After watching General Conference I couldn’t help but ponder that professionally I’ve watched, up close and personal, many leaders perform. I’ve been with giants of industry, and leaders of nations as they’ve addressed those they lead. I’ve sat with Saudi sheiks and princes; Supreme Soviets; councils of ministers, city councils and a gathering of the USSR’s top 50 business leaders. When President Reagan drove home his point about the national economic recovery, I was five feet away. When George W. Bush first ran for president he came to Provo and I got to ask him the first two questions of the press conference.