Lift Up Your Head and Rejoice, and Put Your Trust in God. Mosiah 7:19That was the title and scripture of the Arcadia Stake Enrichment Meeting held today. The keynote speaker was Nola Neeley.
We had a bit of a scare Friday night - she called our house with a horrible case of Laryngitis. She called to ask if I might be prepared to say something if she couldn't. Ken Neeley gave her a blessing and believe me I was praying hard for a complete recovery and she did great in true Nola style. She started off by saying that there was one time in her life when she wasn't so excited to be a woman - She saw her husband get up every morning, get dressed up nice and leave. She was home with four mischievous boys, laundry and mess everywhere. She called her mother-in-law, Maude Elizabeth Groberg Neeley and told her how she felt. Maude said - You don't want to be doing what the man is doing - love what you are doing. Then she went on to tell Maude's story. It was really special. Her voice kept getting stronger and stronger. She did a great job. Next I went to Karin Crawford's class, Finding Happiness and Joy. She had 10 steps to achieve that - if you want more details drop me a line - it was fantastic. Then President and Sister Heslop talked about going to the temple. It was a renewing day for me and women in our stake. Helen Moore and Michelle were there - since I had my camera with me I snapped a picture of Michelle with Melissa and Nadina Guerrero
It was a beautiful day - physically and spiritually. I feel renewed. I am going to follow some of Maude Neeley's advice. We need to get those feelings (of always wanting to do better) a little more often and hang on to them a little bit longer every time.The Church is true!!!!
Mmom that looks like it was a lot of fun, thank you for taking those pictures.
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