders of this church witness that He lives and loves each one of us.
I am grateful for a simple yet profound reminder of the role of Jesus Christ in General Conference, in the LDS church, and in a faithful life.
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