Good Point

So, Sunday at church I was sitting in Relief Society. They were introducing visitors and new people. One lady was visiting from Alaska, so of course ladies started asking all sorts of questions about the weather and exchanging other small talk. This visitor made a comment that I thought made a good point. She said something like, " The sun is finally starting to shine, it's no longer dark as long, and people's moods are brightening because of it." I started to think about that, and how true it really is! The past few days the weather has really gotten to me for some reason. But, today the sun is finally out, it is 50 degrees, and my mood is changing! I am beginning to feel the "newness" that the springtime brings, and it makes me so happy.
For some reason, I hadn't really realized how much the weather changes can affect people until the Spring of 2005, when I was in Russia. I was living somewhere I obviously hadn't lived before, so I wasn't quite sure what to expect as far as the weather changes went. Let me tell you, it was amazing to me to see how wonderful the spring was for those people, and for myself! When the earth had finally dried out (after the EXTREMELY MUDDY times) Russia completely changed! Instead of eating the stored and canned foods(from my family's "cellar" room), fresh foods were being sold in the market. People were putting away their big warm coats, boots, hats and gloves, and sandals and summer clothes were being worn. There is much more that happened, of course, but it was almost like the people had hope in their lives again. It was a very happy and meaningful time! Today is a happy day!