Conference Weekend

What, am I late?

Yeah, I know I have been a major blogging slacker...but I'm pregnant so back off. (Hey, I can only use that excuse for 9 months so I gotta get it in as much as possible.)

We really enjoyed being able to spend conference with my parents this weekend. The no guilt cinnamon rolls were particularly good, even though I questioned my mom's abilities the entire time. I just didn't think it would be possible that the rolls could be good without the required amount of saturated fat and sugar! But boy was I wrong!

Here are some snippets from my favorite talks.

Elder Boyd K. Packer:
There is the natural tendency to look at those who are sustained to presiding positions, to consider them to be higher and of more value in the Church or to their families than an ordinary member. Somehow we feel they are worth more to the Lord than are we. It just does not work that way!

Elder Joseph B. Wirthlin:

Brethren and sisters, as you prayerfully consider what you can do to increase harmony, spirituality, and build up the kingdom of God, consider your sacred duty to teach others to love the Lord and their fellowman. This is the central object of our existence. Without charity—or the pure love of Christ—whatever else we accomplish matters little. With it, all else becomes vibrant and alive.

When we inspire and teach others to fill their hearts with love, obedience flows from the inside out in voluntary acts of self-sacrifice and service. (For those of you who saw him give this talk, you know that watching him give this talk was just as important as listening to his words)

Elder Dallin H. Oaks:
Some uses of individual and family time are better, and others are best. We have to forego some good things in order to choose others that are better or best because they develop faith in the Lord Jesus Christ and strengthen our families.
The First Presidency has called on parents "to devote their best efforts to the teaching and rearing of their children in gospel principles. . . . The home is the basis of a righteous life, and no other instrumentality can take its place . . . in . . . this God-given responsibility." The First Presidency has declared that "however worthy and appropriate other demands or activities may be, they must not be permitted to displace the divinely-appointed duties that only parents and families can adequately perform.