I spent most of my morning in a very enjoyable Stake Conference. Many of you were probably there, too. After all, it included 61 stakes and one district covering nine Midwestern states.<\/p>\n
President Boyd K. Packer presided, and Elder Robert C. Oaks conducted. Elder Keith K. Hilbig, a Milwaukee native, also spoke, as did Sisters Packer, Oaks, and Hilbig. All six of the speakers were in Salt Lake City, while I listened with the members of two wards in the Madison, Wisconsin stake. Other attendees were scattered across the Midwest in any Church building with a satellite feed. According to Elder Oaks, this is the new order of Stake Conferences:<\/p>\n
* Two Stake Conferences per year
\n* The Stake President presides at one Stake Conference per year
\n* A General Authority will visit each stake once every two years
\n* An Apostle will preside via satellite over a multi-Stake Conference once every two years<\/p>\n
I hope this doesn’t sound petty and ungrateful, but what is the point of having a satellite Stake Conference? Although the talks contained occasional references to the Midwest, this didn’t have the feel of a tailored message. And, of course, the General Authorities did not conduct any local business or perform any local leadership training. It felt a lot like a less formal version of General Conference, and even though I enjoyed the talks, I couldn’t see the point.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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