Conference Weekend

So, on Sunday, Chris and I were able to go to the a.m. session of conference. We were both saddened by stuff we saw. There were soooo many girls wearing super short skirts, and really inappropriate outfits. It felt like it was more of a competition between the girls who could wear the shorter skirt and try to look "sexier". I think they forgot the purpose of going in the first place. We get there, and it is crazy now. It was apparent that the world is getting crazier and crazier. Going in was like going through an airport with all of it's security checks, metal detectors, conveyor belts, x-ray machines etc.... to check out your valuables, they go through your purse in detail. There are so many wackos out there, that they have to do it. When I was in Young Women's, I went to a fireside at the Conference Center, and when President Hinckley was speaking, someone ran up on stage full-force at him, and a bunch of security guys tackled him. Strange.....
Well, anyways. I had to go to the bathroom, and I cannot see very well, even with my glasses on, and Chris pointed over to a "bathroom". It looked like it and I was just walking in. I almost walked into a hostess area. The hostess that saw me chased me down. I was pretty embarrassed, but it was pretty funny.
Conference is so much better in person. I tend to pay attention a lot more, and feel the spirit a lot more. The song that the Tabernacle choir sang during Music and the Spoken Word called "My Song In The Night" was really spiritual to me. It was a beautiful song.
Well, I have also noticed that the speakers are getting more and more blunt. There are no gray areas anymore with things in the world. The lines are no longer blurred, and we are being told exactly what is right and wrong. I loved it. I loved President Packer's talk on Proposition 8, and how we cannot just vote against natural law. We need to defend what is right and just with marriage. It was not something new. It is something we have always believe and will believe. That gay marriage is wrong. I cannot believe the uproar that it has caused with a bunch of people. It makes me laugh, because everyone acts like it was something new. When I say everyone, I mean non-members and inactive people. After that, every post on facebook was about that.
After conference, we were walking by the protesters, and this guy with a microphone, so that everyone could hear him said "There are a bunch of you young ladies that are wearing really short skirts.... Isn't that against your church? What have your prophets been teaching you? To look like whores?!" Chris and I were so surprised! It really got to me, that these girls are getting dressed in the morning, thinking they are looking really cute and trendy, but they are showing a really bad example. We are all representatives of our church, and need to show it. Especially at public events like these, where we are scrutinized for everything. It reflects bad on the whole church. Chris and I wanted him to point the people out that were wearing too short of skirts, so that maybe next time, they came to conference, they could change their thinking about their attire.

Best Peanut Butter Finger Recipes!

This recipe is Chris's mother's recipe. It is better than the school one. I will include the school one also. Chris's grandmother worked for the school, and got the exact recipe.

Tammy's Recipe

1/2 cup butter
1 cup brown sugar
1 cup sugar
1 cup peanut butter
1 1/2 cups flour
1 1/2 cups oats
2 eggs
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon vanilla

Mix butter, both sugars & peanut butter. Cream together
Add eggs to mix. Add dry ingredients.
Bake greased cookie sheet at 350° 10-12 minutes.
Watch after about 8 minutes to make sure they don't burn
Cool for 20 minutes, then spread thin layer of peanut butter

Tammy doesn't have a specific amount recipe for the frosting. You may have to add more milk, or more sugar as needed to get to the consistency you want

Chocolate Frosting

Mix:
3 cups powdered sugar
1/2 cup cocoa powder
1/4 cup softened butter
Dash of salt
1/3 cup milk

Mix together the powdered sugar and cocoa. Add the softened butter to the mix and a dash of salt. Add the milk to make the mix thicker, but still spreadable. When it goes on the warm bars, it will thin out, so make sure to make it thick enough.


School Peanut Butter Fingers Recipe

Makes 2 Pans

3 squares butter
1 1/2 cups sugar
1 3/4 cups brown sugar
3 eggs
1 tablespoon vanilla
1 1/3 cups peanut butter
1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
3/4 teaspoon salt
3 cups flour
4 cups + 2 tablespoons oatmeal

Cream butter, vanilla, and sugars together. Add eggs, and beat well. Mix in peanut butter. Gradually add the dry ingredients. Bake at 325° for 10 minutes, or until very lightly browned. Cool and spread with thin layer of whipped peanut butter. Then frost with fudge frosting.

Fudge Frosting

Recipe for 2 pans

3/4 cup butter
1/2 cup water
1/2 cup cocoa
5 cups powdered sugar
3 1/2 teaspoons vanilla

Bring butter and water to a boil. Then whip the cocoa into the hot water with a wire whisk. Add hot mixture to powdered sugar. Stir on low speed with an electric mixer. Then beat on medium speed until it loses gloss. Add vanilla. Spread on bars immediately.
If you have extra, you can add nuts or put in a dish an inch thick and let cool. It will make fudge.

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