OUR STAKE CONFERENCE

We had a regional stake conference in May. Although I did not get very much from Sunday's session (Kate said out loud several times 'I have to poop' which required quick exit from the chapel), I thoroughly enjoyed the adult session on Saturday night.

Here are a few of the highlights.

President Hardinger spoke about during a recent meeting, it was mentioned that there will come a time when going to the temple once a month would not be enough. He said, "Let me suggest that the time has come for the Chubbuck Stake that going to the temple once a month is not enough." It was a very strong testimony to me.



Sister Almond (patriarch's wife) talked to the older generation and continuing to serve. She shared this poem about the slow old crow. I had never heard this before, but thought that it was a great one!

ABOUT CROWS
by John Ciardi

The old crow is getting slow;
the young crow is not.
Of what the young crow does not know,
the old crow knows a lot.

At knowing things, the old crow is still
the young crow’s master.
What does the old crow not know?
How to go faster.

The young crow flies above, below, and rings
around the slow old crow.
What does the fast young crow not know?
WHERE TO GO.

I think that it is important to teach the younger generations where to go. We can really learn a lot.

Sister Crockett (in the young woman's stake presidency) talked about the differences in building a strong house and building a strong family. She related much of what she talked about to her own experience in just building a house. She talked about a strong foundation. Then she talked about the insulation. She asked, do we decide to do the bare minimum as required by law, or do we splurge for the upgrades? Family home evening, scripture study, family prayer, etc. are the upgrades that we can do for our family. What kind of these do we do?


This talk has given me a lot to think about because I think being so busy, we often times 'choose' to go with the bare minimums to just squeak by. But what we choose to give to our families will in turn change who they become and how close and strong we are as families.




President Reece talked about sacrament and the importance in our lives.


President Dye concluded the meeting with his talk about the Olive Tree and his sister who is going through a divorce. I did not catch the connection, but his message was very heartfelt and through his own feelings and experience. (He quoted much of his journal.) Again, I felt like he was talking about why it is important to have a strong family. He also added funny things like grabbing take out to bring home to his wife from Mandarin Garden in Logan.


I think that we will have to try it sometime.

Combine these talks with what occurred during general conference and it seemed like a raising of the bar for parents. We need to do more for this rising generation.