President Monson, after announcing several new temples, including at least two in Africa, and restoring the Provo tabernacle, and turning it into another temple, he announced a new temple in Star Valley, Wyoming. Then he said something like:
"And I think I will dedicate that one. There is good fishing up there."
After a couple of beers, that cracked me up. I loved fishing up in Star Valley. There is indeed some great fishing there. But, the cheese? Well, I took my German girlfriend to Wyoming and we stopped and bought some cheese. She wasn't impressed. Oh well. the fishing is great, that is for sure.
Elder Richard Scott had a few things to say. My, he has changed physically since I remember him as a kid on his farm in Virginia. That was a cool place.
This was cute, coming from a nuclear physicist:
"Memorizing a scripture is like forging a new friendship."
O.K. Whatever. Perhaps that was just too deep a thought for me after a couple doppelbocks.
President Packer couldn't be held back. I guess he got pissed off about his last talk being criticized and edited. Let's see if this one also gets the Poelman treatment.
His was the shotgun approach to the youth. Tell them everything you can before you croak.
"Gender is an essential characteristic....Sacred powers are only to be used between a man and a wife..."
I am not quite sure I got these quotes exactly right, but I am pretty close.