final posting again!

I have had a great weekend enjoying The semi annual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. My sharing comes from the saturday afternoon session. I am not sure the name of the speaker since was was listening on the radio and missed the very beginning, but you can look it up at www.lds.org if you wish. He spoke alot about the often quoted commandment to multiply and replenish the earth. I realised while he was speaking that that is a two part commandment. That I do not need to feel guilty that I will not be having anymore children. I have multiplied. 3 times! :) so I now have a responsibility to fulfill the second one. so I guessed I learned that we do not replenish the earth simply (or not so simply for many) by multiplying. but that I can replenish by teaching, training and raising my children. when I think of replenighing something I think of filling with the best of what ever it has. so by training my children to be the best that they can, we as a family can replenish the earth. So when the LDS baby boom I predict will happen in the next 10 to 12 months comes, it will not include a new little one for my family but it will include a renewed determination to do my best to through my family, replenish the earth.

I am BACK!

I fixed blogger so now I can post again and I have learned  alot of things I want to share since I last posted 3 months ago. so look out, here I come!

I have been way too long in between posting here, not because I am not learning but because I don't find/make the time. But reacently I am learning about keeping my mouth shut. notice I said "about" not "to keep my mouth shut" although that is happening more and more. I am not sure if it is age or experience or both. but I feel latly less and less like sharing my oppinions and feeling with people outside of a small select group of friends. not because I feel I can't but because I feel less desire and kind of like why bother? I use to have this need to be heard, to talk and get all my feelings out, and it gets less and less. I like the quiet more and more. some times I think its more important and or effective to shut up then to stand up.

Our bishop frequently reminds us that we are spiritual beings down here having an earthly experience. Today in Sunday school a sister who had gone through chemo and radiation talked about her memory loss due to "chemo brain." She forgot all kinds of things, and described it as feeling like you are getting Alzheimer's. But she said it was interesting that she didn't forget the things of the gospel.

Todd has forgotten all kinds of things, memories from childhood, even pivotal times in our life together, but even in the first stages of recovery from his stroke, he still knew the truths of the gospel.

It occurred to me that the things we are "learning" here on the earth are not new concepts to us at all, but things we are, in fact, remembering. Our spirits know, and the Holy Ghost bears witness, and then our mortal minds know and we gain a testimony.

One for Mary :-)

Here is my closer thought: Heavenly Father NEVER gives us more then we can handle. Is that short enough to count as one of yours Mares?

been a long time since I posted. Here is my thought.
What is THE most important thing in your life? for me it is my family. leave a comment with yours, I am interested in your responses.

Service is love

Today we were sitting in church and Don was rubbing my back. I had some tense places and it felt really good. I told him he was performing an act of service. He said he was just being loving. But, isn't that what service is? Love.