Did you enjoy conference? Did you listen to all four sessions and the General Women’s
Meeting? Yeah, me neither. I dozed off one afternoon—don’t tell! But that’s why we’re so
lucky to have easy access to both video and the written words of our prophets on lds.org.
I want to share several things that touched
smaller and more manageable. And I re-
my heart this conference.
member to focus on things that matter, like
spending time with my family.
Be Grateful
Helping Hands
Dieter F. Uchtdorf had this to say: “Sooner
or later, I believe that all of us experience
Sister Linda K. Burton, the Relief Society
times when the very fabric of our world
General President, told a story about a
tears at the seams, leaving us feeling alone,
young woman in the Philippines who at-
frustrated, and adrift.”
tended church by herself for years, walking
a dangerous road alone to get to her meet-
I recently had one of those moments. I’m
ings. This reminded me of my grandmother
still recovering from it. But President Ucht-
who had a similar childhood, attending
dorf’s prescription for overcoming these
church faithfully from a young age without
times was perfect: “There is one thing we
any support at home.
can do to make life sweeter, more joyful,
even glorious. We can be grateful!”
I had a very different upbringing. My family
always went to church, as well as most of
While caught up in my worries, I tried to fo-
my friends. Now as an adult, I can appreci-
cus on the many things that are good in my
ate the struggle that my grandma went
life. I would march them through my head,
through. Because of her and many other
over and over until I felt better. When I re-
faithful members of my family, I had early
member to do this, my problems feel much
and easy access to the gospel. As a young