Time

I know that I have been quite the slacker with this blog, but I intend to be better at updating it.


With every new year, I make resolutions. Usually it's a list a mile long. Things that I will forget about and/or abandon in the first few weeks of trying.

This year, I took a different approach. I want to work on one big thing. The rest like being a better house keeper, having more patience, losing weight, daily scripture study are givens. I constantly need to be working on those, but this year I am going to focus on changing my life for the better in the aspect of time.

To be honest, I waste a lot of time doing.....nothing. That has become clear to me over the past month or so. I seem to stay pretty busy throughout the day, but most of the time I couldn't tell you what I was busy doing.

I need to govern my time on the computer, watching TV, and even cleaning better. I want to focus more time on my children, teaching them and helping them gain a testimony of the gospel and a love for the Savior. I want to focus more time on studying the gospel. I want to focus more time on service and sharing the gospel with those I come in contact with. I want to focus more time on my relationship with Jason. In short, I want to focus my time on things that are important, truly important.

It was reaffirmed to me this morning that this is indeed the area I need to focus on in my life.

As I was puttering around the house this morning, I thought about this new goal and committed in my mind to take action. I turned on the BYU station for noise (because there isn't enough of that in my house already) and noticed that it was a worship service. I was hoping that it would have been a devotional or Women's conference address. I was just about to turn it off when the Bishop who was speaking said this.

"Great sorrow comes when people give first class loyalty to second class causes because in the end those causes betray them. The opposite is also true. Great happiness comes when people devote themselves to first class causes. Where are you focusing your time?"

I stood there stunned for a moment, and questioned if I had really just heard what I thought I had. That message was meant for me. I felt it was a confirmation and a boost, that what I was doing was right. It created an excitement in me and an affirmation of my testimony that Heavenly Father knows me individually and will help me with the things I ask Him to.

I went on a mad hunt to find the quote that the Bishop gave. I wanted his exact words. I found it by replaying the worship service on the BYU TV website and jotting it down on a piece of paper. I have since then played it over and over in my head and asked myself the question, Where am I focusing my time?

I am excited to improve this area of my life and growing closer to my Heavenly Father and Savior because of it.