Conference & Easter

I love Conference. And what a blessing it was to be on Easter Sunday this year. At first I was a little bummed because I love to go to sacrament and listen to the messages on Easter. But then I thought, well what kind of messages am I going to hear if they are from the prophets?! Duh... It took me a minute. I think I've said this a few times before, but I always feel as though the leaders speak right to me. The last 2 years have been so rough, losing my grandma, Scott's grandpa, my uncle Scott... the list could go on and on. I thought the talk on not letting the earthly things, get in the way of the spiritual things (I wish I could remember the Elders name). Wow. What a powerful message. I looked over to my mom, and she was crying. She knew what he was talking about. Conference is such a great way to start fresh for the next 6 months. It's like a clean slate every conference. They give us the knowledge we need, and replenish our spiritual need a few months later. When President Monson opened up about his wife, I saw a new man. A side I don't think you really see of him. It was neat to hear him talk about her. With President Hinckley, he always talked about Marjorie, always. It was a pleasant surprise. The messages this go around were powerful, as usual. But I felt a different motivation from this one. It means something, but what, I'm not sure of yet :] I am so grateful I am a member of the Church. How lucky am I to have been born a member. I loved listening to Elder Uchtdorf talk about the converts and all they went through, just to be a member of the church. You really don't realize how lucky you are to have been born in this faith. Even though all the persecution we've been through, and will continue to go through. I know the messages the Prophets give me are true, and I know this church is true.

"Easter is a sacred day, a day of thanksgiving and divine worship,” President David O. McKay once said. “It is not a day just for rejoicing because of the opening of springtime, not merely an opportunity to display beautiful hats and fine clothing—it is an occasion for the expression of gratitude to God for having sent His Only Begotten Son into the world to be ‘the way, the truth, the life.’ ” I got this quote out of an Ensign from 1982. Isn't it wonderful?!

Hope everyone had a great Easter/Conference weekend