Plugging Along!

A little work on the plenary floor!

Day 2 of General Conference.  

One of the frustrations of General Conference is getting stuck in the mud when it comes to deciding and agreeing on the rules that govern the policy making body.  Once again we found ourselves wasting time and deciding that we can't decide.  I mentioned rule 44 at our prayer meeting a week ago.  Long story short, it was tabled which means no more discussion, it's put to bed, end of story.  Or so we thought.  It was brought up again in a motion to take it off the table and this time was narrowly approved.  It has now gone to the rules committee for them to bring it or not bring it to the plenary session tomorrow.  Mercy!!

Bishop Palmer did preach a powerful message this morning and confessed that we wasted a lot of time and money four years ago in Tampa.  It was non-productive and embarrassing.  He is a great preacher and in a way, chastised us, reminding us that we are "prisoners of hope" and challenged us to GO!  Time will tell our response to his challenge. 

The rest of the day was made up of the typical "play nice with one another" speeches in the legislative meetings, electing officers for the various committees, and preparation for tomorrow's real work in those meetings.

To be honest, very little has been accomplished.  We're already running behind schedule and it's only day 2.  Thankfully God is not bound by time and He can accomplish whatever He desires to accomplish, independent of our schedule.  Pray that we will follow his timetable and be productive and fruitful!