General Conference was just so very AWESOME! I loved all the talks and the messages were so much for me, but the SPIRIT was just so Beautiful! It carried the messages to the hearts of men, at least to mine and moved me to GET UP and DO something about it! One of my favorites was on Sunday Afternoon by Elder Lynn G Robbins of the Seventy who spoke on the importance of 'Becoming' and not just 'Doing'...especially as we rear and nurture our little ones. He said often we ask our children, 'What do you want to Be when you grow up, as if our Professions make us who we are, nor our Professions nor our Pocessions make us who we are'. Loved the talk by Elder Oaks on the importance of having Righteous Desires and Desiring Spiritual more than Temporal. From this conference, I am motivated to offer the Lord the firstlings of my earnings FIRST, attend the Temple at least once a week, DESIRE to Draw Nearer to the Lord in Word and especially in DEED, Look for opportunities to SERVE the poor and the needy and most of all to become the Mother I can be to my children. I really do hope and pray that I will live up to these goals that I have set for myself and that come next General Conference in October, I will be counting my many blessings and ready for whatever the Lord sees that I need to work on.
As my children are still very young to sit and listen, we tried to teach them the Name of the Prophet and even draw a picture of him as he spoke. Lauryn drew a picture of President Thomas S Monson and Ateca memorized his name...even up till last nite, she was still able to tell her Aunty Omi the name of our Living Prophet. I am excited for the opportunity these kids will have to grow up in the Gospel of Jesus Christ and have their own Testimonies strengthened as they Learn and Grow at Home, at Church and in their everyday life experiences.
I am excited tonight is our Cottage Park Ward Relief Society Temple Night. I feel like a daughter that has been travelling the world and returning to Visit her Father and I know He will Welcome me with Open Arms and Give me Answers to my prayers~
