Challenge - Opportunity

I debated on whether to post this on my web page since I already did on the family webpage - but then I thought "why not?":

I just wanted to post a few thoughts about the broadcast. I have always (at least my adult life) loved listening to conference. It actually is quite a blessing that we get to hear the words of the Lord for us through his chosen servants. But I have been missing out. I cant remember the last time I went to the Relief Society's broadcast - it always is on Saturday and I just always seem to have an reason to miss it (most of which were valid reasons). Yesterday was this years broadcast (I don't know if they do more than one a year) but it happened to be on a weekend the kids were at their dads and John was playing volleyball all day - so I committed to going. It was amazing. It was such a loving and empowering message. You can listen to it online through http://www.lds.org/. Our stake had a special presentation after the broadcast in which the stake President issued a challenge to the women. He challenged us to read the account of the Savior's visit to America. He asked us to do it prayerfully and write down the attributes of the Savior and choose just one that we felt the Lord wanted us to incorporate into our lives. And then he asked us to take action and ask for the Lord's help in making the change. I share this with you so you can participate too. The Savior's visit to America starts in 3Nephi 11 but for this challenge we were asked to focus on 3 Nephi 17. Find one attribute of the Savior's that you would like to mirror in your own life. If you need a Book of Mormon - ask and I will get one to you.