this past weekend was the 182nd semi-annual general conference for the church of jesus christ of latter-day saints. this means we are able to listen to/watch our prophet, apostles, and general authorities and presidencies of the church speak to us while we are at home in our pajamas. what's not to love about this scenario.
we have two two-hour segments on saturday (the men actually have a third two-hour segment they attend that evening at stake centers) and then two more two-hour segments on sunday.
kevin worked saturday so we listened to conference in the car while we drove to pocatello and back to spend some time with my sister, katie, and her family while they were supporting their daughter megan during a couple soccer games.
sunday, we had Belgian waffles with whipped cream and fresh strawberries for breakfast (one of my FAVORITE traditions) and then spent the next six hours (four of them watching conference) together in the living room.
there were some beautiful messages given about showing kindness and patience towards those around us, especially our family. judge less and love more. be humble. considering the blessings instead of focusing on the negative. and recommitting our lives to the work of our Savior and Heavenly Father. SERVICE. REPENTANCE. FAITH.
i always walk away with more hope, peace, and a desire to be better.
this year, along with our conference packets, we decided to try something new.
treat bowls.
each bowl has a treat and a picture and whenever the kids heard someone talking about the picture they could grab a treat.
it worked pretty well. i think we will try it again.
scriptures * prophet * family * prayer * faith * temple
the kids HIT it big when marcus nash of the seventy spoke and said "faith" about 20 times. ;)
we have two two-hour segments on saturday (the men actually have a third two-hour segment they attend that evening at stake centers) and then two more two-hour segments on sunday.
kevin worked saturday so we listened to conference in the car while we drove to pocatello and back to spend some time with my sister, katie, and her family while they were supporting their daughter megan during a couple soccer games.
sunday, we had Belgian waffles with whipped cream and fresh strawberries for breakfast (one of my FAVORITE traditions) and then spent the next six hours (four of them watching conference) together in the living room.
there were some beautiful messages given about showing kindness and patience towards those around us, especially our family. judge less and love more. be humble. considering the blessings instead of focusing on the negative. and recommitting our lives to the work of our Savior and Heavenly Father. SERVICE. REPENTANCE. FAITH.
i always walk away with more hope, peace, and a desire to be better.
this year, along with our conference packets, we decided to try something new.
treat bowls.
each bowl has a treat and a picture and whenever the kids heard someone talking about the picture they could grab a treat.
it worked pretty well. i think we will try it again.
scriptures * prophet * family * prayer * faith * temple
the kids HIT it big when marcus nash of the seventy spoke and said "faith" about 20 times. ;)
hope you all had an wonderful weekend as well!
3 comments:
Sounds like a nice weekend! We missed you in Utah!
I love conference. :)
i love the bowl idea! very clever!
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