Ye Shall Obtain

Today was a very spiritual day for me. I tried getting some pictures of Autumn & I this morning before we headed off to church, but she wasn’t in the mood to take pictures, so this was the best one I could get. Anyways, during church Autumn saw Curt & Mary and went and sat w/ them. I am so thankful to them for loving her so much and being so good to her. It was nice to actually be able to sit and listen to the testimonies that were shared today w/out having to keep Autumn entertained. A lot of youth and young kids got up and bore their testimonies and I just kept thinking, “out of the mouth of babes.”

Then during primary, they had a visiting teaching meeting during the hour of Relief Society, so 2 dads subbed for my class. It was so nice to be able to go to Relief Society today and feel the sisterhood of the other women in the ward. Usually the visiting teaching conference is kind of boring, but this one was very well done. I was very touched by some of the things that were said.

The part that touched me the most was when we were singing the opening song, which was I Believe In Christ (hymn #134). There was one line that really stood out and just brought me to tears, “And while I strive through grief and pain, His voice is heard ‘Ye shall obtain.’ I believe in Christ, so come what may…” I feel like I have been dealing w/ a lot of negative emotions lately and that just brought me such a feeling of peace. I really regret the fact that Autumn isn’t sealed to me b/c of some bad decisions I made in my past. I’ve since repented of those things and overcome them through the atonement, but I still feel some things are lacking. But singing those words, “Ye shall obtain” just changed how I felt. If I just keep trying to do my best and moving forward then I’ll be able to obtain my potential and obtain all the blessings Heavenly Father has in store for me.

At the very end, the bishop got up and talked. He was talking about how we’ve all been given different gifts and talents. He said that we each need to find what gifts we’ve been given. And if there are gifts that we don’t have but wish we did, then what do we need to do to obtain those gifts? It gave me a lot to think about as far as what some of my gifts are. I’m not exactly sure which gifts I’ve been blessed w/, but I hope to figure it out soon w/ some thought.

After church we came home and made lunch and then went over to the clinic to take lunch to Dad. Autumn loved running around the clinic and eating popsicles and drinking a juice box. The Allen clinic is decorated like outer space, and the murals and other paintings on the wall are awesome. I thought this one of Autumn touching the moon was cool. She makes my life so complete and being her mom really is the best thing that has ever happened to me.

After the clinic we came home and all took a little nap. I LOVE naps, especially b/c I don’t get to take on every often, so when I do they are that much nicer. Then we spent the rest of the evening just relaxing and watching the America’s Next Top Model marathon. LOL.