it's always about love

listening to general conference always brings inspiration. i have learned to listen to the message the spirit brings just for me. elder holland's words inspired me to be more humble and more generous. it strengthened in me the resolve to live a simple life and to help others. i had talked with gabriele about this before. but i want to use my resources to help those who really need it. i won't disclose my ideas because i think true service seeks no recognition. that sounds totally contradictory, but i hope you know what i mean. we all do things to help others and i am grateful for all the service i have received and for the people who so willingly give and who are an example to me.

elder packer talked a lot about repentance but the principles that spoke to me applied to a completely different part of my life. for me i took the lesson of forgetting the past and enjoying today and the beauty and happiness of today and the future. so i cleaned out my old e-mails from friendships that have long since been broken and whose words only seem to remind me of how i hurt all those years ago. i am happy with were i am and who i am and what i am doing. so i deleted those tangible evidences of past hurt because i don't need to remember them.

these past few days i have felt so lucky. i am married to my best friend. the man that makes me happy. i am confident and secure in his love for me and that is the best feeling in the world. i am so grateful for faithful and kind, loving husbands. there are amazing women in this world who really deserve good treatment. i was just lucky!