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2011 Men and Women Conference Lexington,KY

So we are here at the Conference here in Downtown Lexington, KY.  I must say that I was looking forward to this conference.  So many years of going to conferences and national meetings, it was a hard press to do so, but through the development of relationships, each year becomes more and more joyous.  This year has been a wonderful blessing.  I have developed really great friendships and have seen my single friends find love.  It is so awesome to see history unfold with the ones you hold dear to your heart.  On top of that, when the preached word came forth by Elder Hollis, it uplifted my spirit, and catapulted me to another level of accountability in Christ, "not on my watch"!  Then a reminder that we need to let go of the past, stop living in hurt and shame, stop rehearsing the situation, but get over it and be made whole, because "After this"  comes my breakthrough, comes my next level, comes my abundant life.  Whew! The men's day brought the word to us and that was awesome.  Min. Erica McNeal exhorted the people and commanded us to trade our sorrow, grief, mourning and pain for a garment of praise. Some of us are weighed down by too much baggage, too much stuff!  We can't praise him like we need to.  Take off your baggage...It's time to give it to Jesus.

Certainly, as I have always said when I take time out for God...It was a great stewardship of my time, money and resources to have been apart of history and to experience the love and fellowship of my brothers and sisters in Christ.  I look forward to hearing good reports on everyone that I have talked to this weekend.
Until next blog! 

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