Today we had stake conference. We also had a
wonderful youth meeting 1 ½ hours before conference. We also had a General Authority
speak. It was Elder Robert K Dalenbach. He was so good. When he spoke to the youth, he had
them all sit on the front rows. The oldest were on the front bench, then the younger,
etc..then had all the adults sit behind in the back. He spoke directly to them.
He told them about how he likes to go fishing up in Alaska. They would camp out and
fish for a week. Then he gave the youth some rules on survival while camping and fishing.
He told them about the
Kodiak bear. It's the largest grizzly bear...when it stands, it is about 9 feet tall.
It has massive paws with about 6-8 inch claws. It can pick little berries with them and
not even bother the leaves. It's jaws are so big when it opens it's mouth, that it could
fit your head in it easily. It can smell a package of bacon 10 miles away. The way to
survive while camping and avoid the bear are :
- Don't bring anything into camp that the bear wants (such as bacon)
- Keep your camp clean
- Know how to defend yourself
- Know where to get help when in trouble
If you are able to keep these rules in mind, usually you won't have any problems while
you are camping. Then he told them it is like that in life. The way to keep yourself
safe and strong in the gospel are like the other rules:
- Don't bring anything into your life or mind that would invite Satan there
- Keep your mind clean (such as no profanity, R-rated shows, porn, etc)
- Know how to defend yourself against Satan and the world...(reading scriptures, attending
church/temple, attend seminary, etc.)
- Know where to go for help (bishop, parents, seminary teacher, stake Pres.,)
He also said that NEVER is a power word. Tell yourself you will NEVER do drugs, NEVER
be immoral, etc...or if you have...you will NEVER do it again...
I think the kids really listened. He gave the 2.3 second rule. He said that to avoid
temptation on dates, you have 2.3 seconds to park the car and get around and get your date
out of the car and starting up the doorstep °Ü°
