Yesterday we had stake conference. It was super duper good! We got a new stake presidency, so both the old and new presidency spoke (as well as both the president's wives). Two members of the 70 came and they and they're wives also spoke. It was just what I needed! They talked more about marriage than they did last conference--the last conference it was mostly about member missionary work. But the overarching theme that I thought was the strongest, was trusting in the Lord and having faith in His timing.
One story that really stood out to me was told by the wife of a member of the 70. She told about how one year when her daughters were ages 3 and 5, there was this wind up musical ballerina on a stand that both of her girls desperately wanted. She decided to buy each of them one doll for Christmas. There were two sizes: small and large, and so she bought two large musical ballerinas and hid them away for Christmas. Then she remembered her niece's upcoming birthday, so she bought a small ballerina for her niece. A couple nights before the birthday party she told her daughters what she had gotten for their cousin's birthday. The younger daughter began to sob and she asked to see the doll. So she showed the 3 year old the doll, and the daughter began to cry even more! The little girl said, "I just wanted that doll sooo much! It's perfect and I've wanted it for a long time!!!" The mom replied, "Well it's almost Christmas, maybe you'll get an even better one then!" "No", replied the girl, "There isn't a better one because this one is just too perfect!!!" Of course inside the mom was laughing because she knew what was hidden waiting for the girls, and she knew it was bigger and better than the one for the niece.
She compared this story with Heavenly Father. Sometimes we think we know what we want or what is perfect for us and we are upset when things don't work out the way we think we should. But Heavenly Father can see the big picture, He knows what is in store for us and sometimes He must laugh at our shortsightedness. It isn't until later that we can see what He saw and realize that He was right all along.
Someone else talked about the beautiful vistas along our mortal journey, but he said that sometimes we can't see those vistas until later. Nephi was journeying in the wilderness and received many vistas, incredible spiritual revelations, but he may not have appreciated it until later looking back. These stories and thoughts helped me to realize that sometimes I'm too shortsighted. I need to have more patience and believe that Heavenly Father can see more than I can see.
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