Set precisely in the middle of our stay here in the Language Training Mission, the mission conference this past weekend was a great spiritual feast. Six weeks are behind us now with only six remaining until Christmas and Brazil. The great conference sessions make a good bridge between what is already past and what still lies ahead. Charity, or the pure love of Christ, was the conference theme. Moroni 7:47 was the foundation scripture: "But charity is the pure love of Christ, and it endureth forever; and whoso is found possessed of it at the last day, it shall be well with him."
In Saturday morning's opening session President Yarn, head of one of the campus stakes, and Robert K. Thomas, academic vice-president of BYU, addressed us. President Yarn developed the theme "Who is Christ that I should love Him?" My eyes filled with tears and the Spirit seemed very near as he closed in testimony enumerating all that Christ has done for us. In light of these things there are really no valid reasons why we should not love Him. Brother Thomas spoke of the different kinds of love and emphasized what charity was about.
The evening session Saturday was a talent show, which we did not attend.
Yesterday's morning session featured mission leaders on the love of companions, the love of leaders, and the love in general required of missionaries. The zone counselors over Zones I and V both spoke. President Taylor of the mission presidency then concluded.
Elder Richard L. Evans of the Council of the Twelve Apostles participated in the concluding evening session of the great conference. He is at any time a wonderful source of inspiration. In his talk he ranged over a great variety of subjects, tying them together finally with his witness of the work. All that he spoke of related to our callings. Some observations he shared: find a way or make one; he can who thinks he can; the way to be nothing is to do nothing; love is a verb not a sentence. I am not sure I understood his meaning on that one.
Presidents Harris and Wilkins of the mission presidency both spoke—and Sister Wilkins also. All in all, it was a great two days of conference.
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