May 4th

I got to teach in RS today and I LOVED it.  I think it started out great because I took a picture of all of these ladies to display.

I talked about how we as women have lots of sisters.  We need lots of sisters.  I used a talk from the General Women's Meeting that took place just a few weeks ago called "Sisters, Oh How We Need Each Other."  I started by telling about Heidi and I running our marathon together last year.  We were shooting for a goal and had done ALL of our training together.  Around mile 18 I was doing great but she was starting to lag.  I wanted the goal so I went ahead a bit.  She was behind but I could still see her and I figured when I started to hurt more I could just wait for her and we would run together again.  Around mile 22 I really hurt.  She caught up but I couldn't go.  I told her to keep going because she should at least make our goal and if she left she could make it.  She did.  We both finished but neither of us hit the goal.  We were both off by a few minutes.  We talked later and realized that splitting up was our biggest mistake.  WE SHOULD HAVE STUCK TOGETHER.    When we were on our own we couldn't really do anything.  Then I gave some more of the lesson.
When I came to a part where it talked about unexpected people helping us I told about mine and Brigham's run the day before.  I was so excited to take my "little guy" to do something so neat.  And we started out doing AWESOME.  He was hauling and I knew that we had stocked some time for the end when "he" would hit a wall.  About mile 11 I hit a wall.  I was beat!   Brigham was beginning to pull away from me and I didn't want to hold him back but I couldn't go any faster.  I called him over and said,"Brigham, we only have two miles left.  There are no turns.  You just run straight down this road and that is the end.  Dad is waiting for you.  He is at the finish and you've got this.  I can't go any faster.  You can go ahead and meet me at the finish line or you can stay but you will have to slow down."  That precious boy who I thought I was helping knew how to run a race better than I ever had.  He looked at me and said, "No Mom, I want us to finish together."  So he slowed down for me and I gave everything I had to go as fast as I could for him.  And guess what, we both finished together and we finished with the fastest time I had ever run!  That boy who I thought I was helping, helped me!  I needed him as much, if not more, than he needed me.  And that is how it is with sisters.  Sometimes we think we are helping them or the other way around, and then it flips on us.  We need each other.  We need to stick together.  I am so blessed by all the sisters (and sons) that I have in my life.  They have helped and inspired me in so many different ways and through so many different things.  They are one of the Lord's greatest blessings.

 

We went for a walk after I game my RS lesson today.  It was such a beautiful day and a perfect way to stretch our legs.  Porter found me another flower.  When we told him that they were in someone's yard, and therefore belonged to someone, he responded, "But they had two and I just took one."  Love that kid.  :)