GeNeRaL cOnFeReNcE 2o11

Twice a year we get the opportunity to listen to the prophet and apostles of the church over an international broadcast speak on a variety of church topics they feel members of the church and audience need to hear.

Let's talk a little bit about my favorite speaker this weekend, Richard G. Scott of the Quorum of the 12 Apostles.  Don't worry, it was amazing, and I cried plenty of times throughout the whole talk.  

There was one part in particular that I thought was interesting...  

I've kind of rolled my eyes a bit because of how the church is always pushing GET MARRIED, GET MARRIED, GET MARRIED!  Sometimes I feel people get married too quickly before they really know the person well, and then they realized what they got into and now they're stuck with that person forever.  But here was a neat quote that I never thought about before.  "Marriage provides an ideal setting for overcoming any tendency to be selfish or self-centered.  I think one of the reasons that we are counseled to get married early in life is to avoid developing inappropriate character traits that are hard to change."  I completely agree with that!  I can see how the longer you live without that challenge of letting go of your wants and desires to make another person happy, the harder it will be to adapt to once you get to that point and finally make that commitment.  

This is seriously such a great talk!  If you haven't had the chance to listen to it yet and you have a minute, please please watch it.

This talk made me think back to August 2nd, 2008 when Mitchell and I were married and sealed in the temple for time and all eternity.  Hardly remember a word that was said during the ceremony.  LoL!  I just remember looking into the eyes of my best friend and knowing what I was doing was right.

I always knew Mitch was the one for me.  I was never nervous or had any doubts about whether or not it was the right decision to marry him.

It seems like most people in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints culture tell about how they prayed before they got married and asked if this person was the right one for them.  They may tell of an experience of feeling a warmth in their heart, or a sense of peace as a revelation and answer that yes, this was the right person.

My own experience was a little different.  I did pray about it, and I remember sitting and waiting for some kind of answer, and I just had one thought come over me and it wasn't a yes at all...  it was a "You already know the answer!"  Ha Ha!  And it is so true!

I remember picturing the future, Mitch and I both old and wrinkly, rocking back and forth on the porch and I thought to myself, would I be able to look back on my life and genuinely say I was happy?  And I knew I would!

I can't explain the joy of knowing we will be together forever!  Mitch seriously is my other half that I can not live without.  You know it's true love when we constantly find ourselves marching around the house together singing the tune "Stars and Stripes Forever," or how we can read each other's thoughts without having to exchange a single word, or when Mitch will eat my dinner failure and smile and pretend he's enjoying it and lie to my face telling me it tastes delicious.

  What would I do without that guy???