food, crochet, merriment
” He lives, the Savior and Redeemer of all mankind, whose Atonement came as an act of grace for the entire world. He has done for us what we could not do for ourselves. He has brought meaning to our mortal existence. He has given us the gift of eternal life. God be thanked for the gift of His Son, the Redeemer of the world, the Savior of mankind, the Prince of Life and Peace, the Holy One.”
~Gordon B. Hinckley
Happy Easter my friends.
This weekend we gathered everyone together to listen to the LDS General Conference. Now that our family is growing–by leaps and bounds it seems–there’s quite a lot of …ummm… character to the group.
Ahem...thanks, Jillian.
We listen to inspirational messages from church leaders and listen to beautiful music.
Even the little kids will watch and draw pictures in their new notebooks for awhile.
Some of us take notes and some of us just relax and absorb it all.
Of course, I have to crochet or the Earth would flip off it’s axis. But I do set my hook aside long enough to jot down a quote or two. That’s a fine balance–wouldn’t you say?
Then, once the Mormon Tabernacle Choir sings we all jump up for breakfast–
made every Conference Sunday by our own Nate–of course. Strawberry, peach and mango crepes with cream cheese.
All three for me please.
Dang. Fine. Food.
Dang. Fine. Family.
And a spiritual feast.
So much to be grateful for.
:}
“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, ‘Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous?’ Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won’t feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It is not just in some of us; it is in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same.”
– Marianne Williamson
“We look forward to the time when the power of love will replace the love of power. Then will our world know the blessings of peace.”
William Gladstone
“One of the great teachings of the Man of Galilee, was that you and I carry within us immense possibilities. In urging us to be perfect as our Father in Heaven is perfect, Jesus was not taunting us or teasing us. He was telling us a powerful truth about our possibilities and about our potential. It is a truth almost too stunning to contemplate.”
~Spencer W. Kimball