silvermoon383
Well-Known Member
Well, another conference has come and gone, so I guess now's the time to see what everyone thought about it.
For me, I enjoyed most of the talks (I'll let you know how priesthood was once the transcripts are out. I didn't get a chance to go), and they had some great things for me to think about, especially with their focus on going out and doing the Gospel. President Monson caught me off guard in the Sunday morning session when he brought up "one more temple". When he said that it is to be in a city 2500 years old for a moment I thought he was going to announce a temple in Jerusalem! XD
Now there was 1 thing that was kinda grating for me. In every single session someone (sometimes more than 1) brought up us YSAs and rebuked our lack of marriage. Or more accurately, patting the women on the head saying everything will be ok then turning and rebuking us men for not marrying the women.
Are there lots of YSA men who aren't courting or dating? Courting sure, but in many cases it's not their fault. For all the harping on men's lack of commitment I never seem to hear about the women who won't commit. Now I'm not perfect about my dating (it's been close to a year since my last date), but a friend and partner of mine has been actively dating but is constantly let down by the women. As for people like me, simply glaring and ordering me to date isn't going to accomplish anything. I'm a complete introvert. As much as I enjoy YSA activities, sometimes it seems like the leadership is trying to get us to connect by throwing us all into a room and hoping some stick. Well sorry, but the only thing I've ever stuck to is the wall.
So to quickly summarize: Don't just harp on the men, harp on the women too. They have just as much a share of the blame.
For me, I enjoyed most of the talks (I'll let you know how priesthood was once the transcripts are out. I didn't get a chance to go), and they had some great things for me to think about, especially with their focus on going out and doing the Gospel. President Monson caught me off guard in the Sunday morning session when he brought up "one more temple". When he said that it is to be in a city 2500 years old for a moment I thought he was going to announce a temple in Jerusalem! XD
Now there was 1 thing that was kinda grating for me. In every single session someone (sometimes more than 1) brought up us YSAs and rebuked our lack of marriage. Or more accurately, patting the women on the head saying everything will be ok then turning and rebuking us men for not marrying the women.
Are there lots of YSA men who aren't courting or dating? Courting sure, but in many cases it's not their fault. For all the harping on men's lack of commitment I never seem to hear about the women who won't commit. Now I'm not perfect about my dating (it's been close to a year since my last date), but a friend and partner of mine has been actively dating but is constantly let down by the women. As for people like me, simply glaring and ordering me to date isn't going to accomplish anything. I'm a complete introvert. As much as I enjoy YSA activities, sometimes it seems like the leadership is trying to get us to connect by throwing us all into a room and hoping some stick. Well sorry, but the only thing I've ever stuck to is the wall.
So to quickly summarize: Don't just harp on the men, harp on the women too. They have just as much a share of the blame.