General Conference

I love General Conference.  I am always so spiritually uplifted by the messages from our prophets and leaders.  I am rejuvenated and recommitted to being better: a better wife, mother, neighbor, and servant of my Heavenly King.

Sunday afternoon's session was particularly meaningful to me.  Elder Holland said that the speakers have a challenge in that they speak to members and non-members alike.  They also speak to a widely disparate demographic within the church; those with children and those without, married, single, children, youth, adults, the elderly.  But each of us will glean something if we are truly seeking inspiration and direction.

I clearly felt direction from Lynn G. Robbins about dealing with children and parenting.  I loved his concrete suggestions and his encouragement.  I need to be a better parent in many ways, but I can do better, and I will.  I was also moved by the talk by C. Scott Grow about the Atonement.  Again, so encouraging.  I always love Elder Holland; he moves me to tears each time he speaks, and Elder Scott's talk about marriage and treating our spouse with kindness was a touching, sweet tribute to his wife.  He, too, made me want to be a better wife.  I loved President Monson's talk about the temple and felt a renewed commitment to go to the temple more often.  I love being in the temple and feeling God's presence there.

It was a wonderful weekend.  I need to figure out a way to make it more meaningful to our children, but I suppose they are a little young yet.  Am I making excuses?  Truth be told, they are Bedlamites, as Elder Holland said, and I'm not sure how to rein them in and help them be more reverent.  I think I need to focus an FHE lesson on how to be more reverent.