CONFERENCE, CONFERENCE 

AND MORE CONFERENCE

B and I had the chance to get away for the weekend.  It was crazy for days leading up to Sunday when we decided to leave. 

Normally I'm so organized on conference weekends.  I get cooking done and chores finished early.  I have my pen and notebook by my side.  

Not this time.

I was scattered.

Willow was due to be re-tested for therapy work.  She and I have to re-test every two years.  Saturday was the only day they were doing it up our way.  Unless I wanted to wait three more months.  Nope.  

She passed her test which was amazing considering her focusing skills rival a gnat's.  She is easily distracted.  By someone walking by.  Another dog.  Water in the gutter.  Traffic coming down the street.  Or a fly buzzing around her head.

Yes, they told me I needed to work on her focusing skills.  How do we do that?  

The suggestion was a 4ft. lead.  I can do that.  Then hook her to the lead and me when I'm noodling around the house doing my daily routine.  I can do that.  We'll see how that works. I'm up for trying anything.  

K, I got a bit side tracked, didn't I?  

I heard the next three sessions of conference.  Then we were off on our trip down south.  We figured we could listen to conference in the car.  That worked great until we got in a canyon where there was NO cell service.

This pic was taken when we finally got out of the canyon and had cell service.  The dark clouds in the background are a post for another day.

To say I was distracted for this conference, was an understatement.  I had laundry, packing and Willow on my mind.  Not the Lord or his servants.  Although I did pray for them and their messages.

I didn't come to conference with any questions or problems that were troubling me.  99% of the time I do.  Not this time.  

But as I came away from conference with the messages I did hear.  And those I re-listened to in days following, the message the Lord wanted me to hear emerged.  There were themes and patterns I know he wanted me to focus on:  Knowing the Savior.  TRULY coming to know the Savior and having a relationship with Him.  Covenants.  Keeping my covenants.  There is safety, power and protection from keeping my covenants and knowing the Savior.  And in the coming days my family and I will need that safety, power and protection.  Also, temples, temples temples (along with the obvious Gathering of Israel).  Which is how we keep our covenants and better know and understand our Savior.

I felt there was an urgency surrounding the messages of conference this time.  We need a testimony of Christ.  We need a relationship with Christ.  Christ needs to be our foundation.

I have my work cut out for me, don't I?