General Conference!

Well, another General Conference come and gone. I love General Conference, but it usually goes by way too fast. This last one, the 180th Semi-Annual General Conference, was awesome...but that's how they usually are.
For those of you who are wondering, I'm referring to the General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. We believe that the heavens are not closed and that Lord has not done away with calling prophets and apostles to lead and guide His church and children just like He has done since the beginning of the Earth. Every six months (April and October), the prophet and apostles, with other church leaders, address the entire church (some 13-14 million strong) as well as the world. As we learn from the scriptures, from Adam to present day, God gives direction through those He appoints to speak for him, known as prophets. We also may have a direct line of communication, called prayer. Elder Dallin H. Oaks, a modern-day apostle of the Lord, gave a 20-minute talk about direction through leaders and direction straight from God. Here's a link:
http://broadcast2.lds.org/general-conference/2010-october/2010-10-4050-elder-dallin-h-oaks-64k-eng.mp3
Or you can go here: http://lds.org/conference/sessions/display/0,5239,23-1-1298,00.html : Scroll down until you see "Sunday Morning". Listed under that will be Dallin H. Oaks, click on the "MP3" symbol next to his name
I highly recommend listening to as much of the messages given as you can. Think about it, this is what the Lord God has directed these worthy men to say to all of us! They really are modern-day prophets, seers, revelators that have been called of God to direct His children, everyone on Earth. I am glad that God loves us enough to do this. I'm grateful for Jesus Christ and the Atonement which He performed. We really can return to live with Them through the saving ordinances, such as baptism by those holding the authority of God! That authority, known as the priesthood, was restored after centuries of apostasy and darkness for our benefit through Joseph Smith. This church is God's church here on the Earth and all are invited to join themselves unto it and come unto Christ!