are you talking to me?
I have to be honest, I was cooking through most of this afternoon's session of General Conference. But I loved the words shared today, especially this morning when I was listening much more intently! It really felt like they were speaking to me! I love that we can have this experience ANY time we invest ourselves in listening to conference. I will be paying much closer attention tomorrow, as I feel like I missed out this afternoon by half listening.
My personal revelation that came after listening to many of the speakers, is that I am a PROUD person! It gets in my way. I was so moved by Elder Eyring's words about the Spirit speaking with a soft voice and we must quiet our hearts and submit to the Lord's will to find answers. Most the time, I don't want to submit, I want the Lord to submit! And Elder Hales was so inspiring as he talked about how we make our own choices each and every day- I really wondered what I was doing with those choices and mostly I think I am rude, angry and demanding and I CHOOSE to be that way! (And I loved what Julie Beck said about equality in the priesthood- so eloquent!)
I could go on, but Kelly is at priesthood session and I have to get kids ready for bed. I just felt like many of you- I wanted to write down what a wonderful experience it is to listen to the prophets in General Conference and say that it is SO worth the time to invest our attention in what is said! (And by thinking about how motivated I feel to be better, I didn't end up with my nasty post about all of your sickenly creative endevours that I am so jealous of! I'll try to enjoy looking at them while I am catching up on everything after being down and out from wisdom teeth!)
My personal revelation that came after listening to many of the speakers, is that I am a PROUD person! It gets in my way. I was so moved by Elder Eyring's words about the Spirit speaking with a soft voice and we must quiet our hearts and submit to the Lord's will to find answers. Most the time, I don't want to submit, I want the Lord to submit! And Elder Hales was so inspiring as he talked about how we make our own choices each and every day- I really wondered what I was doing with those choices and mostly I think I am rude, angry and demanding and I CHOOSE to be that way! (And I loved what Julie Beck said about equality in the priesthood- so eloquent!)
I could go on, but Kelly is at priesthood session and I have to get kids ready for bed. I just felt like many of you- I wanted to write down what a wonderful experience it is to listen to the prophets in General Conference and say that it is SO worth the time to invest our attention in what is said! (And by thinking about how motivated I feel to be better, I didn't end up with my nasty post about all of your sickenly creative endevours that I am so jealous of! I'll try to enjoy looking at them while I am catching up on everything after being down and out from wisdom teeth!)
posted by jenn | 4/01/2006
2 Comments:
Thanks for sharing your thoughts Jenn. I have found that I get very sleepy and that my mind wanders if I'm not taking notes during conference.
I can't work in the kitchen, work on a project, or organize something and actually "get" something out of Conference. I've tried in the past and ended up thinking that the session was kind of lame or must be for someone else (foolish me), but now that I know the major difference it makes for me, I make the choice to focus and take notes.
(You may not have that option at this stage of life with 5 kids, and especially with a baby, but this is what I've found that I have to do.)
I agree, Jenn. It felt like they were talking directly to me. So much of what was said felt like just what I needed to hear. I was able to take notes through most of it, and that helps a lot.
I hope you are feeling recovered from all dental woes and that this week will be better! (There's always Thursday to look forward to...)
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