LDS Women's Conference was yesterday and it was amazing! I love hearing from women leaders, especially when they're so honest and straightforward. I especially loved Sister Neill F. Marriott's talk and found several things she discussed that related to my life. Sister Marriott focused on strengthening and sharing your spiritual light. She described an experience she had in the temple years earlier. She was pondering something sacred, and in her mind's eye she saw a proud, worldly woman who had great success but didn't attribute any of it to her Heavenly Father. She said "I don't want to be that woman, but how do I change?" I felt like she was taking words right from my heart. I know that I don't want to be selfish and ungrateful but it's so hard to change!
Sister Marriott said, "In the temple that day I learned it was only through the Atonement of Jesus Christ that my prideful nature could change and that I would be enabled to do good. I felt His love keenly, and I knew He would teach me by the Spirit and change me if I gave my heart to Him, holding back nothing. I still fight my weaknesses, but I trust in the divine help of the Atonement. This pure instruction came because I entered the holy temple, seeking relief and answers. I entered the temple burdened, and I left knowing I had an all-powerful and all-loving Savior. I was lighter and joyful because I had received His light and accepted His plan for me."
I love my Savior. I am going to make a greater effort to rely on Him more so my life can be filled with more light. I'm so grateful for the opportunity I had to watch Women's Conference so I could be reminded of my need for the gospel and my desire to live it.
Love, Rebecca
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