Life is a wonderful experience, full of choices, said Michaelene P. Grassli, Primary general president, in her address at the General Women's Meeting Sept. 23.

Using the analogy of choosing what to eat from banquet tables heavily loaded with food, Sister Grassli urged her listeners to feast at the table of the Lord."Life is a fabulous feast of experiences just waiting for you to choose and explore," she said, directing her remarks to her "little sisters" in the Primary. "You are now hungering to know all about life, and there are many tables from which you may choose. Some choices seem good, but are harmful. Some choices are fun but don't lead you anywhere. Some choices could destroy you. However, just as the feast on the banquet table with a variety of good food is best for our physical bodies, the best feast in life is at the table of the Lord."

The Lord's table is laden with love, good fun, uplifting music, peaceful prayer, scriptures, smiles, learning, happy talk, warm hugs, good friends and service to others, explained Sister Grassli.

However, "Satan wants you, he wants you very much," the Primary president cautioned those listening. Satan knows that once an individual sins, his protection is gone, she said.

"Satan wants us to lose our protection - that is, the help of the Holy Ghost - because that's when he can gain power over us," she explained.

But, "Satan can influence us only if we let him. Each time you resist evil, the Lord blesses you with more strength to resist. . . . Resisting Satan is the appetizer at the banquet table of the Lord. It prepares us for more of the life-giving sustenance the Lord has for us."

Sister Grassli urged the Primary girls to train their spiritual senses to recognize Heavenly Father's will and follow it. She also encouraged them to read President Ezra Taft Benson's closing speech in April 1989 conference, which he addressed to young children. She also advised them to follow the examples of the righteous women working with them.

"Above all, follow God's plan for you," she concluded. "Prepare and do not fear, for God knows you and loves you and will watch over you.

"Just as food satisfies our physical hunger, we can partake with satisfaction and delight in all the Father has for us as we, living like his Son, feast at the table of the Lord."