"Desires dictate our priorities, priorities shape our choices and choices determine our actions. The desires we act on determine our changing, our achieving, and our becoming."
Elder Oaks talk this last conference was simply wonderful. I was reading my copy of the May Ensign this evening and I was struck by the above quote. I started to wonder about my desires and whether I am focusing on the spiritual aspects of my life enough. With all the changes that have taken place in my life recently I have considered myself busy enough to neglect my scripture reading, to turn down opportunities to serve, etc. Reading this talk caused me to pause. What are my true desires for my life, for my eternity, for my family? Of course I'm not too busy to serve my fellow man, dedicate time to studying the gospel each day, focus on my relationship with the Lord and so on. I would absolutely write all those things down on the list of important things to do in my day, but at what number on the list?
I know what kind of woman, wife, mother, daughter, sister and friend I want to be. Life has a way of making insignificant 'chores' take on far more priority than developing the spiritual and personal aspects of myself. Now that I have Ellinor here with Bryan and I why would I let those parts of me falter? As an example to her I need to make my eternal desires the top of my To-Do List. I'm so grateful for General Conference and the tremendous church leaders that we have been blessed with. Thank goodness I have their loving reminders every 6 months to whip myself back into shape - in every facet of my life.
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