General Conference Weekend

Well, it's over again. I always look forward to General Conference so much, and it is always a little sad when it's over. Granted, since we have three kids and we're trying to involve them in 8 hours of tv lecture (basically) over the course of 2 days, it gets a little crazy. Fortunately the girls have gained a love of conference, even if they're not always ideally behaved.

One of my favorite talks was Jeffrey R. Holland today. It was such a powerful talk with such a powerful testimony. The spirit was so strong hearing the blunt knowledge this man has of the truthfulness of the gospel. Another one I loved was David A. Bednar. His council to express and show love, bearing testimony to those we love, and to be consistent was such solid council. The one thing I know I need to work on with my family is consistency. We know what is right, but when illness or complications get in the way it's so easy to lose good habits. If only bad habits were so easily shed!

In Elder Bednar's talk he also tells of some of the trials of consistency with children. Hearing him share the experiences his family endured with unruly children helped buoy me up while trying to properly shepherd my own wriggly brood through all four sessions.

I did make "Conference Notebooks" for the girls to use. I think they turned out really cute. I bought three $.80 composition notebooks from WalMart and covered them with fabric. Lizzie's had to have a ribbon edging cause the fabric was so thick it was easy to peel off. Kate and Sabrina's stayed in good shape though.