We had the privilege of having stake conference a few weeks ago at the Conference Center with Elder Holland, President Uchtdorf, and Elder Holland speaking. I will share what they said later if I find my notes. I do remember that Elder Holland said that the reason we have all these conferences and meetings is to change people. He said change comes from putting faith and action into the words we hear at these meetings. President Uchtdorf said it was OK to sleep in church, saying, “Church sleep is the healthiest.” He told us to relax, sit back and close our eyes if we want and even nap if desired.

Elder Holland called us all his neighbors since he used to live in Davis County for 20 of his “happiest years.” Since, he said, that Pres. Uchtdorf still lives in Davis County, (Bountiful) he said that that the Uchtdorfs had promised the Hollands visitation rights. Pres. Uchtdorf said that when they left Germany because of his call to be an apostle he and his wife settled in the “wild west” of Bountiful UT. It was fun to see them both so relaxed and personable.

After the meeting we got to walk through Temple Square to get to the car. It’s not every stake conference that we get to walk through Temple Square to go to the car! I found these lovely columbines above just begging me to photograph them.

We enjoyed looking at the handcart pioneer statue.

I have loved the past few Sundays because my oldest son was home with us, inbetween his first year of college ending and his new life for the summer, working in Provo for izeni.com. We had a fire in the fireplace on the last Sunday before Memorial Day because it was so chilly. I loved having everybody together for dinner and FHE. Nobody was whining or complaining or bossing or scolding. Yes, it seems like a rare moment. When he left he looked at the box of books he was leaving from his first year of college. He wistfully said, “I am going to miss those books!” That is music to my ears, as a homeschooling mom. I guess he figured he didn’t have room for them. So now I get to enjoy looking at them. Unfortunately I don’t think I will get to them this summer.

To add some inspiration for the evening last Sunday I shared two stories. The first was about a man who grew up in the RLDS Church but converted to the Church of Jesus Christ when he was a young man. I can’t find the URL for it but hope to find it soon. The next story was from one of my favorite bloggers, John Pontius. He tells two stories that are absolutely amazing about some strangers who came to his ward in Alaska. I won’t spoil the ending, you will have to go read it HERE

I would love to hear about any inspirational stories you hear or read on the Web. Please share below!