Grateful to Slow Down

I am grateful for the Sabbath. I am grateful that it is a day to remember that it is God that does sanctify me (Exodus 31:13). I am grateful that it is a day of rest from our temporal labors. I know that if we follow this counsel found in Isaiah 58:13-14, our lives will be blessed.

If thou turn away thy foot from the sabbath, from doing thy pleasure on my holy day; and call the sabbath delight, the holy of the Lord, honourable; and shalt honour him, not doing thine own ways, nor finding thine own pleasure, nor speaking thine own words:

Then shalt thou delight thyself in the Lord; and I will cause thee to ride upon the high places of the earth, and feed thee with the heritage of Jacob thy father: for the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it.

I am grateful for the opportunity to listen to General Conference. I especially liked Pres. Uchtdorf's talk. Of late, I feel like I am going 100 miles per hour and I only see the acceleration increasing, not decreasing. His talk was a good reminder to me that I need to slow down and proceed as a pace that is appropriate for my circumstances. I can't do everything, though I want to and think that I should.

Life is Good! We have living prophets and apostles on the earth to guide and direct us back to our Heavenly home. By following their counsel we can find joy amidst the challenges.