Oh Easter Morn

Because of Him, we see a tomb and rejoice. We see a crown of thorns and see a crown of glory. We sin, we make mistakes and can still be perfected. We partake of the sacrament and are cleansed because of Him.

I love Easter, it's so beautiful the way the seasons, the earth itself, is reborn each year in celebration of the resurrection of Christ.

My family has always done something special to commemorate this time of year and recognize the profound blessings of the atonement. This year, I am especially grateful for social media and the churches righteous use of it to remind its members and followers to recognize each day leading up to Easter. It's given me the opportunity to prepare myself more fully for this sacred Sunday.

Conference was beautiful as usual. We spent it with family and friends, listening to the messages together, eating delicious food and sharing our thoughts on the messaged shared.

Some of my favorite messages shared include President Eyrings talk and Sis. Burtons, both speakers always leaving me inspired and excited to do better. In light of Easter, President Eyrings talk gave me a new understand of my relationship with my Savior. Around Christmas and Easter, i tend to get a little unsettled with my inadequecy. I always struggle with my lack of abilitiy to fully express my love for the Savior, His life, and His atoning sacrifice. I know the primary answers of things I can  do so "give a gift to the Savior" and to express my love for Him through righteous obedience, dedicated service, temple attendeance ect. So I have know that service is a great way to praise the Lord, but when Pres. Eyring said....

... I know that i could channel my service more fully to worship Jesus through my actions. The connection that service gives us to our Savior is real and allows us to loose ourselves in the Lords work AND the Lords love, which, in turn, makes it easier for me to merge my will with the Lords and make them one!


    Sis. Burtons talk was very meaningful to me. I just kept looking at my sweet husband. I feel like I've been so blessed so many times to see his eternal potential, and watch him grow into it. He's an amazing father and husband but my favorite role he holds is a worthy priesthood holder. When we were dating one of my favorite things about Chad was what a good home teacher he was. It was so attractive to  me to see him talk about those he visit taught and make it a priority, even when I knew he wanted to spend time with me, he set aside time for those he served.

When I heard this talk it reignited that fire of adoration for me. It also reminded me of how important it is to me to make sure Liam hears it from ME, just how important the priesthood is in my life and how attractive it was to me to fall in love with a god-serving man. I also want Liam to recognize the sacredness of the priesthood and that we can, as a family, honor the priesthood together by practicing it in our home.

I love the way conference makes me feel. I feel like I can start again and apply each message like its the first time I've heard it. I make new goals and work harder on my current struggles with the help of each message. Much like easter, each conference is a rebirth of spiritual efforts. We all need a jumpstart sometimes to get use excited and motivated again and conference is always perfect for that.

Plus nothings better than spending an entire weekend with just your family and the Lord.