General Conference

I have been thinking a lot about some of the talks that were given at General Conference this week. I am so grateful for Conference and for the opportunity that the Lord gives us to sit down and listen to prophets and apostles share testimony, counsel, and their infinite wisdom. I enjoyed the spirit of conference so much. In today's world it is hard to find the peace that we so desperately need and I am so grateful that I was able to feel of the peace and hope of our wonderful church leaders. President Monson's talk that he gave in the Sunday morning session really struck a chord with me. I loved how he talked about the people in our lives (friends, families) being more important than problems to be solved. I am really good at making myself a "to do" list and plowing through it so that I can be satisfied at the end of the day that I accomplished many things. It always suprises me when at the end of the day instead of feeling satisfied I feel frustrated usually because I was pushing aside the needs of my family to accomplish all the "wonderful" things on my list. I let the problems to be solved become more important than the people to be loved. I loved his comments about enjoying the journey and the moments that we are in. I think gratitude plays a huge part in this. I am easily frustrated by all the things that I want to do or have to do and the lack of time I have in a day to actually accomplish all those things, but when I slow down and really appreciate all the wonderful people around me I realize how beautiful and special life really is and I can really appreciate where I am at in my life. I know that the time I am in now is going to be some of the most cherished times in my life and I am going to miss them and wish that I had taken more time to be engaged in this time than merely gettting through this time. I know that I will miss Parker's impish smile when he finds out that I found his secret hiding spot for the homework he doesn't want to do (see post below). I will miss the silliness (ie. bathroom jokes) at the dinner table. I will miss having to tell Carson for the millioneth time to put his book down at the dinner table. I will miss Carson asking me where his clean bball shorts, cubscout shirt, or swimming suit is. (in the laundry room not cleaned yet) I will miss Ashleigh's long winded stories and never ending giggling. I will miss her adventures that she is always wanting to go on with Max and Katelynn. I will miss Max asking me to wipe his bum and button his pants for the 6th time that day and always at times when I have my hands wet or dirty from preparing something in the kitchen. I will miss him telling me he got his "sponsibilities" done. (responsibilities) I need to record him saying it because when he says it it sounds hilarious. I will miss Katelynn's sweet little voice telling me she wants a roll at 1045 at night and her running to my legs and wrapping her arms around them everytime she gets her feelings hurt which is often. I will miss her hugs and she squeezes me with her tiny arms and pats my back. I pray for more wisdom daily to know how to make the best use of the time I have and to enjoy the journey. I love Conference it is always so uplifting and inspiring.