MormonTimes.com: Positive traditions contribute to the conference experience

Published: Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2008 12:12 a.m. MDT
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After decades of attending LDS general conference in the Salt Lake Tabernacle, George Durrant found himself in front of the television one year.

"I decided once to stay home and see how it was," he said.

Durrant, however, took a few unusual steps to assure a comparable experience. He began by dressing up in his suit — "much to the interest of my family," he said. He went to the bathroom, got a drink of water and requested that no one speak to him for the next two hours. He then found the most uncomfortable chair in the house to sit on and placed another chair directly in front of him.

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 - George Durrant views LDS general conference the same way each year -- with enthusiasm. (Jason Olson, Deseret News)
Jason Olson, Deseret News
George Durrant views LDS general conference the same way each year -- with enthusiasm.