I loved conference this last weekend. Missed the first session because of Ty's first Tball game (more on that later when I have a good picture to post) but the other sessions were wonderful. I love how they always say what we need to hear. First of all the story about Elder Wirthlin's daughter...HILARIOUS!! On a more serious note, Elder Christofferson's talk really hit me. I've been so obsessed lately with decorating/furnishing/organizing my house...probably a pregnancy thing. It's not like I've been wanting to blow through money like there's no tomorrow. I've been looking for deals on craigslist, ebay, etc. but now I'm a little more content to just leave it be for a little longer. Someone in our bishopric recently mentioned that our ward's biggest problem right now is supporting all those families that need financial support. Apparently fast offerings haven't been plentiful lately. Elder Christofferson's talk made me take a look at what I really need compared to how I can help build up zion. He talked of a poor family with nothing that cut their table in half and fashioned 2 new legs on each table. They gave one half to a family who they thought needed it. If someone struggling to get by can do something like that, then I can stop worrying about furniture/nic-nacs I don't really NEED and I can contribute more to my ward, my local zion if you will. We're not financially well off by any means right now...i don't know many who are...but we're not struggling to feed our family or pay our bills either. There's a little extra to give out. Ty even said we could have a garage sale and picked some toys to sell to help others. Sometimes he's not such a bad kid :) I love this church.
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I couldn't agree more- that talk was one of my favorites too!
I wish I would have heard that talk...I've spent 6 weeks searching for the perfect window treatments for our house...could you imagine if I spent all that time reading my scriptures or something...it's so EASY to get off track!
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