183rd Semiannual General Conference

This is weekend like the first weekend in April I look forward to more than any other throughout the year.  This is the weekend that I am most spiritually recharged.  Read and hear more about it here. And these are some of the things I learned and loved about this weekend:

“Look ahead and believe.” Edward Dube

“As we live the law of tithing, we often receive significant but subtle blessings.” David A. Bednar

“Believe in miracles.” Jeffrey R. Holland

“Fatigue is the common enemy of us all-–so slow down, rest up, replenish, and refill.” Jeffrey R. Holland

“The miracle of becoming one [in unity] requires the help of heaven, and it takes time.” Henry B. Eyring

“The decisions you make in your daily life will determine what happens to you later.” Bonnie L. Oscarson

“A testimony, like your body, needs to be in shape if you want it to endure.” Richard J. Maynes

"As you lose your life in ... service ... Satan's temptations lose power in your life." Richard G. Scott

“Repentance is not punishment. It is the hope-filled path to a more glorious future.” Richard G. Scott

"A fundamental question remains to be answered ... shall I falter, or shall I finish?" Thomas S. Monson

"Difficulties allow us to change for the better." Thomas S. Monson

“Don’t forget to look up.” Adrián Ochoa

“It’s not just the thoughts of our hearts that are important but the 'intents.' ” Terence M. Vinson

“You are never too young to learn, never too old to change.” Russell M. Nelson

(This post represents both Saturday and Sunday; it’s that good!)

Naomi

It was Naomi that came to my mind as we walked home from church last Sunday. There I was walking with my two daughter-in-laws and their eight children. As we walked home that short distance, sun blazing, my heart was bursting at the seams and tears were clouding my eyes. And all that kept running through my mind was Naomi and how she too must have been overcome with joy, appreciation, and love. Once settled at home, clothes changed and most of us fed I took a moment to again read the Book of Ruth. Again my heart swelled as I thought of my circumstance. Our men, husband and sons, were out on a four-day hunting trip. And the women in their lives came together for those four days. It was magical for me. I'm not sure how it happened those many years ago. I'm almost positive my sons did not have me in mind when choosing their eternal companion. In fact, I'm certain I was the furthest thing from their mind and rightfully so. But I was blessed then and continue to be blessed today by the most wonderful, amazing and stalwart women a mother could ask for, for her sons.

Sunday Goodness

"When we come to the judgment bar of God, we will be unable to deny the fairness of the test.  We are what our choices have revealed us to be; that is the purpose of our free agency, and it achieves that purpose perfectly."  ~~Orson Scott Card