![]() ![]() I pick a word or idea, and make note of every time the speaker mentions it, it’s like the inverse of counting sheep and has varying success rates. So what do you do when a speaker begins talking and you feel your consciousness waning? Though highly effective, I’ll openly acknowledge that this behavior is probably (a) inappropriate and (b) creating a pavlovian response to speakers’ voices that doesn’t serve me in the least bit. While these are very much in jest, the fact remains that I totally could use (read: have used) certain conference talks as a home-remedy for insomnia. I’ve made jokes in the past comparing the cadence of the speakers’ voices to white-noise. (Fingers crossed this trend continues.) The speakers’ voices lull me to sleep.Ī post shared by Normon Memes on at 1:21pm PDT In recent years, there has been an increase in the number of videos and graphics used during conference - an indicator that the brethren are acknowledging the role visuals play in maintaining the congregation’s attention and illustrating some of their speaking points. Removing the visual aspect completely alleviates the stress associated concentrating on what going happening on-screen, and allows me to get more out of the speaker’s message. If I’m at home, I let the audio play while I clean my room, do dishes, prepare a meal, or practice some simple stretches on my yoga mat. ![]() I listen to conference, I don’t watch it. Watching General Conference becomes tiresome, and as I try to force my eyes open to concentrate on the speaker’s face, my ears go numb and all heavenly wisdom is lost on deaf ears. Attempting to sit for hours on end, staring into the damp and wrinkled eyes of speaker after speaker feels nearly impossible. The constant bombardment and over-stimulation of modern media has left me with a decidedly impatient brain. The most important part of General Conference is inarguably the speakers’ messages so, in the 68 years since General Conference first hit the big screen, there has been little attempt to increase the visually stimulating aspect of the viewer experience. Before that, your options for listening to conference were either in person or via the radio. ![]() The first television broadcast of General Conference aired in 1949. Why Can’t I Stay Awake During General Conference? There’s not much going on on-screen. So, for my own personal benefit and for the benefit of every faithful Latter-day Saint out there who suffers from GCIN (General Conference Induced Narcolepsy), I will attempt to answer the question that plagues us all: Despite all my best intentions, it degrades and I’m left slumped over, asleep, wearing sweat pants under my dress, with a note-book full of miscellaneous doodles. My conference watching experience begins with a straight spine, bright-eyes, pen and pad itching to help me fulfill my conference-watching potential. It is with mild guilt and shame that I admit - despite being a recommend-carrying, Book of Mormon thumping, Saint of the Latter-days -I find General Conference incredibly difficult to sit through.įor those of you who sit at home, spine straight and bright-eyed, Sunday dress optional, pen furiously jotting down each and every shining pearl of wisdom uttered by the General Authorities - know that your ability to pay attention is the object of my envy.
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