Light Refreshments Served

It’s early Sunday morning, so I haven’t even heard the last half of conference yet, but already I’ve heard and felt a truth that I know is going to be life-changing for me. When Elder Bednar talked about meaningful morning prayer as the “spiritual creation of the day,” it was as if someone had flipped on a light in the understanding part of my mind.

Early morning is not my best time, typically. I tend to linger in bed longer than I should, trying to talk myself into going to work. Then, when it’s almost too late, I slop out of bed, drag around the house getting ready, and get out the door just in time (hopefully) to catch the TRAX train. And I wonder why I feel so burned out and useless when I get to work?

What if, by contrast, my whole morning routine became part of my “spiritual creation of the day”? What if everything I did was a conscious effort to set myself up for a productive, cheerful, charitable, Spirit-filled day? It feels in my heart as if that would make a whole lot of difference in my life.

I love general conference! It fills my heart with hope and reminds me of who I am and who I long to be. I am so thankful to have received this counsel from the Brethren and from the Spirit at a time when I needed it most. Heavenly Father loves me! He loves you, too. He wants us to be happy, and general conference is one of the times when, specifically and clearly, he tells us how.

WHAT A BLESSING!