*Today in church we had Stake Conference. I was able to bring my ministering sister with us, who is a fairly new convert and single mom with some tough challenges and perspectives in life. Her faith is so strong, though.
*Today we heard such uplifting messages. Our Stake President always has a story from his life that teaches gospel principles powerfully. Today he shared how when he was young and helping move cattle, and he was sore and tired and wanted to stop, his dad would encourage him to keep on going until they reached the white fence. "Keep going! You're almost there! You can do this!" He related it to us enduring to the end, and how our Heavenly Father is there, always encouraging us: "Keep going! You're almost there! You can do this!" Elder Tommy Haws from the Seventy was also there. He talked about how we often give Primary answers, but that they really are THE PRIMARY answers we need in life, but that we often don't take them quite far enough--we miss the mark, because we forget to tie them all the way back to Jesus Christ. We read the scriptures because they teach us of Christ and how to be like Him. We pray because we want to talk with Him and have Him as our advocate. We go to church to take the sacrament and covenant again to take His name upon us. We go to the temple to make the covenants that will bring our lives as close as they can be to be like Him. We love because He loved.
It was a delight!
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