Friday, July 15, 2016

There is a great need for this in our world right now.

Alma 33:1-11

1 - the people want to know whether they should believe in one God. or how they should plant the seed, or in what manner they should begin to exercise their faith.

2 - You don't have to be in a synagogue to worship God.

3 - Have you read what Zenos said about prayer or worship?

4 - The Lord was merciful and heard Zenos's prayer in the wilderness.

5 - The Lord was merciful and heard Zenos's prayer in the field.

6 - The Lord heard Zenos's prayer in his house. 

7 - The Lord heard Zenos's prayer in his closet.

8 - The Lord is merciful when His children cry unto Him.

9 - The Lord heard Zenos's prayers in the midst of a congregation.

10 - Thou hast heard me when I have been cast out and despised of mine enemies.  Thou didst visit mine enemies with speedy destruction.

11 - Thou didst hear me because of mine afflictions and my sincerity; and it is because of Thy Son that thou hast been thus merciful unto me, therefore I will cry unto thee in all mine afflictions, for in thee is my joy; for thou hast turned thy judgments away from me, because of Thy Son.

GC: "Family Councils" Elder M. Russell Ballard

I got this  quote from the New Era:

"The work of the youth is to prepare for missionary work and then do missionary work." - Elder Hugo E. Martinez

A whole food plant based diet will prevent attacks, cancer, and chronic diseases.  Wheat is the staff of life. From my WoW book.

We have six empty beds in this house and this is where

they choose to sleep.

Part of the fun today was catching a lizard that

the boys named Scales.  Lizzy, Jenifer's daughter helped catch him.

I guess she catches frogs at home all the time.

So glad Jenifer, Lizzy, Dennis, Amanda, and

Sammy came to visit.

I took all the kids on my one hour Razr ride to Christmas Tree Trail and back.  We stopped and picked some flowers.

This is Lizzy's bouquet.  It was the

prettiest.

I talked to Dennis about Timothy Ballard and his organization,

"Operation Underground Railroad" that helps to rescue children sold into slavery.  His organization has rescued over 2 million children.  He calls himself a modern day abolitionist.  He wrote the two books that I am reading, "The Washington Hypothesis", and "The Lincoln Hypothesis".  I bought The Lincoln book for Dennis and told him he could read it and then I would loan him the Washington book when I was finished. We had a nice visit and I am glad that Jenifer and her kids came.  Lizzy played a piano piece for me but seemed a little shy so I didn't press her for me.  Sammy went out and started to help James spread abc but the shovel was a little heavy so he gave up.

After saying goodbye, I worked on my Primary lesson for this week which is about Helaman and the Stripling Warriors.  I couldn't help overhearing the boys playing.  Here is what I heard:

Evan: "I can't see."

Joshua: "Use your x-ray vision."

Max: " I don't like the way your face looks." (I am not sure who he was speaking to.)

I made some chocolate chip cookies.  Jenifer's kids really enjoyed them, and so did the boys.  Amanda ask: "Did you make these cookies?"  

James fixed the gasline today so I could take a shower and wash my hair!  I am grateful for indoor plumbing and hot water!

Alex is "home alone" and so of course he had to take a selfie.

Wait a minute.  How can this be a selfie if I can see his phone.

Seth must have been there to take the picture.

Dallin's band left to go on tour and here is a picture of them practicing.

Dallin standing with his arm up.

Someone is going on vacation to the beach.

I think she is pretty excited!

Darrel and Trina's beach bodies.

Kreed and Ruby or Kruby as their mother's call them.

Well, back to my life here in Vernon. I cleaned upstairs and then fixed dinner and played some games with the boys.  Evan wanted to play the match game but we talked him in to playing Apples to Apples instead.  He loved it.

It might have helped that he won.

Max and Evan playing the Match game.

I am horrible at this game.  Thank

goodness Max wanted to play.

Stacy sent this picture for Joshua.  Shipley tore up her shoes.

I love the guilty look on her face.