Relief Society

I do not wait for moods. You accomplish nothing if you do that. Your mind must know it has got to get down to work. Pearl S. Buck


I had to teach Relief Society for the very first time in my life yesterday. There were 3 conference talks to work with and the one that stuck with me throughout the month was about procrastination. Procrastination is such a big issue in our family--one of us is list oriented, one of us isn't. There wasn't really a whole lot new to the subject--we all know what it is. We all do it and we all have a story or two we could share. But as I was preparing, something really stood out in my mind.

It is something Elder Hallstrom said. "However, for many "someday" never comes, and even for others who eventually do make a change, there is an irretrievable loss of progress and surely regression."

I had never thought of it that way before. I have a friend who just lost her dad and it reminds me a lot of when I lost mine. The big difference is, my friend has never been to the temple and was beginning to prepare to go so she could go through with her dad. He passed away a couple of months ago and she never had the chance. She had been waiting to be able to go through with her husband. Now she will never have the opportunity. When I read irretrievable loss, I couldn't help but think of her.

I think I am grateful for being able to prepare the lesson--the giving of it is another story. As always, I learned more than I could possibly have shared.

Here's to hoping we all can reach down and find some motivation within ourselves and make our lives as happy as I know you deserve them to be!!!

Be miserable. Or motivate yourself. Whatever has to be done, it's always your choice. Wayne Dyer