David's Birthday!

So yesterday was David's birthday! Yeah! We had a pretty good day.  David woke up sick with a sore throat and wasn't feeling very well so he missed a few of his classes.  I was sad that he was sick but it was nice to spend the day together in our P.J.'s relaxing.  I got him the movie "The King's Speech" for his birthday so we opened and watched it.  He did go to his nutrition class which gave me the chance to get his cake decorated!  I have this really nice cake decorating kit, but I have never used it and I want to be able to make our kids birthday cakes.  So I asked David what kinda cake he wanted.  He asked for a Tigger cake.  I was a little intimidated but I managed it! Hahaha I rock!!  Later we went to Outback Steak House for dinner.  Then David was able to go up to American Fork to the Haunted Forest there.  Our friend was able to get discount tickets for that night so David went up with a bunch of friends.  They had a lot of fun and best of all I didn't have to go. Hehe! Any who over all a pretty good day! Yeah!

My thoughts and testimony... after Conference

      A little over a week ago I had the opportunity with other members of my faith to listen to the leaders of our church at General Conference.  The talks were amazing, the spirit felt was spectacular and I came away feeling spiritually rejuvenated.  My favorites were President Uchtdorf's talk to the Relief Society, Elder Anderson's talk on children, Elder Carl Cook's talk on looking up, Sister Dalton's talk to fathers, Elder Kazuhiko Yamashita's talk to missionaries, and Elder Oaks' talk on Christ.  These messages especially touched my soul as I listened with the intent of preparing to welcome D.J. into our home.
     As I listened to the talks I became more and more aware of the task that David and I are entering into.  Perhaps it was because of all the talks about missionary work and missionaries, or maybe it was the message that the Lord wished me to receive, but I realized (not for the first time but in a much more powerful way than ever before) that God is sending us one of his choice sons.  That God will be relying on us to teach that sweet little boy the gospel and prepare him to be a valiant priesthood holder, an obedient missionary, and a caring husband and father.  I'll admit the one that I was/am really focused on is preparing my son to serve a mission and instilling in him that righteous desire.  I know, I know, the poor kid isn't even born yet (we have to make sure he survives infancy first right) but I felt for the first time how short our time to prepare him will be.  Nineteen years seems today like forever, yet I feel the need to start today to make our home ready for a child (not just by plugging up plugs or moving up breakables) by inviting an added measure of the Spirit into our home and practicing the habits (FHE, scripture study, prayer) that even a small child will notice and understand that Mom and Dad believe and trust in Christ and in his prophets here on the earth.
       I know that each person is a child of God and that as parents, teachers, aunts, uncles, and friends we have a divine calling to prepare these little ones for their future lives.  I am so humbled that the Lord is sending us one of His sweet spirits, and I will strive to live up to that calling.