Plan A

Today, I had the opportunity of attending a Women's Conference in my YSA Stake. It was such a beautiful message that all of the sisters had to share.  I felt impressed to share some of what I learned.

The first break out class I went to was taught by my bishop's wife. She is a wonderful lady, and I don't get many opportunities to listen to her truly teach, so I went to her class.  She talked about being patient with the Lord's timing. In our culture, we get a plan of what our lives are supposed to be like. The Lord can see our time line constantly, and knows exactly where we are going.  There are certain dates on The Lord's calendar, that will be special events in our lives.  If we do all that he asks of us, we will be prepared for those wonderful moments in our lives.  She gave us a list of questions towards the end, that were very thought provoking.  I enjoyed going through them and asking them pertaining to my life.

The second class I went to was taught by author Emily Freeman.  This class was about Discovering our Diving Potential.  She used Peter as an example of where we can go, and how we can discover who we are at the point we are at in life.  It was truly a beautiful class.

We then closed with our keynote speaker, Laurel Christensen Day, who is a phenomenal woman.  She got married for the first time almost a year ago, and she is 42.  She talked about how she thought she had her "Plan A" for life planned out when she was 14.  Who she was going to marry, how many kids, etc.  By high school, she was on "Plan M" or whatever, and by college she was on "Plan Alpha, Mega, Whatever."  I think we as girls/women go through this process. As you can see, her initial, "Plan A" was not what God had in store for her.  Little did she know until about a year and a half ago, that she was on God's "Plan A" all along.  We are all still on "Plan A"!  It may not be in the time line we thought, or come to us in a way that we thought it would, but it is still "Plan A" because it is God's plan for us.

These lessons were important to me.  I truly needed to hear each and every one of them.

A year ago, I thought my "Plan A" was gone forever.  I needed that perspective in that meeting.  I know now, that I had to go through what I have been through to appreciate all of the good I have in my life.  I have a loving family, 2 wonderful jobs that I enjoy doing, and a man who loves me. "Plan A" is pretty awesome right now.  Life isn't always pretty and perfect, but it is still a glorious journey.

Remember, you are still in "Plan A"!  Be your best self, and be "actively waiting" for the results of your "Plan A."

All my love,
Shae