Eternal Marriage

"An eternal marriage is eternal. Eternal implies continuing growth and improvement. It means that man and wife will honestly try to perfect themselves. It means that the marriage relationship is not to be frivolously discarded at the first sign of disagreement or when times get hard. It signifies that love will grow stronger with time and that it extends beyond the grave. It means that each partner will be blessed with the company of the other partner forever and that problems and differences might as well be resolved because they are not going to go away. Eternal signifies repentance, forgiveness, long-suffering, patience, hope, charity, love, and humility. All of these things are involved in anything that is eternal, and surely we must learn and practice them if we intend to claim an eternal marriage."

181st General Conference

Elder Scott

Elder Richard G. Scott, addressing the blessings of eternal marriage, said, “It is so rewarding to be married. Marriage is wonderful. In time you begin to think alike and have the same ideas and expressions. You have times when you are extremely happy, times of testing, and times of trial, but the Lord guides you through all of those experiences together. . . . Marriage provides an ideal setting for overcoming any tendency to be selfish or self-centered.”

I absolutely loved his talk. It was quite personal about his own life with his wife, and it was a fairytale relationship...just BEAUTIFUL! He talked about his wife as though she was a queen. She passed away and he talked about all the things he had learned from her. He said she would leave him notes in his scriptures, because he would often have to give a scripture in his meetings, he said when he would flip through the pages he would read them and almost not be able to speak cause they were so sweet. He said he started doing the same to her. He said he could remember one time he punch holed out 100 little circles and wrote 1-100 and on the back he wrote a word. He said he put it in an envelope and thought she'd get a kick out of it. He later found it after she had passed away in her personal things along with other letters he had written her. He said she put all of those lil papers in order and pasted it on a sheet of paper and then put a sheet protector over it, like all the other letters he wrote her besides one letter where he said is still behind their clock face in the kitchen that reads "It's time to tell you I love you"!!! My heart melts thinking about the love that this couple had for one another. It was a true testament to me of eternal companionship, of which I strive to have as a couple for eternity the love that he had testified to me. It was so sweet and I was totally engulfed with the spirit. Another speaker that stood out to me was...

Lynn G. Robbins

"People make to do lists of things we want to accomplish, but people rarely have to be lists. Why? To do's are activities that can be checked off the list when done, to be however is never done, you can't earn marks with to be's. To be needs to be a part of my nature, a character of who I am."                              I loved his talk sooo much it was geared to me as a parent because I feel like I am not doing the best I can,or I'm always striving to be a better parent, and his talk was what I really needed to hear! He talked about us parents trying to help our children be like the savior. Discipline comes from the root word disciple and implies patience and teaching on our part as parents. Discipline should not be done in anger, we need to discipline as D&C 121 tells us to by: persuasion, long suffering,by gentleness, meekness, and by love and faint, kindness and pure knowledge. These are all Christ like Be's that should be a part of who we as parents and disciples of Christ are.  His talk was so in depth and I am sure I will be studying his talk a lot. He said we are in Parenting 505 if we have a child who is very testing for us. Could it be possible that we need this child as much as he/she needs you. Because through this test we can find our Christ like attributes and practice faith, long suffering, kindness etc. He also said do not let  our children believe that what they did wrong is who they are! Never let failure progress from an action to an identity with it's attendant labels like stupid, lazy, clumsy, our children are Gods children that is their true identity and potential! His plan is to help them overcome their mistakes and to become like he is. So to me it is our responsibility as parents to help our kids become who they are and strengthen their self worth, and their character and beliefs of who they are. This is going to be a hard task, but I know I can do this with the Lords help! :)

I am so grateful for the talks that were given! I am always edified and thankful and feel that I just got a tune up on LIFE. It was a wonderful conference and I can't wait to fine tune these things I need to work on. Feeling overly blessed~

