The 188th Semiannual General Conference for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints this past weekend brought people into town from all over the world. This particular conference weekend had a special guest in attendance: Washington Nationals' outfielder Bryce Harper and his wife, Kayla Harper.
As Harper and his wife made their way to Salt Lake City for the conference, they had a rare opportunity to not only meet Elder Dieter F. Uchtdorf, but President Russell M. Nelson as well. Harper recalled his experiences on an Instagram post this past weekend.
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'The soft, quiet but powerful voice he spoke with was indescribable. He talked about family, faith, being humble, (and) just the pure love of Christ in all that you do,' Harper wrote in the post about meeting Elder Uchtdorf. 'As we were beginning to leave he gave me a hug and I was just in awe in the pure love he showed my family and I. It was everything I could ever imagine and more.'
In another post, Harper recalled his experiences with his season ending early and how unfortunate that was for him. However, Harper said this added time away from the baseball diamond allowed him to attend General Conference with his wife for the first time.
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'I was so excited (and) anxious to get to Utah to enjoy this great weekend with everybody,' Harper wrote in his post.
According to an Instagram post by Harper's wife, the couple also met President Nelson over the conference weekend. Kayla Harper also wrote about her experience.
'I have no words for how inspiring and special this weekend was,' Kayla Harper wrote.
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