Light Refreshments Served

My good friend, Julie (Hey Julie, have fun in Switzerland!  Thanks for the links!), sent me some links for General Conference packets:  you know, for kids!  Topher and I have dreams of watching Conference in our pajamas, eating something delightful, and drinking deeply from the words of the prophets, using the time to reevaluate our lives, goals, and individual testimonies. The reality usually involves threatening our kids to calm down, straining to watch the tv over mounds of blankets and stuffed animals intended to be a tent where, once finished, is promised to be a quiet place to listen to Conference.  (Don’t worry, I don’t fall for it either.)

I don’t do the “skittles and/or M&M’s as Bingo pieces,” I just have them on hand to eat.  Has anyone ever completed their Bingo game and then rewarded themselves by eating the candy, or is that just a Mormon urban legend like Steve Martin joining the Church and moms who listen, calmly, through all of Sacrament Meeting?

I’m not making any promises, but one of these packets is one more tool in your arsenal for a minute or two of attention (to the tv, not your kids.)  It’s a glimmer of hope that the talks will at least sound familiar when you eventually read them in the Ensign, locked in your bedroom, while your kids finish that tent.

Here’s One.  Right Here!

Oh, and here’s another one!

Kristy says: I also have a friend who is an overachiever for a living, and she has these awesome conference packets on her website, along with a million other FHE packets that will make your head spin. I’m glad other people do this so I don’t have to.