Urban Poly Princess

Considering  my notes helps me streamline how to best improve now.

Jenn-But, If Not-Life is filled with challenges and blessings abound BUT sometimes our prayers are answered differently than we think they should. Hence the BUT, If Not-we still need to recognize how much we have to be thankful for, we need to work around and/or with our problems sometimes. These will fortify us.

Carol-The first of the distraction talks. Do we devote our time to the things that matter most? R Essentials at the center of our lives? She talked about pioneer Frances Webster. My mom's maiden name is Webster. Her father was NOT religious although his sisters and mother were devout Catholics.

Joseph Litton-Our stake Patriarch. He was AWESOME!!! I loooved his talk!!! He referenced the first passage in A Tale of Two Cities-the EXACT passage I began my homecoming talk with. Then he quoted another author I looove Henry David Thoreau ALTHOUGH I like when he talks about sucking the marrow of life out and living life deliberately. Exactly the behavior I aspire to have ALWAYS!!!
We need to create inspiring, noble goals, cultivate gifts, read 1 Corinthians 12&13

Bishop Kinner (former bishop current high councilman)
He gave the same talk as Carol only using different images to make the same point. Don't ignore spirit and what may be a paralyzing injury. Don't forget the most important things at the expense of what are good things. Remove distractions to sense and be led by the spirit. The temple is especially effective at this. Identify and grind distractions to dust!!!

Pres. Peck
It's better to sustain than to be right. Stop kicking against the pricks. Don't go through life being offended. Love all-get over it. Let it go.

Pres. Pfieffer
His talk echoed the testimony I just gave. Incremental, line upon line-that is as the Lord intended it to grow in children raised with the gospel.

Pres. Hobbs
VT and home teaching are essential. His father's incredible example even when his health was an issue. PROMISE-as we magnify this we will be blessed with our heart's desire. We must raise ourselves to the level we need to be at.

Conference was great!!! I told my new member friend Evan that last conference I felt like a bee just buzzing with the spirit. I think that's because I had just gone to the temple before. I still loved it although this year during the evening conference I felt so humbled and grateful at the service I had just received from many of our ward members and while I enjoyed the talks, it was difficult for my mind to focus on anything else. Even Sunday I tried to finish my thank you cards early and figure out where my angels were to give them cards and candy. The best part of my service was when we were trying to figure out what to do to move my car and Aaron said we needed to say a prayer. His prayer was so powerful and beautiful. I appreciated it so much. I loved to see his faith in action that way. It was sooo nice!!! I hope that one day I can make someone feel as great as I did that day when everything that could go wrong did. I could have spent much of the day crying instead. Heavenly father keeps blessing me even when I don't deserve it. I am blessed.