Well, we spoke a couple
of times about what we wanted to have
happen and how we could create an opportunity
for that to happen. Let me just add one thing. Of course. When I got the assignment--I got
the assignment for the evening with a General Authority. And I went to Elder Johnson
and Brother Webb, and I said, "What would you think
about--let's just have Chad and me talk and have
some folks there, and we'll have
the cameras going, instead of me giving a talk?" I'm not suggesting giving
a talk is not appropriate. But I think what we
tried to do today, the pattern that we
used, is more important than anything that got said. So if we want that
to have an impact, maybe we ought to try to model
it and not just talk about it. So that was a part
of the preparation. So I think the question
for a teacher would be, like Elder Bednar asking--this
experience--"What experience do we want the students,
the group, to have today, and how can we help to
create that experience?" and not just "What
are we going to say?" I think was part of
those conversations. Yeah. So in terms of any
personal preparation?
Well, I don't want
to sound silly. I find these kinds
of experiences so invigorating because you
have absolutely no idea where they're going. This is going to Jerusalem
every time you walk in. So I struggle to
answer your question because I didn't do anything
specific just for this day. And it's kind of
treasured up, and I hope I've been doing
that for a long time. I did have a little bit
of time this afternoon to just kind of think through
some stuff about, if I were to try to give
voice to something, how would I do it in
the clearest way that would make sense to people
in different cultures around the world? But that's just kind of
normal thinking, given that this was coming at 4:30. That's not a very good
answer, but that was it. Mine was a little simpler. I prayed I wouldn't do anything
silly to distract from--and I prayed for Elder Bednar
and for you, right? Just like you do as a teacher. Yes, ma'am? I was going to say, thank
you for your response just now, because this whole
process today, through my mind has been three words,
and that is: simplify, slow down, and prepare. And with our children,
with the youth that we're with, with
our ministering, whatever comes our way, as long as we
are prepared in every aspect that we can possibly be,
and we simplify it and slow down and look for those moments,
that personal revelation will hit us.