Today, we are able to enjoy Conference from our homes. We can watch it right from our television! We love General Conference weekend. I love it because I'm not roaming the halls of the church with two, crazy boys that would not like sitting still that long. But I don't want Conference weekend to become a weekend where the kids think they just get to hang out and skip the spiritual messages that are being taught to us. I always have intentions of coming up with all kinds of things, spiritual, to keep the kids entertained and focused. I never seem to get it done before that weekend. This time, I came across an article where a family had made a tent for the kids to sit in while listening to Conference. The parents related the story of King Benjamin, in the Book of Mormon. So Seth and I explained to our children how these people came from all over the land and gathered near the temple. They placed their tents so the doors faced the temple where King Benjamin was speaking. They loved it that we were making a tent in the living room. The boys actually sat in the tent for almost the whole two hours of the Sunday Morning session. The popcorn and M&M's might have helped! :) Laurel said, "I see what you are doing! You are trying to make conference fun!" I loved that! Yes, that is what I was doing. I want them to know that listening to our church leaders are so important and they will be guided throughout life if they will follow what they are teaching. I know that all of those hours we spent at church, as a family, watching General Conference, made a difference in my life.
