Women's Conference

This weekend is general conference, when the prophet and other leaders of our church speak to us. I look forward to this as an opportunity to hear directly from the leadership of the church the things that they would have us do and focus on in our lives. So often their words are a source of inspiration, strength, and peace. Someday I hope to be able to listen or watch it in its entirety without interruption ... but there are things called work, and children that tend to get in the way of that. So, when I got to go to the Women's Session last weekend (held the weekend before conference for the women of the church - we watch it at the church) I enjoyed every minute of it, without interruption! These are some of the thoughts that I really enjoyed,

From Sis. Julie B. Beck, General Relief Society President:
President Dieter F. Uchtdorf taught: “A wise man once distinguished between ‘the noble art of getting things done’ and ‘a nobler art of leaving things undone.’ True ‘wisdom in life,’ he taught, consists of ‘the elimination of non-essentials.’ ” President Uchtdorf then asked: “What are the nonessential things that clutter your days and steal your time? What are the habits you may have developed that do not serve a useful purpose? What are the unfinished or unstarted things that could add vigor, meaning, and joy to your life?” We can apply his questions to all Relief Society meetings and work.

President Eyring, 1st counselor to the prophet, President Monson:
"This society is composed of women whose feelings of charity spring from hearts changed by qualifying for and by keeping covenants offered only in the Lord’s true Church. Their feelings of charity come from Him through His Atonement. Their acts of charity are guided by His example—and come out of gratitude for His infinite gift of mercy—and by the Holy Spirit, which He sends to accompany His servants on their missions of mercy. Because of that, they have done and are able to do uncommon things for others and to find joy even when their own unmet needs are great."