When I lived in Florida and spent hours commuting each day I had lots of opportunities to listen to General Conference. I used to spend a lot of time reviewing the talks and found so much strength in the words of the Prophets and Apostles. The messages seemed to be exactly what I needed to here. There are many who have this same experience. It is an amazing thing to experience. Sometimes I laugh when I think about those trips down I-75 and I-4 when fellow drivers on the road might look over and see this guy crying behind the wheel. I'm sure there were many who had a good laugh and perhaps others who were concerned for there own safety. I was stable people. I had it together. I just experienced things, whisperings of the Spirit that helped me to know that the Lord knew who I was and what I needed at that very moment. I miss that - well, I don't miss the commute, I miss the quiet times when I could focus on the teachings of the prophets.
So I have decided that I need to take advantage of the technology that we have today. I am not a reader. I read the scriptures and I read with the kids but I do not do a real good job sitting and reading the Ensign or other books. Reading is a recipe for sleep with me. Give me an audio version or let me watch the movie and I am good. Anyhow, I have started trying smoothing new. For the last several days I have been blogging to conference. I pick a talk and start it when I open up the blog. I am not completely focused on the messages but I do find there are moments when something stands out, something that I needed.
As a walking zombie at night the Lord knows that this is what I am able to do. He knows the desires of my heart to feast upon the words of the Prophets. Blessings have come and I believe that they will continue to come. I pray that I will hear the things that I need to hear, that the needed strength to perform my responsibilities in my family will come. I am grateful for these blessings.
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