The rest of regional conference

We just got back and kids are in bed... and I'm lunching on squash ravioli (yum!) And I thought I'd quickly jot down my thoughts.

First of all, our kids were amazingly behaved considering it was a two hour meeting... Ada colored and ate raisins... Sammy ate raisins and colored on my skirt.  Ahh well.  The main themes of talks were: You're doing better than you're thinking of doing but we can be doing better, The pioneers did amazing things and we need to build our faith and our families as they did, and my favorite... Pres. Packer talked about how WE ARE children of God... and EVERYONE here is.  We need to act as children of God and treat everyone else as children of God. 

It seems like, especially for me, everyone is pointing out the importance of teaching and focusing on our children.  The YW Stake orientation, the VT message, a blessing given to me by my priesthood bearing husband, and talks from regional conference... they've all talked about teaching the next generation responsibility and living the gospel.  Not getting distracted by the plethora of good but non essential things.  Just teaching our children and building our families.  It's sooooo easy to get distracted!  Scheduling too much into our days, doing fun but unneeded things, focusing on money that we can really do without, toys or clothes that they really don't need, etc... I know that families are important in Heavenly Father's eternal plan.  And I've been given the responsibility to be a loving and good mother, wife and to help those outside of our home to strengthen their families and come to know Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior.  I know that God has called prophets in these latter days to guide and direct us in our lives.  And I'm grateful that I have a husband that is not only a worthy priesthood holder but that he is very conscious about how he uses the priesthood to direct our family and council me in my life.  I love the Savior and our Father in Heaven and hope that I can do better in my life so that I can help my family return to them.