General Conference at out house is a time for forts and quiet activities. I have found that I focus better for 8 hours of church over two days if my hands are busy. This year I volunteered to help with Festival of Trees (a fundraiser for Primary Children's Medical Center). So, I spent most of the two days working on craft projects to be sold in the gift shop. Luckily I had found tons of past projects that I hadn't finished or that people hadn't paid me for, so I was able to use all of those and buy very little to add to my collection. :) Corry worked on his puzzle and Fuzzy helped me some of the time.
It was a beautiful two days. My favorite talk though came from Saturday when Elder Holland spoke on depression. I loved it because he acknowledged that in the past, he had struggled and that it was ok. I think my favorite quote was this one…
"Believe in miracles. I have seen so many of them come when every other indication would say that hope was lost. Hope is never lost. If those miracles do not come soon or fully or seemingly at all, remember the Savior’s own anguished example: if the bitter cup does not pass, drink it and be strong, trusting in happier days ahead."
To read the whole talk, go here.
Anyway, I love conference. I love how it makes me feel and how it helps me to want to do better. To watch or listen to all the talks, click here. I like to download them to my iPod and listen to them while I drive or exercise.
