Once Upon a Time

I've been thinking about...fairytales.


Fairytales
like Rapunzel, where she has a grand adventure (you know you love Tangled as much as I do. :) )


Fairytales
like Beauty and the Beast, where Belle, who values books and knowledge, proves the power of love in healing


Fairytales
like the Princess and the Frog, where a girl who works hard learns the importance of balance between duty and strengthening relationships.



President Uchtdorf gave a talk in 2010. You should know that Uchtdorf is one of my favorite speakers. His words hold so much power, and they touch the hearts of all who listen. This particular talk was to the young women, entitled, "Your Happily Ever After." (http://www.lds.org/ensign/2010/05/your-happily-ever-after?lang=eng )

From the beginning of the talk,

Aren’t those wonderful words to begin a story? “Once upon a time” promises something: a story of adventure and romance, a story of princesses and princes. It may include tales of courage, hope, and everlasting love. In many of these stories, nice overcomes mean and good overcomes evil. But perhaps most of all, I love it when we turn to the last page and our eyes reach the final lines and we see the enchanting words “And they lived happily ever after.”

Isn’t that what we all desire: to be the heroes and heroines of our own stories; to triumph over adversity; to experience life in all its beauty; and, in the end, to live happily ever after?

His talk very beautifully lays out the fairytale our lives can be. Every tale has triumphant moments, but also times of hardship, as is the same with our lives. We will have to face some treacherous trials, but with the help of our Heavenly Father, we can reach our HAPPILY EVER AFTER.

...which brings me to the point where I put in a word for General Conference. :)

I am *beyond* excited for the words we will have the chance to hear this weekend.

On Monday, for family home evening, I challenged my family to write down a question they had, or a problem they were facing, and then to pray about this question every night. Then they were to read their scriptures daily that they might prepare for conference, so that they might be ready to hear the answer from the conference, or even in their scripture reading.

General Conference gives us guidance, answers, and comfort. It helps us find our happily ever after if we are prepared to put the effort in to follow the words from the prophet, for those words are inspired, and given to us for our benefit.

This is the castle I'll go to soon

Where will the road to your happily ever after take you?