Blessings of Teaching

I taught a lesson about Job today in Gospel Doctrine. It was such a blessing. It made me realize how much I have been tried (haven't we all?) and how many blessings I have been given because of that. I am so blessed to realize that my Father in Heaven loves me so very much to try me. I am so grateful for that testimony of my savior and that there is a plan for me. While it has not been the plan I imagined for me, it is the right one.

This is the 3rd week that I have been under the weather. I am bummed about it. Strep, with bronchitis, an allergic reaction to medication, poison ivy and I am back to a stomach bug again. I am so done being sick. It is one of those moments that I am grateful I am not a mom or wife...cause I am a whiny and unhappy sick person. I don't think I could handle taking care of others when I have felt this bad.

I have been so blessed in the last few weeks as well. I have a pretty great life and I am so happy, minus being sick.

Beautiful Sunday

Today I had a wonderful opportunity to hang out at the temple. We had stake conference and we have the opportunity to meet in the Ogden Tabernacle which is right beside the temple. On a beautiful-sunny and crisp spring morning I got to enjoy some time enjoying being on temple grounds.

My life has been kind of hectic lately and I have not had the chance to attend the temple as much as I like to. I have missed the peace and comfort it brings.

Talks this morning focused on the strength you receive from worshiping at the temple. I am just grateful that I have the chance to spend time, even if it is just a few minutes on the temple grounds. It is so beautiful. I am trying to enjoy this current look of the temple and the grounds, because if you haven't heard the Ogden Temple is getting remodeled. It will look much more like the new temples so taking a moment to enjoy this version of the temple, the one I have loved and did my endowments in, is important to me.

It was a great end to a wonderful weekend. I lead the most amazing life and this weekend really just highlighted it for me. I have all I need and so much more!

Scary Morning

We had stake conference this morning. While enjoying a talk from Russell Ballard a guy two rows in front of me, who was holding a new baby ( I think someone said she was only a few months old) went into a seizure. Apparently, this is not common for him. His whole body went rigid and then began to flail, his scared wife grabbing the baby as best she could while also trying to help him. She looked terrified. Luckily the people sitting around them quickly realized the situation and took the baby and moved the chairs and people out of the way, called 911 and grabbed as many as needed priesthood holders to help him. I sat in horror for the young wife and mother who watched helplessly as her husband trashed around. Luckily there are lots of nurses and doctors in our numbers and ones who later said they didn't know why their stethoscopes, or other medical supplies had been with them, until they were needed to make sure this man was ok.

I missed most of that talk today, but was blessed beyond belief.

I watched as strangers to this young family gave no thought to helping, as worthy priesthood holders who were there so quickly to give physical as well as spiritual help to both him and his worried wife. I watched in awe as we realized that the people sitting around the young family all had medical training. I watched in awe as those who were not helping were saying prayers for the family, offering any assistance they could.

A testimony of good will and love from fellow saints flowed through me. A great peace in knowing that all of our prayers, from a terrified wife to strangers, were heard. A gratefulness for those worthy brethren who held the priesthood and were ready to give.

Though this may have seemed a distraction from a talk from an apostle, it wasn't. It was a testimony builder. I am so grateful that he is ok, as far as I know, and that through this small struggling families trial, I was so spiritually fed.

Elder Eyring spoke and he as always touched my heart. He spoke of doing the things you needed to do to be obiedient and that the lord would send blessings. I love this apostle more than most, I have always felt more connected to him, he talks about his life like it is totally normal. He has faced challenges that are close to my heart. While reading through my blogs today I was also moved by my friend Liv's blog about the same talk. I had to link it, it made me feel closer to her through my love for him. How truly blessed we are in the church!