Now they never had fought, yet they did not fear death; and they did think more upon the liberty of their fathers than they did upon their lives; yea, they had been taught by their mothers, that if they did not doubt, God would deliver them. And they rehearsed unto me the words of their mothers, saying: We do not doubt our mothers knew it.

Alma 56:47-48

Coming out of mother's day, I find myself again seeking to renew my relationship with my family and my Heavenly Father. I've begun to think that one of the great attributes of patience we must learn in this life is patience with ourselves, and understanding that we often have to learn the same lessons more than once.

Not that everything is bad right now, but I've been blessed to see where I need to improve in my conduct, especially in how I treat my younger siblings (that's one I'll bet many of you are familiar with!). Beyond that, I'm just trying today to invite the Spirit into my day, because I feel somewhat lacking. I'm grateful, however, that my relationship with the Lord is such that I'm beginning to notice such shortages before they become great.

What shall I say of the last week? Everything is looking upward, and I know that great things are coming. What things or why I know that, I can't describe exactly. Let's just call it a hunch, or a feeling. My one regret was not having gone to the temple last Wednesday (my brother, who I was going to go with, was unable, so I postponed the trip). However, I'll rectify that situation shortly.

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