I know a week has gone by since conference but I was just going back through my notes and wanted to share some quotes that stuck out to me. I love quotes so prepare...there are many! :)

Jean A. Stevens: Become as a little child
"Have some of life’s experiences taken from you the believing heart and childlike faith you once had? If so, look around at the children in your life...If we have a heart to learn and a willingness to follow the example of children, their divine attributes can hold a key to unlocking our own spiritual growth."

Walter F. Gonzalez: Followers of Christ
"The way we treat others reflects to what extent we follow our Savior in loving one another. We show our love for Him when we stop to assist others, when we are “perfectly honest and upright in all things,” and when we make and keep covenants."

Kent F. Richards: The Atonement Covers All Pain
"Elder Orson F. Whitney wrote: “No pain that we suffer, no trial that we experience is wasted. It ministers to our education, to the development of such qualities as patience, faith, fortitude, and humility. … It is through sorrow and suffering, toil and tribulation, that we gain the education that we come here to acquire.”"

Russell M. Nelson: Face the Future with Faith
"All that the future holds in store for each sacred child of God will be shaped by his or her parents, family, friends, and teachers. Thus, our faith now becomes part of our posterity’s faith later."

Cecil O. Samuelson Jr.: Testimony
"it is good to remember that being too hard on yourself when you make a mistake can be as negative as being too casual when real repentance is needed."

Dallin H. Oaks: Desire
"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."

M. Russell Ballard: Finding Joy through Loving Service
"What are the precious, simple things of the gospel that bring clarity and purpose to our lives? What are the flecks of gospel gold whose patient accumulation over the course of our lifetime will reward us with the ultimate treasure—the precious gift of eternal life?"

"And President Thomas S. Monson has counseled:“The needs of others are ever present, and each of us can do something to help someone…Unless we lose ourselves in service to others, there is little purpose to our own lives”"

Dieter F. Uchtdorf: Waiting on the Road to Damascus
"The truth is, those who diligently seek to learn of Christ eventually will come to know Him. They will personally receive a divine portrait of the Master, although it most often comes in the form of a puzzle—one piece at a time. Each individual piece may not be easily recognizable by itself; it may not be clear how it relates to the whole. Each piece helps us to see the big picture a little more clearly. Eventually, after enough pieces have been put together, we recognize the grand beauty of it all. Then, looking back on our experience, we see that the Savior had indeed come to be with us—not all at once but quietly, gently, almost unnoticed."

"It has been my experience that some of the most powerful promptings we receive are not only for our own benefit but also for the benefit of others. If we are thinking only of ourselves, we may miss some of the most powerful spiritual experiences and profound revelations of our lives."

Paul V. Johnson: More Than Conquerors through Him That Loved Us
"I doubt many of us would label our afflictions light. Yet in comparison to the blessings and growth we ultimately receive, both in this life and in eternity, our afflictions truly are light."

Richard G. Scott: The Eternal Blessings of Marriage
"I feel sorry for any man who hasn’t yet made the choice to seek an eternal companion, and my heart weeps for the sisters who haven’t had the opportunity to marry. Some of you may feel lonely and unappreciated and cannot see how it will be possible for you to have the blessings of marriage and children or your own family. All things are possible to the Lord, and He keeps the promises He inspires His prophets to declare. Eternity is a long time. Have faith in those promises and live to be worthy of them so that in His time the Lord can make them come true in your life. With certainty, you will receive every promised blessing for which you are worthy."

I thourougly enjoyed conference last weekend. I missed some of the Sunday Morning talks and I am excited to still read them. I know that these men and women are called of God and inspired in what they talked about. I know that there were many things I needed to hear whether I knew it beforehand or not. With so many big life changes in my very VERY near future I needed comfort and guidance, and I got it. This was the perfect reminder for me that the Lord knows me personally and what I need.