One of my heroes is Paul Cardall. His optimistic and eager outlook on life and his unwavering testimony of Jesus Christ and the restored gospel, even throughout tremendous trials in his life, is awe inspiring. I often read his blog and I have been a huge fan of his piano music since March 9, 1996, which is the day Colby proposed to me in the Roof Restaurant on the top of the Joseph Smith Memorial building and Paul was the piano player at the grand piano in the restaraunt. My kids fall asleep to his Primary Worship CD every night, the melodies are so soothing and calming, who wouldn't want to drift to sleep with them playing in their ear?
This past week, I had the opportunity to go to a Relief Society fireside where Paul was the speaker. Not only did he bare his powerful testimony through his piano music, but also the message he imparted to us. We all have a purpose in this life. We all have a certain time appointed to us and Heavenly Father is counting on us to make our time count, to serve his children who we are around, and to be a shining example of the love of Christ. Once again, like after his concert at Abravanel Hall this past February, I have been inspired to live and love deeper, to look for those opportunities to teach my children about the Savior and how to serve their fellow man. This message from Paul, coming on the heels of a very inspiring General Conference has really had an impact on my views of my day to day life as a mother and wife. There were so many messages in General Conference that it seems were directed right to me and my role as a mother. I know of the importance of my calling as a mother to my three little ones and I hope I can live up to my part in teaching and guiding them.I am thankful for the many heroes in my life, that teach, guide and inspire me.
