He will always be at our side

This post is part of the General Conference Odyssey. This week covers the Saturday Morning Session of the April 1984 Conference.

I liked these words from Elder Marvin J. Ashton:

Although He will always be at our side if we will but invite Him, never will He take from His children the great gift of agency—the power to choose.… Mothers…must learn to use this power wisely. There may be times when more than one course of action is placed before us. Each is right. It is then that wise and prudent decisions must be made, taking into consideration the season of life and the pertinent facts.… 

Sisters, do not allow yourselves to be made to feel inadequate or frustrated because you cannot do everything others seem to be accomplishing. Rather, each should assess her own situation, her own energy, and her own talents, and then choose the best way to mold her family into a team, a unit that works together and supports each other. Only you and your Father in Heaven know your needs, strengths, and desires. Around this knowledge your personal course must be charted and your choices made.

Knowing this doesn't really solve anything—that process of making choices and charting your "personal course" is ongoing and full of questions and uncertainty (if my own experience is any indication). And "molding [your] family into a team" feels like an almost impossible challenge at times. But I think it's nice to be reminded that it's a process Heavenly Father will "be at our side" for, "if we will but invite him."