No more...because we are moving :(

I am feeling so lost, and saddened, and ready and assured, mostly CONFUSED & Dis-HEARTENED! I am being released as Primary President of the Cannon 3rd Ward. I haven't officially been released, but I know this coming up Sunday will be my last! :'( Yes tears! I have ABSOLUTELY loved serving these beautiful children. And I don't think I've ever had a more fulfilling calling. I feeel so blessed to have been able to strengthen my testimony as well as all the children of the Cannon 3rd Ward Primary. I feel that when I was called to this calling, I was totally not ready for it. I wasn't a natural born leader, I wasn't super organized, I wasn't old enough, I wasn't super duper kid friendly! lol...I was just scared and determined to do the best I could with the counselors help. We have had a great ride as a Presidency. I know it's been hard to deal with one another as far as different personalities and things like that. BUUUT we always pulled through and came together. I am grateful for the things I have learned while serving and having a President role. It's really tough, and I must say I am kinda happy to be leaving it, just because it's a not so liked position. People are not gonna like what you do, what you say, how you implement things....but I say to those people, I didn't call myself...The Lord did. So with that I am honored and know that I DID A GREAT JOB, and it was fitting to my Heavenly Father. I can't stop thinking about life without doing Primary stuff...I don't know what I'll do with my free time!! hehe I guess I'll be prepared for the next calling! haha!! To my Primary kids...I love you all so much, more than you'll ever know. I want to bear my testimony on Primary and tell you all that even if you never read this, that I am a daughter of my Heavenly Father. I know that Jesus Christ died for us so that we may live. I know that if we read our scriptures, miracles will happen, answers to questions will arise in your life, when you feel you are at your lowest point! I know that we have a living prophet who guides our church and helps us to know our Heavenly Father more and what it is he would have us do at this day and age. I want you all to know that I believe in having a testimony, and if we don't share it we won't be able to grow from what we know, and others won't either if we do not share it. I know that blessings come to those who serve. I want you to remember that Jesus is our brother and that we need to follow in his example. I leave my testimony with you all in the name of Jesus Christ, Amen.

Tears of Remembrance

I had to teach Sharing Time last Sunday and it was about Repentance and Temples. Well I got my sharing time from my mom, because (slap on the wrist) I was NOT prepared, and since my mom had to teach that day, I thought I'll juss use hers! haha so I did, but I kinda put my own twist on it. I implemented the temple into the lesson. So there were 4 cut out footsteps on the floor leading to a picture that they couldn't see because I turned it around. So the first step was Feel Sorry, the second step was Ask For Forgiveness, the third step was Right the Wrong, and the last step was Never do it again. The kids had fun telling me what they should and shouldn't do in a story I had made up. Then I asked them who else do they need to say sorry to...they all raised their hands and said Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ! I was so proud of them. Then I said well (turning around another pic..the temples one) What does the temple have to do with repentance? They all kinda stared at one another. One boy raised his hand and said we need to be worthy to go inside there. I said yes do you know that I had to repent, and my husband had to repent in order for us to take our family to be sealed, and I'll tell you guys it was the best decision I had ever made. By this moment I was in uncontrollable tears...I couldn't stop the tears from flowing, and I knew that the Lord was in my head helping me to remember the most wonderful day of my LIFE. I looked at Ariana who was staring at me, and I instantly remembered the day she walked into the celestial room, along with her brother Jay all in white, and the moment took over me and I explained to the kids that I am so grateful for a loving Heavenly Father who allows us to repent so we are able to live together forever. I am so blessed to serve these little ones, as I looked out to the kids I was teaching a lot of them were teary eyed and I knew that they could feel my spirit. Tears of remembrance are great to shed...I'm glad I learned that last Sunday. :)

