Stake Conference

We had a wonderful weekend of stake conference!! Elder Martino of the 70 came to our stake and taught us well, we are all filled! A couple of weeks ago Pres. Kevan called and asked if our family would do an on-stage interview with Elder Martino for the Saturday night session.  We were all nervous, especially the younger kids, they were worried they wouldn't know the answers to his questions.  It was a great session, I got called right before the meeting started to play the organ, which was a little nerve wracking, but it's kind of nice when you don't have time to get nervous about it!  He asked us questions about FHE, family scripture study and family prayer.  The kids did great and I know they felt the spirit while visiting with him.  Afterward in the car while going to McDonald's for ice cream, we had to resort to bribery with Carson as it was 830 at night, Beckett says, "Mom I felt good when we were talking to Elder Martino."  I told him that was the spirit testifying to him that he was a servant of God.  He says, "Ya it made me feel great!" Then we all got to talking about how the spirit makes us feel, and he goes on, "Mom I know when you feel the spirit cause you always cry." Emree says, "Ya mom you made me almost cry too, cause that's how I feel the spirit."  It was so nice to be able to talk to the kids about feeling the spirit and that they can recognize it so young, what a choice generation of children we have to raise!  It makes all the hard days worth it, when you hear them talking about how they feel the spirit, because not only do they feel it, but they are learning how to recognize it!