This past Saturday I had the opportunity to attend the General Young Women Broadcast for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. It was fantastic! I recommend all the talks, but, I wanted to share two thoughts from the broadcast that has really had me thinking.
Elaine S. Dalton, General YW President, shared how when she was a Young Woman they each had to pick a symbol that was to become their personal banner. Sister Dalton picked the white rose as her personal symbol. She picked it to represent purity. She asked each of us to think of what our own symbol would be. I have to admit, this has really made me think. How can I pick just one? Ideas have come, but, I need to pick one, one that is most important to me. Do you know what you would pick for you? She then told us that when she was called to be the General Young Women President, President Monson gave her a white rose! Awesome!
My next thought comes from President Thomas S. Monson, our Prophet. He talked to us about having courage. Courage to refrain from judging others, courage to be chaste, and courage to stand firm for truth and righteousness. It was great. He shared a quote from Mother Teresa: "If you judge people you have no time to love them." I love that! I have been trying to keep this in mind whenever a judgemental thought comes to my mind. I have been trying to banish it and replace it with Mother Teresa's thought. It has really helped!
I 'm grateful to have opportunities like this to learn and grow from, and I look forward to more opportunities in the future!
My cup has definately been filled this weekend. I was able to attend the General Relief Society Broadcast this weekend. It was fantastic! I have come away feeling renewed as a daughter of God, a wife, and mother. One of my favorite messages came from President Uchtdorf. Basically he said that the prayers we say each day are very important, however, those prayers we answer each day are of more importance! I'm excited to look for opportunities to serve those around me! This was just one of the things that touched me. So, ya'll that went, what were your thoughts?
I went to a Women's Conference this weekend. The theme was "The Lord is my Shepherd; I Shall Not Want". One of the workshops was on prayer. Here is a quote I got from this workshop that I have heard before, but, was a great reminder for me at this time. It comes from the Bible Dictionary in the LDS King James version of the Bible: As soon as we learn the true relationship in which we stand toward God (namely, God is our Father, and we are his children), then at once prayer becomes natural and instinctive on our part. Many of the so-called difficulties about prayer arise from forgetting this relationship.
