Blessings in Disguise

So today was the first part of General Conference (for more info go to www.mormon.org) what an uplifting and challenging day. In the past (even 6 months ago) I have been able to focus on Conference and block out other things if I wanted. Smiley though is now at the age where he likes to be in the same room as me at times and also be running in between rooms and quiet I don't think is in his vocabulary anymore. Reverent is definitely not something I would say I have taught him well especially at home. So as we are sitting in Grandma's house Stew running up and down the stairs and I am listening to a talk on reverence I feel guilty that I have not taught my son better and that I have not taken the time to prepare activities for him to do while watching conference. Something I will have to work on in the future. So I have made up my mind that tomorrow I will work with him during the first session to sit and watch conference and during the second I will try to get him to play quietly. This means that my quilt will have to get done at another time and not as much done during conference. One of the talks that really hit home and I can't remember who was talking I know it was one of the twelve. They told the story of a couple who had just been in talking to the bishop as the husband had been laid off that day. They were very optimistic that things would work out for them and that the Lord would help them survive because they were spiritually prepared and full tithe payers. I know that despite the hard times that may come our family will be taken care of by the Lord. and that things will work out the way they are supposed to. Right now we are thinking that we will (out of necessity) move back West. I can only speak for myself that this move is going to be one of our hardest. Our closest friends all live in New England, friends that have been with us and helped us and been our family. I truly feel like by moving back west I am leaving behind some of my best friends whose friendship is irreplaceable. For those who have not heard and didn't catch it in the last post Sean was Laid off on Thursday. The reason for the title is that when the company did their layoffs in Dec we had not been paying our tithing like we knew we ought to. Had he been laid off then we would not be able to call on the blessings that come from paying a full tithe. Now we are more committed and know that as long as we pay our tithing everything else will work out thru the Lord.