Moving on

Spring break and General Conference are now over. I think I spent more time over the weekend listening to Conference than I have in the past, and I found several talks that made me think. I particularly remember Elder Holland's talk about open scriptural canon and continuing revelation (his talks appeal to the academic in me) and of course I loved Elder Ballard's talk about mothers. My kids have been diligent about saying thank you for meals ever since! I also learned that I get more out of the talks when I actually sit down and take notes on what the speakers say. I think it's part of my learning style--I'm very visual and kinetic in my learning. I have to see it (which is great for being a good speller) and I have to do it to get it down. I find that if I just listen then my whole mind isn't engaged. Strange thought for a music teacher!
Speaking of music and teaching, I have a presentation that I am preparing for a monthly music teacher meeting in my chapter. I've had loads of ideas of what I want to share and now the hard part is trying to sort it all and put it in a logical order. I keep finding things that I want to include in my hand-out and after adding another page to it, I've decided that I just need to walk away from my computer before this hand-out becomes a novel. I'm focusing on resources for music teachers, which is a rather broad topic. I am nervous about talking to a group of adults. I was a chorister in Primary (my church's organization for children) for several years and learned to feel very comfortable in front of them. I'll talk with a group of children any day without too much stress. Give me a group of adults, though, and I feel like my insides are trying to escape through my throat! Today will be filled with LOTS of deep breathing.