DIG DEEP

Life....it's been a tough one. Pulu and I have been married going on 11yrs in Feb. We will have been married in the temple 4yrs. When I think back to where we were and where we are now...I think gosh we've really come far spiritually. BUUUUT I am a woman of doubt. I constantly struggle with having faith! It's one of those things where I have it, or I don't at all. I dislike feeling this way and I try so hard to keep the faith. I am so hard on myself. Just this past year I have literally DUG INTO ME! If any of you have done this, and have overcome it, KUDOS & BRAVO! I'm still inside of me, and it's a hard place to be at the moment. I feel as tho ME has been on the back burner for a while. I feel changed, I feel broken, I feel resentment, I feel fat, I feel confused, I feel stronger, I feel impatient, I feel anxious! I am not miserable...but I do feel these things within me. So I have been dealing with these things and praying to my Heavenly Father to help me along this road called LIFE. While all these feelings are going on, there's one thing I never ever not feel and that's the love that my Savior gives to me when I feel like this. I really give it up to this man! He has never left my side, he has never judged me, he has been there for me when NO ONE ELSE WAS. I am so grateful to have this gospel, because I think often times if I didn't believe in Jesus Christ, where would I be? What would I feel? And who would I turn to? It's a scary thought actually. So one thing I know about me, is that I am in a place in my life right now where I need to have a tune-up! I was talking to my bishop last night about why I am the way I am, and how I got here. You know what he said to me? He said,  I understand, but you need to try to move forward. I sat there in desperation and said "I don't know how?" (in tears). He said How can Pulu help you? I said, I don't know if he can, it's my issue..and I'm trying to overcome this. Then a whisper (Holy Ghost) PRAY! GO TO THE TEMPLE!  I know that my Heavenly Father knows me by name, I know that he wants me to map out and plan my life, so that we can have peace in our home. I know that "Faith without Works is dead." I am digging into me, and I am getting out of this hole I have put myself into. I want to tell my husband that I know I am hard to deal with. I know that he is trying, and I truly do love him. He has stood by  my side, and has been so quiet with his own thoughts and feelings, because he's always trying to deal with mine! He is a great person, and I know he LOVES me very much. I am sorry that I think temporally a lot of the time when he's with me...but I know spiritual growth is all that matters on this earth. I am praying, and striving to be better. In hopes for a better day, a better me, a better us, a better LIFE.

Talk On Sunday...

Me and my Presidency were asked last Sunday to give a talk this coming Sunday on some of the conference talks given last April...we have to in some way relate them to Primary. I am giving a talk on "Our call of Duty" which is so fitting for my position as Primary Pres right lol...I am humbled and nervous to give a talk on Sunday, esp cause I'm last!!! Maybe it's not a bad thing, because I might have 3 mins left haha! No but it has given me a lot of things to think about to learn about and to be humbled about. Preparing for a talk is very time consuming, it takes a lot of thought! I am ready to learn and to teach those who need this talk I am preparing. I will have to let ya'll know how it goes when I'm done! Prayers are needed!! haha

Service

When I first got called to be the Primarys 2nd counselor I was ecstatic!! Then when I really got into the meetings, the calling, the sharing times, the kids, everything else...I wasn't so ecstatic about it!! But today was my AHA moment! I LOVE MY CALLING! I know that I work well under pressure...I had such a busy weekend and my lesson today could not have been better! We played a game called LDS SQUARES. It's like that game show "Hollywood Squares" or tic tac toe! I mean it was so last minute, but the kids LUUUUHHHVED it so much, and so did the teachers. I'm glad that I am able to reach out to the children. I absolutely love this calling, and I know that the Lord blessed me to work with these amazing beautiful children. Our chorister in Primary asked the kids and teachers to write down on paper what our fave song was...I sat there for a while thinking, and guess what I put down? "HELLO HELLO" song!! I love it because it's the song we sing when we have visitors. I guess it's the missionary in me that makes me love this song! Anyway if you're not familiar with the song here are the lyrics
"Hello, Hello, Hello, Hello! We welcome you today, HELLO, Hello Hello Hello Hello we're glad you came our way...to share with us our Primary day, and be our friends in..a..very..special..way. Hello, Hello, Hello, Hello, We welcome you today (shout) HELLO!!!