Timely Wisdom

I also really enjoyed General Conference this year. I always end up feeling like they were speaking directly to me. It seemed to me that there were a lot of General Authorities who mentioned their mothers and their gratitude for them. And, it also seemed that there were several talks about mothers this time and their righteous influence. It's been timely for me to hear these loving things directed toward mothers. Sometimes you just need a boost, a pat on the back and some reassurance that you are doing the right things. My favorite talk was Sister Beck's. She said, "Mothers who know do less. They permit less of what will not bear good fruit eternally. They allow less media in their homes, less distraction, less activity that draws their children away from their home. Mothers who know are willing to live on less and consume less of the world's goods in order to spend more time with their children—more time eating together, more time working together, more time reading together, more time talking, laughing, singing, and exemplifying. These mothers choose carefully and do not try to choose it all. Their goal is to prepare a rising generation of children who will take the gospel of Jesus Christ into the entire world. Their goal is to prepare future fathers and mothers who will be builders of the Lord's kingdom for the next 50 years. That is influence; that is power." This is such a challenge in this day and age, but she put it so Beautifully! I love going to others blogs and reading about the happening in your lives and feeling of your spirits since I cannot be with you physically. At times like these I really miss your sisterhood!! (And brotherhood, as the case may be.)