Womens Conference

Before you read this. Watch this. Even if you've seen it. Watch it again. We are mothers. We must be strong. We must.




I thought I’d share just a couple of my favorite points with you from BYU Women's Conference. Maybe they will help fill your bucket too. It did mine:

Sister Beck, the General Relief Society President, spoke about these things:


*Every mother should produce a Superior Daughter.

*We are living in perilous times.

*Our ships of life are in a storm and it’s ‘All Hands on Deck!’ right now.

*Nehor and Korihor taught the doctrine of “Me” and “I.” They thought they were teaching new ideas. People today are teaching the same thing, thinking they are shedding new light into peoples lives. These are teaching taught by failed leaders. Teachings that are not new at all, they have been taught by Satan since the beginning…

*Anti family will always equals anti Christ.

*We must be intentional about everything in our lives. Know the Lord’s plan and defend it! Decide what we want for our families and how we’re going to get them there. Decide the culture of your family.

Love this! I love being reminded that we have to make a pathway for our families, or they will wander in sorrow. We have a responsibility to make each day purposeful. We have to teach them to “Contribute to and build the Kingdom.” We must be “intentional about raising our families.”

*We cannot push, shove, insist, or demand our children into righteousness. But we sure can drive them to Hell. We must lead, love, and guide them to Heaven.

*Create a climate, in our homes of faith, hope, and charity.

*We need the Lord more than ever. See the spirit, recognize and follow it! We’re preparing a rising generation.

*This work we do, is a faith based work. Motherhood is not a fad. We have to have faith in who we are and where we come from.

Do you know why I love Sister Beck so much? Because she says it how it is. She ruffles people feathers, and we need it. One of my favorite things she said on Friday was, "It's okay to make your husband dinner." We live in a day where society is telling women to put themselves above all other things. No. We need to put the Lord first. And very often this means our husbands, children, siblings, parents, church callings and so many other things before us. This doesn't mean we forget who we are. It doesn't mean we don't take time for ourselves. It means we strive each day for selflessness.

I testify that if we work daily on all of the little things; the prayers, the scriptures, the talks with our kids, the conversations with our husbands - we will be blessed. If we remember why we are here and where we are going, we will pass the test. If we serve, love, and put the first things first - we will make it.