2009 General Conference

It's hard to believe we were just there last conference with Emily.

Our beloved prophet!

I feel full and exhausted as we spent the weekend watching all four sessions of General conference on television. The kids, watched, listened, coloured, filled in conference packets, got in trouble for quarreling and played through out the spiritual marathon. This year, there was not just one talk that stood out but rather many pearls of wisdom that are floating around in my head, some of my favourites so far...

reverence is not just being quiet, but thinking about God

testimony is to know and feel, conversion is to do and become

am I the temple goer that puts it on the calendar and rushes in and rushes out?

if we want to feel protected in times of strife and upheaval...go to the temple.

although it is important our children have music lessons
and other lessons but are we teaching them the lesson of having faith?

A Little Lesson:
I also loved the world report between the conference sessions, especially the report on how important it is that we make sitting down and eating dinner as a family a priority. It seems like such an obvious priority but one that has become lost in the 'over scheduled generation' that so many people find themselves trapped in. Fortunately, this year we have really been able to keep our lessons right after school and make it home in time for dinner...but it feels like a tug of war every year to make sure we are not scheduled for Family Home Evening time, dinner time, church scouting/achievement days and weekend trips to the temple. It's a battle of good-better- best every single day.