Be Still

This week, our family has been invited to share some of our favorite messages from General Conference. There were so many great things to choose from, that it will be hard to narrow down, so we encourage you to take time to read or listen in the coming days ahead. It was a wonderful weekend, with truly inspired messages, that are meant just for us during this time. I know that I didn't always appreciate the opportunity to sit through conference, when I was younger, but now I greatly look forward to it. Life is a struggle and I desperately need the strength and guidance to navigate through. I testify that Thomas S. Monson is our prophet, called of God! He is the prophet for all people on earth. I love him and sustain him (as well as the apostles & other general leaders) ! I was so touched to hear President Monson say (in his closing remarks) that he prays for us!

One of the recurring themes, throughout the messages, was the great importance of having the Spirit with us and being in tune with our Heavenly Father's will. Brother Gonzales shared a message of "Come unto me that you may see and feel" (seeing with our hearts) and also "Take the time to be still".

My challenge to each of you is to take the time (even 1 talk a day) to be still and read or listen to the talks. It is the perfect way to invite the Spirit into your homes and lives. It can be a challenge to feel the Spirit with all of the noise and demands that we have. We all have many responsibilities, pressures, deadlines, work, family etc but If we take the time to Be Still, we can know His will for us and call on Him to help us to get through this life. "Christ will not fail you! He knows how to succor His people."

"Be still and know that I am God" Psalms 46:10


Have you walked with me today?

I love you all and want you to know that I have a strong testimony of the gospel! The Spirit has testified of it's truthfulness to me many times. The world would have me show clear proof or a logical way of explaining this testimony but I can only share the personal witness that has been born to my soul. I know that if we take the time to "see and feel" with our hearts that we can all have this same witness! Spiritual truths are only learned by spiritual means. We need to have a desire to know and then ask God!

Though I am very imperfect, I am so grateful for the knowledge of a Heavenly Father who knows me (even every hair on my head) and loves each one of us. I know Jesus Christ is our Savior and is our advocate with the Father. He has atoned for our sins. We are here to overcome the things of the world and make weak things become strong! We can do all things through them.

I love you all!

Love, Deidi and Family