just got home from the Christmas devotional. it's been a wonderful sunday. full of the spirit, full of goodness for my soul. i was thinking about it on the way home in the driving sleet and i realized that i feel clean. i feel cleansed each sunday. it's a blessing to take the sacrament and covenant again and feel the purifying power of the Holy Ghost. all the week's yuckiness, pettiness, less than goodness is washed away and that is a large part of why i am always so buoyant and joyful on mondays.

there was a special program in relief society today. it involved two different dvd presentations, musical numbers, testimonies of Christ and a duet of silent night completely in sign. it was nice to just sit and bask in the spirit and be edified.

two different people mentioned their moms today as part of their testimonies and how their mothers nurtured their testimonies. they both cried. i felt emotional too, because i thought of our mom. i just really love her a lot and i think we are so lucky that she's our mom. we're really blessed that our mom and dad love us so much and that we all love each other. lots of people don't have that.