Sweet inspiration

Yesterday at church, we had some great speakers. They're new to the ward but I had previously met the mom at playgroup a few weeks back. She spoke of how Satan can ensnare us little by little & steal from us one of the most important things God has given to us. She said if our lives are so filled with the sounds of the tv, radio, gameboys, movies, etc., we won't be able to hear the Spirit when he speaks to us. Though some of us will continue to go to church faithfully, Satan is okay with that. He can steal something else that was so lovingly given to us....our time. When we fill our lives with so many things that we don't find we have any time to commune with Heavenly Father, or allow Him to speak to us through the scriptures, we are robbed. When we take on too many things in our lives & fill our days up with little more than what is required to get by, we are robbed.

Satan is sneaky with his ways. I need to remember this always &, when things seem hardest & most filled with mundane things that don't really matter & my spiritual progress falls by the wayside, I'll be strengthened.

Megan (the speaker) did an awesome job & it felt so good to hear her story of conversion. It was a great deal like mine. We both grew up in the church but fell away & were later converted. I'm so glad to know her & feel a connection to her.

I'm so glad, also, I went to church yesterday. My attendance has been waning lately. I tried to get Dave to go in my place & take Ty & Jo with him since Logan is sick. He preferred staying home with Logan & watching some March Madness basketball, so I got to go instead. It was such a Spirit-filled meeting. I love those meetings when it feels like everything the speakers have to say is an answer to your questions. Often it's questions you didn't know you had, but were glad for the answers anyway.

In RS, Christene Houston (the teacher that day) had some sisters in the ward read their scriptures daily for 1 mo. & come to report about how it affected them. I have to say, I just love Angie Moore. I wasn't sure about her when I first met her 2.5 years ago because she's very blunt & to the point. But now that's one of the things I appreciate about her the most. She's a truth speaker & she does it in such a way that makes you laugh but also makes you think. I love that about her! It was good to hear that such a faithful person, like herself, sometimes loses sight of what's important....that we all sometimes fall off the path a little. It makes me feel more normal to know I'm not the only one who doesn't always remember to read my scriptures daily. There were others that spoke, but none with the refreshing truth that Angie springs on us. :) It's a bonus she's intelligent & questions things like the safety of vaccines & other hot-topic things I feel passionately about!

Overall, it was a great day. Hopefully next Sunday will be better yet!