A Good Weekend

I had the best weekend. I was able to sit and enjoy all four sessions of General Conference and felt riveted by each and every talk. Several years ago, at a very low point in my life, I attended General Conference at our Stake Center and I truly felt that it lifted me from the "depths of despair". Ever since then I can't bear to miss it because I know that there will be messages presented that I NEED to hear. This one was no exception. We had actually been invited to go camping this weekend with several other families and for the whole week ahead of time I felt burdened that I would be missing Conference. Finally I decided that I just had to stay home this trip. I was so glad I did because so many of the talks spoke straight to my heart. I can't help but be grateful that in a world filled with turmoil, we have a Prophet and inspired leaders to guide and direct us. Aaron went ahead and took our two older kids camping but Lauren decided to stay home with me because, in her own words, "Mommy I will miss you too much." So sweet. It was great to spend one on one time with her. I really enjoy doing that with each of my kids. After the Saturday afternoon session, we drove into Boise for dinner and a movie. We saw, "How To Eat Fried Worms". It's about a little boy who accepts a dare to eat ten worms, prepared ten different ways throughout one day. About 3/4 of the way through the movie, Lauren turned to me with an apologetic look on her face and said, "Mommy, I just can't watch anymore of this movie". I quickly agreed, as I was pretty grossed out myself. We left the theater and I was able to slip a little lesson into Lauren's head about how if anything in a movie ever makes her uncomfortable or doesn't seem right, it's a good thing to leave or turn it off. Gotta love the teaching moments life presents.