With the 14 hour time difference between Salt Lake and Philippines, watching General Conference live isn't practical. And since very few people have internet at home, watching sessions on demand also difficult. So on this side of the world, general conference is delayed a week.
On Saturday, we drove to Bongabon Stake center (Hour's drive) to watch the sessions. Since people are coming from other communities, they shorten the gap in between to one hour--which gave us time to lunch with several of the missionaries at Nanny Eli's, the only real restaurant in Bongabon.
It was an amazing experience to be sitting on the other side of the world, listening to the words of the prophet and apostles. The spirit in the little Chapel was just as strong as sitting in the conference center. Saturday sessions are not well attended because people need to do their work.
On Sunday, Elder Dansie drove to Bongabon for an early morning District Missionary Meeting and back to Cabanatuan for the morning session. That session was overflowing into the side rooms and also broadcast into the institute building next door.
The messages given were just as timely and appropriate to the members in the Philippines as the members in the United States.