Enjoy the simple things.

It was a nice day at church today. Daniel Whitaker had his fair well, so to speak. They don’t do Fair Wells like they used to. Now only the Missionary who is leaving speaks. instead of their whole family. but one of the sisters in our ward Tiffany Unsworth also spoke about her mission and I enjoyed listening to her share some of the things she learned. like really appreciating the priesthood, and priesthood holders. They bless our lives so much every day simply by honoring their priesthood, bringing the spirit of our lord into our homes, giving blessings when needed, guiding and directing and providing for the family, home teaching, and the list goes on and on. I’m not saying the men are more important than the women, their role is just different than ours. and I am grateful. I grew up without a priesthood holder in my home and always wished for one, or rather I wished that my dad would join the church and fulfill that role. I am thankful for my husband who does. Also in church today we had a great discussion in Relief Society on making good choices and being accountable for our own choices. Being carful what we allow into our homes, minds, thoughts, world. Staying true to what we have been taught. and recognizing that we are not always taught good and right things, so we must learn to chose for ourselves and turn away from that which is not worthy of a daughter or son of God. These are all simple things I’ve learned over and over again throughout my life. but Today I am so thankful for them. You know going to church is such a simple thing, you get up, get dressed, drive to the church. sit, listen, sometimes interact in the lessons. but really you can gain so much if you really internalize it.Take part in the lesson, really listen to the words of the songs you sing.  I came home feeling very uplifted. It’s that same feeling I get when Grant and I are driveling around up in the mountains or walking in the mountains and I stumble across a new flower that I have never seen before. I just get this feeling that Heavenly Father put that flower there in my path just for me. and it totally makes my day. and then my husband has the patients to wait around while I photograph it. then each time I see the photo, I feel that same feeling of love and joy from my Heavenly Father. This little yellow flower is no bigger than 2 1/2” tall, I have no Idea what it is called but it was just so perfect with the other littler pail pink flowers growing around it. that when I saw it I felt I had been given a great gift to cheer my day. I had to lay flat on the ground in the mud to get this photo. but I love it and it will always remind me of a nice day up Ant Canyon with my hubby. there are simple pleasures all around us every day. we just have to open our eyes and look around. or down in this little blooms case to see them. God loves us. He shows us every day of our lives. It’s not his fault if we are too blind to see, to deaf to hear. or to dense to feel it.