Desultory Thoughts

WHY? That’s the question I have. It’s ironic really. You go to a biannual meeting to receive counsel from the Stake Presidency and to feel the Spirit, but when you add kids into the mix, it becomes nearly impossible! What’s even more ironic is the counsel we received today was that we put emphasis on reverence. Stake Conference meetings are anything but reverent, what with all the kids trying to endure a two hour meeting on seats that make noise when you kick them. Ooh, cool! How fun! These seats make noise when I pound my toys on them, too!

Heather and I went to the Temple night and the Adult Session and really enjoyed that. When it came to going to the Sunday session, we discussed not going but we decided to “do the right thing” and go. I came home from the meeting more stressed than before I left. I took Griffin out of the meeting once and Heather took him out at least twice. All the while the speakers’ main subject matter is “reverence”.

On the way out of the meeting, Heather had to stop by the primary room to get something out of the closet. I took Griffin and Sami to the car, but upon Heather’s departure from us Griffin started to scream and cry. He’s been doing that lately, I suppose it’s just a phase, but it added to the stress of the day.

One good thing that came of the meeting was the wonderful song that was sung by a mother and daughter. The daughter did so well! I was really impressed with her voice and pitch. It was only when her mother sang along that the daughter’s pitch was forced flat. But I really enjoyed the song and I was taken by the voice of the little girl. They sang “Mother, Tell Me the Story” from the Children’s Song Book.