Thursday, February 12, 2009
Speaking in Church
I have to talk in church on Sunday in our new ward. I really do not like talking in church. My talk has to be 20 minutes long! Why do they do that? They should have 3 or 4 speakers instead of two. Anyway the topic is on President Monsons talk from conference, "Finding Joy in the Journey". If anyone has any thoughts, feelings, or ideas about his talk that could help me out I sure would appreciate it! Thanks in advance!
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I just spoke in my new ward and my Bishop asked me to spend some time introducing ourselves so that could be some of your time if that's okay with him.
Several years ago my husband and I were the only speakers and we didn't fill up the whole time and it was like no big deal. I think that's better than going over time.
Read the talk and pray a lot. See what experiences from your own life you can draw from the messages. That is my favorite thing to listen to in someone's talk: personal experiences.
my grandpa always used to say nothing ever good came out of a meeting that went over! :) in fact, last week the speaker went fifteen minutes over. i was already out in the hall with my cranky toddler but by the end, many others had joined us! :) my point is to echo Linz, don't let the 20 minutes stress you out. Share your message and don't worry.
About your topic, I found great peace and comfort from President Monson's talk. We've had a long, rough year, and it was exactly what i needed to be reminded to take joy in our experience. It's hard to see anything but the bad until you're looking back at the experience. I needed that reminder to look at the good in it.
I love that phrase "joy in the journey". I just reread President Monson's talk and the thought that came to my mind is the importance of choosing to be happy and positive. Life isn't going to be easy. But that doesn't mean it has to be miserable. We each have the ability every day to choose whether or not to enjoy what life throws at us, or to let the bad things bring us down. How much better is life if we find joy in the journey?
The talk also made me think of several country songs that have come out in the past year or two... Let Them Be Little, You're Gonna Miss This, and It Won't Be Like This For Long. Each of them talk about the little things that don't mean much to most people, but should really be the biggest joys in our lives. Buying a big new home is nice, but witnessing your child's first steps or listening to them learn to say "I love you"... those are the things that should matter the most.
Ok- that's my 2 cents! :D Good luck with your talk. Wish I could be there to hear it... are you sure you can't push it back to March 15th?? :D
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Guys, this comment has nothing to do with the post. I cannot read your blog anymore. Maybe b/c I am old, but the black on brown is too hard.....just putting in my two cents....
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