As I looked forward to General Conference this past weekend, my mind went back to when my children were young and how our conference viewing has evolved over the years.
Preparing for Conference has always been a big deal in our family. It has been a time to spend together and listen to the Lord's servants. When my two oldest were young we lived in Washington state and had to find a place where we could get a reception on the car's radio. We were only able to listen to Sunday sessions.
After moving back to Utah, we were thrilled to watch it on television. The week before, I would get Bingo pages for the younger children with pictures of topics such as families, a prophet, a heart etc. The tokens were usually raisins. The children would bring pillows and "blankies" for comfort on the floor. As they got older notebooks replaced Bingo cards.
As time has worn on, most of my children have gotten married and started families of their own. At first, when they didn't have many children, we would all get together and watch conference together. Now, there are 15 grandchildren and it gets way too noisy to hear a thing! Needless to say, we had to make changes. I have families come at different times to watch different sessions, which works out very well - for now.
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