Hatam Soferet

, I find it COMPLETELY RIDICULOUS that he had a meeting on coefnrence Sunday AND an extra meeting ON EASTER. Give me a freakin' break. I remember reading a talk (I think it was in coefnrence) with a quote regarding meetings that said that it's not a bad thing to have a meeting go for a shorter time than was originally scheduled. Yay!! Don't I wish. I read a book by Gene R. Cook that I thought had some really good ideas. He talks about when he and his family lived in South America - every night was Family Home Evening, due simply to lack of other worthwhile activities elsewhere. When they moved back to the states (UT), he counted 37 church activities in one month for which at least one member of his family was "expected" to attend. His bishop approached him, concerned that his family was not supporting the ward. "What do you mean, Bishop?" The bishop said that there had been a scout activity (or something) the night before, and the Cooks were supposed to have attended but didn't (in addition to other activities). Elder Cook gently put the bishop in his place. "Bishop, had we come to the church last night we would have missed out on an excellent family devotional that we held in our home. Besides, I believe that the church is meant to support the family; not the other way around." Even in Darin's stake council meeting yesterday, when talking about scheduling activities, it was mentioned that two questions need to be asked: Does it increase testimonies of the Savior? Does it bring families closer together? Answering yes to these two questions means it's a worthwhile activity. lyle - I like your crumbs/snack-sized bites analogy. It can't always be a feast, can it?yen - blech. get well.