Forget Me Not

For anyone who had the privilege of attending/watching/listening to the General Relief Society Broadcast, I doubt they will ever look at a Forget Me Not the same way again.
I sure won't.
And I feel safe to say that President Uchtdorf's talk was amongst everyone's favorite and one that we all feel we needed to hear. It was applicable to everyone in so many ways and I wouldn't be surprised if everyone felt the way I did after the talk- feeling like that talk was given just for me.
The sweet tiny Forget Me Not flower has always had a special meaning to me and after this talk the special meaning has only grown deeper.
I remember as a little girl my mom pointing out the flower to me when we were up at our family cabin in Island Park. She told me what it was called and that it was her favorite flower. Every summer since then, I have always specifically looked for that flower and have loved it myself. The memories I have of seeing it the most are at Railroad Bridge (as my family calls it) and at the end of floating down the river right by the dock at Macks Inn.
So, as President Uchtodorf started talking about this sweet Forget Me Not flower my thoughts immediately went to my mom and to the cabin. My eyes filled with tears and I got so homesick for my mom and for the beautiful pines and the sweet smell of them, the majestic mountains and the quietness of the evenings in Island park. Floating down the river, taking a walk to the meadow, making a fire at night, playing games with my family, etc...
Then President Uchtodorf gave us five things to never forget- symbolic of five petals on a Forget Me Not flower. So, I want to write them down and I hope I will never forget them.
1. Be patient with myself.
2. Understand the difference between a good sacrifice and a foolish sacrifice.
3. Be happy now.
4. Know the 'why' of the gospel.
5. The Lord loves me.

*The other thing I want to remember for my memory is going to the Philadelphia temple groundbreaking ceremony. To go to the actual site was by invitation only as space was limited so we went to the church and watched it on the tv. It was wonderful. And I just have to say, it has been such a sweet spiritual experience and privilege to see everyone's excitement about a temple being built here. It brings tears to my eyes because it's talked about so much in the church by the members and you honestly can just feel everyone's excitement about the temple. It's so neat. I love it. I don't want it to ever change.