thinking about conference

i just listened to Elder Holland's talk from this last General Conference. what a powerful witness!! if you don't feel the Spirit bear witness of the truthfulness of the Book of Mormon as you listen to this, then you at least have a burning desire to find out for yourself if it is true. i know it is true. so does johnny. here's the link to watch the talk :) click on "sunday pm" then scroll over to Elder Holland's talk. amazing!!

this is the life!!

ok seriously, being a wife and mother is the BEST thing in the world. i've been thinking about that a lot lately and it just amazes me how many people put it off. i think we all get freaked out thinking about the responsibilities of marriage and family (which are a big deal, don't get me wrong) and lack the faith to take that step. i remember when before getting married having the attitude like, "i don't want to get married young, and even when i do get married, i'm going to wait a while to have kids." i think everyone has different circumstances and different things work for them, but it seems so sad that so many people almost cringe at the thought of marriage and family. it's almost looked down upon, even in the BYU environment. we were listening to a talk given by Sister Julie B. Beck to seminary and institute teachers and she talked about how a lot of youth/young adults today don't have faith in the institution of marriage because they don't feel that they can be successful in marriage. she talks about how marriage and family is a "faith-based work". when she and her husband got married, they had a grand total of $3 and they lived with her grandpa for awhile!! but they knew that what they were doing was right and they had faith that Heavenly Father would help them out as they worked hard for it.

i know that everyone's situation is different and i'm not trying to tell people what to do, i just hope that this gives hope to anyone who's afraid of marriage and family--it is the BEST EVER. don't ever doubt it!! having a family is the most important thing we can do in this life and is the center of the gospel of Jesus Christ, and it's really quite glorious. this is the life!