The moment

This afternoon,

I was baking a batch of

chocolate chip cookies.

London came in and said,

"Mom, do you want to jump

on the tramp with me?"

I love it when she asks me

to do things with her.

I thought for a moment

about the cookies that were in the oven,

and as I thought,

heard the sound of

raindrops

falling on the roof.

I said, "Oh, London, I would like to,

but it's raining outside.

We can't jump on the tramp

in the rain."

She replied, "Yes we can!"

Then I thought of that quote

in this talk

by Elder Ballard last conference,

about living in the moment.

I thought about how important it is

to make those moments in life

that create our memories.

So I finished the cookies up

and we went outside

to jump on the tramp

in the rain.