Let the teething begin

Liam started teething about a week and a half ago. We aren't seeing anything yet but he's chewing on anything and everything, his cheeks are all rosey and he's very fussy. Plus as an added little bonus, he's waking up more frequently at night.
yay
I feel so bad for him. He's normally such a happy baby but these teeth are really kicking his adorable baby bum.
  Today we got to go to church in the I-Center up on campus and hear from an apostle of the Lord. I had been looking forward to it all weekend. Elder Perry is one of my favorites and to see him (and any apostle) in person always brings such a special spirit!
  About ten minutes into the meeting the fussiness began, but I came prepared! Teething toys, bottle, teething tablets, his favorite blanket, all the big guns.....yeah that lasted about ten more minutes and he was done.
   I had taken him out for the majority of the adult session the night before so Chad said it was his turn. I was so sad. I knew that Liam was only working himself up more and there was no way Chad would be back in time to hear Elder Perry speak. I was mad, not a Liam but at the fact that Chad was going to miss this special experience. There's something very significant about gathering in a great hall as a very large group of saints and singing together with an apostle and listening to his words, spoken just to you. I was so upset that he would miss that.
   I listened intently and tried to absorb as much as I could to tell Chad when it was over (because sure enough, Chad had to resort to driving around to get Liam to sleep)
   Here's the highlights:
-I love when he talked about his generation being the greatest generation. He explained that they valued freedom, worked hard, protected their rights and the understood the significance of the family unit. It made me think that that's what will make my family great, if I'm able to instil those values in my children.
-I was so comforted by what he said about mother/women. He said as women we need to be the example of all things pure, lovely and nurturing in the world. Its a role and an assignment from the Lord.
-He reiterated pretty much the entire family proclamation. he reminded us that in the pearl of great price the scriptures begin with the family, family is central and we need to remind our generation of that. We will be held responsible for the way our children understand the family unit in terms of eternal salvation. We are responsible for His work on the earth.

The other speakers at the meeting were equally inspiring, each with wonderful stories and messages of mission work and eternal life. The adult session the night before was very fucosed on member missionaries and the blessings of conversion. This subject followed into Sundays meeting and we were asked to think of someone who would benefit from the gospel in their life and then ask them to read the book of mormon. I've always considered myself to be a couragous saint, very willing to share my testimony of the gospel but this seemed scary to me. A name came to mind and I know it was through the spirit that it was brought to me but i doubted myself at first. Then the speaker reminded us that we may be the only person who would be able to share the truth with them and I felt the strength of the gospel in my heart.

never postpone a prompting. We can all make excuses, we can hide behind our comfortable walls and enjoy the gospel by ourselves but that's not the way of the Lord. He wants us to help eachother, and there is no greater happiness than that which comes from bringing other to the light of the gospel. It reminds me of my favorite scripture.

Mosiah 23:10
  Nevertheless, after much tribulation, the Lord has heard my cries, and has answered my prayers and has made me an instrument in his hands in bringing so many of you to a knowledge of His truth.

 We are all called to be instruments, lets us live worthy of that calling and become entrusted more deeply in his errands.