Mother's Day in the Mission

Sweet cards, grandchildren's drawings, phone calls, music, emails. All so dear to a mother's heart. I miss them all.

What greater gift to a grandmother than to have a beloved grandson's life spared and to hear of his steady improvement, looking to the day that he can go home to stay. Such gratitude to all who have remembered him in prayers and fasting cannot be expressed.

Messages from Salt Lake Stake Conference April 26, 2009
From Elder Patrick Price, Area Authority Seventy: Felt to change his talk and give us instruction "so that we will know how to act." "...to find out what the Lord would have me do and how," Pres. Eyring. He talked about the importance of keys and quoted Elder Bednar of the Quorum of the Twelve. "...Apostle, only office that has all the keys - rights, responsibility, authority. Keys are a channel for the receipt of revelation." "The doctrine of Keys is the doctrine of love, the way Heavenly Father takes care of his children in heaven and on earth." Elder Price continued, "Keys are the power that binds in heaven and on earth." He quoted Elder Holland who said, "If you live within your income, you'll have to live without some things. Two of those are fear and worry."
The story was told of a Denver Temple security guard who watched a little boy crossing the street repeatedly in front of the Temple. When the guard asked the boy why he was crossing the street over and over again, the little boy responded, "Doesn't it just feel better on the Temple side? Do you feel the difference?" I hope we can all feel the difference when we are on the Temple side.
President Sorenson, the stake president, spoke on the following principles: Things we should do daily: prayer, scripture study, service, Temple worthiness and attendance when possible.
Finances: Tithing, fast offerings, reserve, home storage.
Love our neighbors.
Guard influences that come into our homes. Our homes will be protected from corrosive influences, and we will feel the Holy Ghost in our lives if we live by these standards.
Tulips push through great obstacles to reach the sun. What will we do, how hard will we push to reach the Son?