Conference Gatherings

 This weekend we had General Conference, and at our house, we combined it with our Thanksgiving celebrations. That means lots of good food and family all together in the same place. It was a great weekend! We got to be taught about spiritual things and enjoy associating with one another in family things. We had a pizza smorgasbord, there were giant conference rolls slathered with cream cheese icing and caramel sauce. There were large muffins, a ham dinner, and even a hot dog roast! It was all so good. 

One of my favorite parts of course was my grandchildren. My goodness, they are so precious to me. I love them all so very much! Odin and Ellen both told me the cutest things throughout the weekend. Everlee snuggled in and fell asleep on my lap and Lena smiled and giggled to the delight of all who were around her. We visited, played games, and shared food. It was all so good, and the effort of preparation was rewarded a hundredfold! 

Not long ago it was suggested to me to make General Conference a celebration... and what a celebration we had! I remember years ago when my children were little and their dad was working shift work. Depending on his shift, he wasn't always able to attend the sessions of conference with me. During those times I would pack up all my little ones, and drive out to Grassy Lake where we watched conference with my mom and younger siblings. That was probably our first conference tradition, but the spirit of conference has been alive in our family from the beginning, and no matter how we celebrate that outpouring of the Spirit, I feel so blessed to do it with my family.