Friday, April 29 2016

Kids guest house I want James to build.

I have decided I need more time to do family history work.  Instead of watching movies five or six nights a week, we are going to change our schedule to something like this: Mon - FHE and "The Good Witch."  T-W-Th- family history or visiting teaching.  Friday - Hallmark movie. Saturday - get ready for our Sunday lessons, and Sunday - lesson preparation or family history.  This book "Covenant Keepers" is really motivating me!

Scripture study today was Mosiah 19: 1-24.  Yesterday there was a verse in chapter 18 where Alma talked about the importance of keeping the Sabbath day holy.  As I read from The Book of Mormon Student Manual for this verse there were a couple of quotes from Elder Mark E. Petersen, a former apostle,  that I thought were important:

"We can readily see that observance of the Sabbath is an indication of the depth of our conversion."

and,

"Observance of the Sabbath day reflects our appreciation of the Atonement of Jesus Christ."

Chapter 18 of Mosiah is an awesome chapter.  Alma also talks about having charity and caring for each other and for the poor and needy.  President Marion G. Romney, formerly a counselor in the First Presidency, counseled us to develop charity by giving ourselves fully to the work of the Lord.  

I met with Vickie, my brother Harold's wife, this morning to get her registered on FamilySearch and to enter the information she has on her immediate family who have passes away.  Her mother, father, and two of her brothers are gone.  We got all their information entered and I went home and printed out all the temple cards.  Jeffrey, Harold & Vickie's grandson, is getting ready to go through the temple in about a month and he wants to help with the work so we will wait for him.  He will be doing Vickie's youngest brother Donnie's work and James will be doing Vickie's dad.  Her other brother Billy has already had his work done.  Sheri will be baptized and confirmed for Vickie's mom and I will do the initiatory and endowment.  James, Jeffrey and I will do the sealings.  I am so excited!

Adam left for town before I went to Vickie's and when I returned over two hours later he was still gone.  We got worried because he doesn't have a phone and went to look for him.  Just as we got passed Hunsaker's we saw him coming so we turned around and went home.

I went home and made a pot of chili for a late lunch or early dinner. 

At least this time when James was on the building, he had some company.

Adam and James.

We missed our ward temple night because James wanted to get as much work done as possible on the shed while Adam is here.  We are going to the temple in the morning to do family sealings.  I called the temple and made an appointment.  

This evening I worked on my blog, studied an Ezra Taft Benson lesson and pride and worked on my Primary lesson.  All of this instead of watching a movie.  James built a fire and Adam enjoyed sitting by it while reading his book.

It rained tonight but it was nice it didn't rain during the day not to interfere with the guys work schedule.

Sheri posted a picture of Evan and said he was student of the month.  Darrel responded with, so was Rowan!  Awesome kids!