This morning I woke just a bit before 5 a.m.. Last night I finished three of four finals for this semester, and had just one to go. The last was a timed final 100 minutes for 45 questions. I didn't know the last five were essay. It's ok. I did it! I wanted to be done before it wsa time to send Sara to Seminary so I could have our prayer and breakfast time at 6:45 together, but I was a little late starting so I didn't get done until about 7:10 and missed our minutes but hey, I got done! Yay!
I loved General Conference! I always struggle with how/where to take notes! This year again I did it on paper. I will take photos and post them here. That seems to work best. Midway through conference, Stephen was having a little battle with someone that he wanted a computer - there are not quite enough to go around, and I was actually grateful that I could point to my paper and say, you can take notes on real paper! haha. I like paper!
I loved Sister Jones talk about Primary. Tonight I have been listening to a Second Coming Master Class by Emily Freeman. Liesl, Annie & Haley and I are doing it together. They are talking about all the symbols in the book of Revelation. The words that would have meant something different to the ancient people than they do to us today. What is this beast? The Mark? Emily and David Butler have defined a lot of them which is awesome, but I need to comprehend, to understand, to internalize them.
Words like Israel means "to let God Prevail" (President Nelson, October 2020 Conference). Do I let God Prevail in my life? Am I part of the house of Israel - one who lets who invites, who chooses to have God Prevail in my life?
Sister Jones on Saturday morning talked about the word Primary. I love how I thought about the children, those classes, and the program just for them we call primary, but then she taught me that it means something more! Primary -they are not secondary. They are primary! Isn't this like Israel? Yes. In my heart it is very similar. The words are there for my understanding, but until I change completely how I think about them, they mean something completely different than what I thought! Children are Primary. That is what life is all about - having children! Caring for Children! Children are Primary! The purpose of life is to have a family and have opportunities to make choices of our own, to give other spirit children of our Heavenly Father the opportunity to come to this earth and have their turn. This is Primary! It is central to all we do! Don't miss it! Focus on the Primary purpose of life - to teach the children to come to Christ! To let God Prevail in our lives! This is Primary!
Tonight I have rejoiced that I am done with another semester of classes. Not really. I love to learn! I love that I get to take classes, and learn new things! This semester has been a fun one! I have enjoyed and learned much! I jump for joy that I am done with the tests, but I look forward to the next phase of learning I will embark on soon!
Tonight the word I am pondering is Sealed. The envelope is sealed. We are sealed in the temple. What does that word mean? The mark of the beast vs a name sealed.