We had Stake conference this weekend. It was one where they broadcast it to a bunch of stakes. All the stakes in Utah and Wasatch county were in on this one and it was so good! It's usually so hard to get much out of church when you have small ones, but Liam slept and I was able to actually listen and feel inspired by the talks given.
I really liked Sister Dibb's talk about not letting Satan's counterfeits lead us astray. The quote she said someone gave her at Women's conference keeps coming into my head too. "Satan can't have a family and he wants YOURS" or something to that effect. I admit my memory isn't the greatest, but man that really hit me and I just keep thinking about it and how I need to keep my family safe from the counterfeits Satan has made so many of in this world.
I also loved President Uchtdorf's talk. He talked about how important missionaries are and encouraged all young men to plan on going on a mission. He said we need to ask ourselves what we need to do personally to increase our faith and what we can do to strengthen our marriage and family too. Then he mentioned three things that can help. The two I really need to work on are scripture study DAILY and Prayers. I have a really hard time finding time to study the scriptures--how do you do it? What works for you? I need to have some new ideas! Prayer--well...I pray every night and I do pray a lot of little prayers during the day, but I feel like I'm getting to where I don't think as much as I should about my prayers. How do you keep yours from getting too rote? Thanks for your help!
If you got to see this same broadcast please share anything you leared from it that you'd like to share!
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- Jennifer McDonald considers herself a woman of mystery. Who is this socialite from Spanish Fork, Utah? Mother of three? Wife of one? Conqueror of the laundry and all spilled milk? Would anyone seeing this mild-mannered mom-about-town realize that after giving birth to fraternal twins while still a student in college she would wait nearly ten years before adopting her youngest son? And that today, she can tame the two teenagers' appetites for fashion and Honey Nut Cheerios, while at the same time starting Backyardigans on Netflix for the toddler? Can this biography handle any more questions without bursting at the seams? Probably not, so we move to swift conclusion with this inspiring quote from one of Jennifer's favorite philosophers, "yes, those birds are very angry, aren't they? And nothing calms an angry bird like being shot across the sky at a bunch of laughing pigs."
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Conference was SO good. My boys were especially well behaved so like you I got more out of it than I normally would. I even took notes. I also fight with my schedule on the scripture reading thing. I don't have a good routine so no personal advice to offer but I did have a friend who once told me that when her kids were little she didn't usually have time to sacrifice for lenghty scripture study. Her solution was to read one verse first thing in the morning with the intent to think about it all day. If she had time later to study great but if not she was still being obedient. She also felt like the pondering throughout the day thing gave her added meaning to her daily routine. If you develop some masterful routine, pass it on would ya?
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