Day 2 of Stake Conference

Before heading out to stake conference I was talking to one of my roommates about not being able to attend Family Home Evening (FHE) the next night because I had to take a test and I needed time to study and take it. When we got to stake conference surprise, surprise the fist talk was about the importance of FHE. Yup that talk was for me, we were all laughing and my roommate said it was a sign from God. Seriously though, I really felt like I needed that talk. I had messed two previous Fhe because I had to do school work and take other tests but the talk made me realize that I needed to prioritize. I figured that FHE wasn’t that big of a deal to mess just because...The guy who gave the talk spoke of its importance and how the first presidency councils us to take part in Family home evening. He said that at 1st he didn’t really value Fhe but after being called to be one of the leaders of his group during his 1st year he saw its importance. He declared that our Fhe group is indeed our family, we can form and build lasting bonds and we are to be there to support each other. Upon hearing that talk I felt a tremendous load of guilt, I never really looked at the people in my group as my family but they truly are. They are there to offer a smile when I need it, and they’re there to offer a helping hand. I too am there to be a source of comfort and support. Then and there I made it a point to attend Fhe. When I went home I decided to spend the time studying for my exam so I could attend Fhe at 7pm. While studying I received a text that we would be meeting at one of the Bishoprics house in American Fork and we are to be there at 7pm. I figured what the heck,? how was I suppose to do this my last class is at 5:15pm and it takes me at least 2hours to do the test. I talked with my roommates and they decided that we would just all be late. I was to take my test, call them and they would pick me up and we would all head to American Fork together. This was a goal I was hoping to keep.

The talk taught me that Fhe is important and should be a part of the things we prioritize, such as going to the temple, praying and reading our scriptures daily. I had never really looked at its significance in that manner before and it was a moment of awakening. The speaker said that if we didn’t have time for it now we would never have time for it in the future because we are always going to have things we need to do.