Good Day at Work

Sorry this is a little late, I've been enjoying my Spring Break and the chance to feel a little lazy.

Last Friday I got paid as part of my internship to go to the Church History Symposium sponsored by BYU and the Church History Department.  It was one of those days that made me feel lucky for the education I'd been able to get and the job I now have.

The highlight of my day was listening to President Uchtdorf talk while sitting in the fourth row.  It was so amazing.  My intern buddy Tarienne from North Carolina was sitting next to me and it was the first time she'd ever been in the same room with one of the Quorum of the Twelve or the First Presidency, so it was great to be with someone else who was geeking out over the experience.   He talked about a lot of great things, some of my favorites were him talking about the The Hobbit as an example of exploring and getting out of your comfort zone, and when he talked about his own doubts when he was younger about their ever being a temple in East Germany.

The entire talk is here if anyone's interested.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4rc5GyF5i3Y&app=desktop

The theme of the conference was the Global Church, and one of my favorite presentations talked about how to create Church history papers and exhibits that are more international member focused and less western missionary/leader focused.    The exhibit he used as an example tells a seriously heart wrenching but amazing story about early Saints in Armenia.  If you haven't seen it before I think it's pretty amazing from both a historian and a gospel standpoint.   You can check it out here:

http://history.lds.org/exhibit/1921-lds-armenian-exodus?lang=eng