Sunday I took the kids to stake conference. It was good for most of it. I knew that the kids would not be able to be good the whole time so I packed some treats for them to eat about half way though. I had packed extra books and even let them bring a car which I never do. We got there about 30 minuets early so we could get a bench. As luck would have it I had to be in the front on the left hand side. I decide about 30 minuets in that I would let them have there cars. That was not a good idea because the kids decide that they would drive them up the stairs and Alex was pushing the car to see how far it would go. It was about 1 hour and 15 minuets when I decide that I needed to give them there treats which consisted of raisins, crasions, and peanuts. That was good because the first counselor was going to be speaking. His wife is a good friend of mine and he is the personal sectary to President Packer so I knew that he was going to have something really great to say. He told us that he was going to talk about 7 things that we can do to help our families. I had no pen so with crayon in hand I began to list the things he said. I have deiced that I would share them with you. 1. Prayer (fasting). Personal relation is real and will help us guide our families. 2. Reading Scriptures if we do so then we will be able to answer questions that our kids may have. 3. Receiving scared covenants. 4. Service it removes selfishness from our lives. Forgive others and do what the Lord would have us do. 5. Keeping the commandments he talked about how you should always pay tithing and give a generous fast. 6. Always follow the prophet. We will never be lead astray if we follow the brethren. 7. Follow the Holy Ghost. What a great talk! The kids we good until the closing song Lizzy deiced that she was going to go up on the stand where the sacrament table is and jump up and down and Becca was going to follow her lead until I got her Alex then went up to get her(Lizzy), but she would not listen. The president and second counsler looked and me and smiled. I was holding Becca so I could not go and get them. This nice lady come up and got her and Alex. Needless to say they didn't go up again.
Today I was watching the Movie about Emma Smith that was produced by Candlite Media Group. It was so very sad to hear about her life and all that she went though. It made me cry. To think that she was an elect lady of God. That she kept having kids and then she would have to bury them. I do not know if I could spend all that time away from Issac. She was very strong in the Gospel and I wonder what kind of person I would have been if I had been her. Would I have not been ok with him being gone all the time and having to bury many of my children. It made me sad and cry to think that I was only able to have 3 children. I guess that I thought that I was over that. I am begging to think that I will not be over that for a long time. It also made me think was I right to ask to be relived of my calling do the girls need me to much that I should not go. I did feel the spirit when I was talking to the bishop and felt like I was doing the right thing. "I just want to do all that I said that I would in the pre excidnets" as Emma said in her blessing from Joseph. I hope that I will be a righous daughter of our Heavenly Father.