Stake Conference

We had a great stake conference today. One of my favorite quotes went something like this,"If you cherish something, then you work towards it." This is in the context of reading scriptures, temple attendance, family prayer, etc. So, of course, I spent the rest of the afternoon re-evaluating all the laziness in my life. It is not a pretty picture. So today I am setting the goal of reading the scriptures once again in three months--that gives me until July 27th to finish up. I really enjoyed when President Hinckley challenged the members of the church to read the scriptures in just a few months. At the time I did feel more spiritual and felt I was more in tune. So, here I go--I've written it down and now I had best just do it.

I was really proud of Andrew today. He sat very patiently through conference and only started to become restless and teasing during the last 15 minutes. Later, Mom, Andrew and I went to visit Grandma Lloyd at the rest home. (We were up visiting in Soda Springs this weekend.) Grandma wasn't doing so great--she wasn't remembering things too well today--I was so relieved she remembered me, so after we had talked and tried to keep things light, Andrew decided he was going to play the piano for her. We wheeled her down the the community TV room and Andrew played a few songs for her and the other residence. It was heartwarming to see all these older people so tickled to see a young boy perform for them. They clapped and called out encouragement to him, and Andrew was the perfect little maestro. I'm glad he isn't afraid of rest homes and residence. I use to feel so frightened of them when I was little. He even gave a little old lady a big hug. She was so smiley after that.

Speaking of kind acts--get this--Steven is making a truck load of banana bread tonight to feed his sixth grade students tomorrow. They have their Math ISAT and usually he takes bananas in their raw form--man are they lucky. I don't think I ever had a teacher voluntarily take anything homemade to share with their class--except for some cardboard sugar cookies once at the end of the year. Truly, I think he is enjoying this teacher business.

Quick note: If you like forgein films try watching "The Promise." It is a Chinese film and has some wonderful photography and a crazy story--great kung fu--lots of action and is just about the most surreal film I have ever seen. You definitely have to suspend any conception of reality and put yourself into the mindset of some ancient Chinese tall tale--but I thought it was fabulous. I really thought I was dreaming the whole thing--it was that unreal and. . . billowy!