Stake Conference

Zach woke me up at 6:23 this morning. That sounds early, but I actually got to sleep in on this Sunday morning. I was up early enough to make eggs, cinnamon rolls, and blueberry muffins for breakfast. It was nice to sit down as a family to eat breakfast together. We made it to Stake Conference on time, even a little early. We camped out in the Relief Society room where we always do, but this time there was no video of the speakers, only audio. I would have liked to have seen those who were speaking, but old habits are hard to break and the kids insisted on being in the Relief Society room. It did allow the children more space and freedom to be in there and they were quiet through most of the two hours. We pretty much had the room to ourselves, except for a few other adults and children. Adults with children opened the door to the room throughout the conference, but then decided not to come in. Matt said it was because of our children, but I think it was because there was no tv to watch conference...and maybe a few thought the room was a bit crowded already. So our new Stake President is Hazen Martin with President Hyde as 1st counselor and President Mark Holmes as second counselor. I hadn't even thought of President Martin as an option for Stake President, so it was a surprise to me and I think to a lot of other people. But he will make a great Stake President, although right now it's weird to think of him as that, but it was also weird to think of President Hassle as being Stake President 9 years ago. Change in a presidency is always an adjustment, but over time it seems like they have always been called. President Hassle was a great Stake President and he will be missed, along with his counselors President Fletcher and President Hatch (who was released 6 months ago to become the Patriarch, but I still think of him as a counselor).
We went over to my parents' home for lunch/dinner after conference. It was nice to arrive as a family and leave as a family. Next Sunday we are back to our usual routine of leaving around 7:30, going about our church callings and classes, waiting for Matt to be done his responsibilities, and then coming home between 2:30 and 3:30. Today and last Sunday were a nice break!