Something Extraordinary

Alright, I am sorry it has taken so long to get this up. After dealing with a hormonal depression state, I am back to normal and ready to blog.

The Lehi Stake Relief Society Mini-Conference: (Such a long title for a half day event.)

We started out the day with a wonderful breakfast meal of random things like rolls and fruit. We then had a little meeting with the leaders before breaking up for the classes. The meeting stressed the importance of pattern.

The first class I attended was "Something from Nothing - Now that's Something!"

"The bounds of creativity extend far beyond the limits of a canvas or a sheet of paper and do not require a brush, a pen, or the keys of a piano." -Elder Dieter F. Uchtdorf

"Those who bring sunshine to the lives of others cannot keep it from themselves." - James Barrie, author of Peter Pan.

We were given ideas of cheap ways to have fun and create things from bargains, or from nothing.


The next class I attended was "The Enlightened Homemaker - Keeping it Simple." (A nutrition course)

We learned that food related allergies can cause ear infections and can affect how intense a child has autism, although probably not the only factor. The teacher suggested that we "Eat Naked", which means that we should eat food how Heavenly Father gave it to us. Her blog is www.enlightenedhomemaker.blogspot.com.


The final class I went to was "Friendships, Dates, and Chosen Mates."

The teacher compared relationships to growing a flower garden. Sometimes it's digging and replanting constantly. Other times it's plastic and looks good on the outside, but it's not very inviting. Another is from hard work and collaborating with the "Master Gardener" to figure out what we're doing wrong and to improve so that we have relationships that will last. The teacher found out from the master Gardener that concrete was killing the flowers she was trying to grow, because it put chemicals in the soil that ruined the plants. She likened that to Satan.


All in all, it was a wonderful conference, and I learned a lot! (Like, how I'm probably eating horrible things for my body, and smoothies with spinach can be good.)



(Next up: Lehi Days 2009)