General Conference Thoughts and Pictures

Last week was General Conference. I was super surprised there were no big announcements! Still I loved listening. The kids are getting older now and Israel was on the perfect nap schedule to sleep through most of it, so I felt like I could listen slightly better than I have been able to in a while. Here are some of my favorite quotes. 

The scriptures teach, “Truth is knowledge of things as they are, and as they were, and as they are to come.”3 Truth looks backward and forward, expanding the perspective of our small point in time. -Neil L Andersen

We are to remember in as personal a way as possible that Christ died from a heart broken by shouldering entirely alone the sins and sorrows of the whole human family. Inasmuch as we contributed to that fatal burden, such a moment demands our respect. -Jeffery R Holland

and this one also by Elder Holland:

But we might be more successful in such contrition if we are mindful of the other broken hearts and sorrowing spirits that surround us. Seated not far away are some who may have wept—outwardly or inwardly—through the entire sacramental hymn and the prayers of those priests. Might we silently take note of that and offer our little crust of comfort and our tiny cup of compassion—might we dedicate it to them? or to the weeping, struggling member who is not in the service and, except for some redemptive ministering on our part, won’t be there next week either? or to our brothers and sisters who are not members of the Church at all but are our brothers and sisters? There is no shortage of suffering in this world, inside the Church and out, so look in any direction and you will find someone whose pain seems too heavy to bear and whose heartache seems never to end. One way to “always remember him”10 would be to join the Great Physician in His never-ending task of lifting the load from those who are burdened and relieving the pain of those who are distraught.

and then this gem from Elder Bednar:

And our homes are the ultimate setting for learning, living, and becoming. 

I've been struggling a little lately with teaching the girls. These were just the words I needed to hear!

I could go on and on but those were just a few of my favorites. And now here are some pictures from the last few weeks. I feel like the only thing I ever post anymore is a hodge podge of random pictures. Really it's all I have time for these days so here ya go.