What's a Family?

My Primary kids are awesome!  On Sunday we were talking about what makes a family.  When I asked them "What is a Family?"  I got some awesome answers

 Families are people who eat dinner together.
Families are a group of people who love each other.
Families are people who fight with each other.
Families are people who see movies together.
Families are people who go swimming together.
Families pray together.
Families are people who buy you things.
Families are people who are happy to see you when you come home.
Families are people who love you even if they are mad at you.
Families are people you want to play with.
Families are the people you love more than ANYTHING!
FAMILIES ARE FOREVER!

Noisy World

Have you noticed how noisy the world is?  People and things are ALWAYS shouting.  Music shouts, movies shout, TV shouts, people shout.  It feels like everything is loud.  The problem is... the Spirit is quiet.  

In the past 4 weeks, I have had to COMPLETELY rely on the Spirit.  Being a Primary President is hard.  Especially in a new ward where you don't know people.  To get anything accomplished, I've had to rely on my counselors, my bishopric, and most importantly the Spirit.  But, like I said, the problem is that the world is loud.  The Spirit speaks in a still, small voice. 

How do I quiet down enough to hear the Spirit?  The temple.  Every time I walk through the doors of the temple I look up.  I read the words written over the door..."Holiness to the Lord, The House of the Lord" and the world quiets.  I remember the calm I felt the first time I walked through those doors (4 short months ago), and I can think.  I can be the Primary President.  I've never had an easy time focusing, but when I'm in the temple, I can focus.  I can hear.  I can listen.