And sweet rolls, and piles of candy...
That's how we do general conference at our house.
The sweet rolls are a Jarman tradition.
The pancakes are Megan's tradition.
The pajamas are just comfy.
Knowing the heavens are open and God continues to speak to prophets and apostles on the earth today is a gift we can't put into words.
Tim and I both grew up in families where watching or listening to general conference was a family affair. We've continued that tradition.
But you know us... We have to make it fun, which is where the piles and piles of candy come into the picture.
And a dry erase board of word lists that changes every session:
Every time they hear a word on the list, they can grab a piece of candy...or two...or three. It all depends on the word.
Oh, and there's a story (of course). Because somehow super powered magnets are on the list of items that help make conference meaningful and memorable. Ok. Maybe not meaningful, but at least memorable.
The story: I'm not sure why a 17 year old would try to put super powered magnets in his nose, but I try not to spend a lot of time trying to guess why 17 year olds do a lot of the things they do. (I know... You're running mental scenarios right now trying to figure out what happened.) The end result was not a trip to Urgent Care, if that's what you're thinking. But it did result in a trip to the bathroom where Nate somehow removed the magnets himself (while the rest of us were oblivious to any of this).
In other news, Nate also fit 11 atomic fireballs in his mouth at one time when we were trying to get rid of all the candy toward the end of conference. And he didn't even drool. (There may have been a few talks toward the end that we should go back and listen to later.)
I'm predicting this story will one day be known as: How the Jarmans do General Conference. It may also be known as: The Day Nate Discovered The Center Membrane of His Nose.
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