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243. Great new post by Brian Mickelson, "How to Not Be Offended by General Conference"

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I just had to pass this on today -- It is so great and timely! New post on  Brian Mickelson.... How to Not Be Offended by General Conferenceā€¦ by  BJM No, I'm don't usually feel offended or hurt during General Conference. In fact, I never do. I mean, I do get a little sting every once in awhile because I need to change, but more often I feel comfort and peace and I feel excited to get to work on what needs to change in my life. What I do see online, however, are people expressing thoughts along the following lines:  How could President Packer say that? He obviously doesn't know what it is like to __________...  or  This is the problem! Elder Anderson just made matters worse when he said __________... In fact, I'd imagine that people are going to get a little worked up about Elder Cook's priesthood session address where he stated to unmarried young men (that are in the marriage age realm): ...the longer you remain single, after an appropr...