General Relief Society Meeting

I really enjoyed the meeting today. Sister Beck is such a neat lady. I enjoyed her thought of Relief Society being "another mom." Granted, at this point, in the ward I'm in, I don't enjoy the relief society activities. I haven't been to any Sunday RS meetings, because I'm in primary, though.

Anyways, I loved Sis. Allred's talk about the temple. I can't believe the sacrifices that some people make, to get to the temple. The part about her stake traveling five days both ways to get to the Mesa, AZ temple, to have to eat crackers and margarine to be able to afford the trip is such a huge sacrafice. I feel so lucky to have temples so close to me. Within one hour north or south, I can reach two temples to the north, and including the two that haven't been dedicated to the south, I can reach six temples. What a blessing! I remember being in Hungary and visiting with people who's goals were to make it to the temple once in their life time, and we have them right here.

Sister Thompson is always fun to listen to. I enjoyed hearing about the history of Relief Society. I felt like Pres. Uchtdorf's talk was aimed directly at me. It's amazing how the spirit works to show you things that you're in need of hearing. I am so grateful for the gospel of Jesus Christ!

By the way...

In regards to our trip to DC, we have a hotel! (Thanks to Dannon for suggesting Priceline!) I was able to get a 3 1/2 star hotel for $90 a night. Going to the actual website of the hotel, it would've cost $281 a night. So, I'm way stoked about that. Also, my friend Amy's husband gave her a trip to Boston to see her sister, and it's during the exact same time we'll be back east, so we're going to meet in NYC, and see a show and hit the Manhattan Temple, if all goes as planned! I'm excited to go to the DC temple as well! Another exciting part of our trip, is that I get to meet Jilly's husband, and get to see her, which it's been years since we've seen each other. It will be great to catch up on everything, and be able to laugh, and maybe if there's time be a band...

Movie Review of the Week...

So, this week I watched Penelope, starring Christina Ricci, Reese Witherspoon, and James McAvoy. I have to tell you, I added it to my Netflix que, for who knows why, but it came on a day that I really needed some fun. I loved this modern-day fairytale. Also, the mom, from Home Alone, was Penelope's mom, and who wouldn't love anything with her in it. She's hilarious!!! KEVIN!!! Anyways~now that that is out of my system. I absolutely loved Penelope. It was the cute, innocent Ricci from Casper. She was so cute. There is something about James McAvoy that just gets me, I don't know why, but I really like him. He played his usual cautious, kind of secretive character. The moral of the story is that you have to love yourself, to survive! That's so important! It's a movie I'm going to buy! It's a great family show!