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Conference, Candy, and Cabin

We just returned from a wonderful conference weekend at my grandparents Cabin. For me, Conference is a wonderful time to be surrounded by family, unfortunately, the cabin is not the ideal setting to um, listen to conference.
I love being at my cabin. I love the environment, I love the memories, I love seeing my boys experiencing the joy that comes from being at the cabin (that is a post for another day) and most of all I love the people that gather there. There is nothing like family. It is fun to chat, and enjoy the company of good people.
But the fact that there are so many people, (I think this time Rosemary counted 29) and that was without my Mom and Dad(whom we missed greatly by the way), and also, that everyone all seems to end up in the same small space, around the TV or in the Kitchen… and with so many little ones, it makes it difficult for me to intake all that conference entails. We have a living prophet, and apostles that share their inspiration for what WE need, and that is heavy, and wonderful. But truthfully, when at the cabin, I must use every fiber of energy to listen to what is being said… And to be honest, on Sunday Afternoon when listening to conference at my own home, with only 2 children around, I have to use all that same energy. Basically, what I am saying is that listening at the cabin is an exhausting experience. Thank goodness we live in the age of “technology”, where we can go back and listen to the podcasts.
But you know, even thought I was not able to intake everything that I wanted, as I look back over the weekend, with men attending priesthood session together then stopping for ice-cream for the woman, the easter egg hunt, the laughter smiles, and associations, I would not have wanted to spend the weekend anywhere else.