Infinite Hope

Christy and I went to Time Out for Women, put on by Desert Book, last weekend. It was fantastic--lots of great presenters and fun times with Christy. We began each day with a question. Friday's question was "what do I hope for?" and Saturday's question was "what do I hope in?". There are a lot of things I hope for--wisdom, better relationships, nice legs, discipline--and I discovered some things that hope to hope in. I mean, I think that I have hope in these things (service the scriptures, being better), but I think that my hope could be stronger.

Some of the things I learned:

• Don't compare yourself to others. My/your success doesn't have to take away from your/mine.
• We are influenced easily. Who influences you? What kind of influence are you giving?
• Everyone needs saving and that's what the atonement is for.
• The root word of mediocrity is Latin for "halfway up the mountain." How do you get to the top of the mountain if you don't go through the halfway point?
• Suffering is not the punishment or payment, it's purpose is change.
• You always have a choice--choose to have a good attitude, choose to have hope in God and faith in Christ, choose to be grateful.
• Search the scriptures--there lies your HOPE
• I am extremely blessed and need to give more.

I wasn't sure that I wanted to go this year, buy I'm glad Christy talked me into it.