Wednesday, August 3, 2016

Beautiful sunrise over the ocean

Alma 44:1-15

1 - Moroni stops the fighting and begins speaking to Zerahemna.  

(Has this ever happened before during a war?)

3 - The Lord has delivered you into our hands because of our faith in Christ.

4 - God will support, and keep, and preserve us, so long as we are faithful unto Him.  (Now Moroni is bearing his testimony!)

5 - It is by the sacred word of God  that we owe all our happiness.

6 - Deliver up your weapons of war unto us and we will spare your lives if ye will no more come against us in war. (The Ultimatum)

7 - If ye don't, we will inflict the wounds of death upon you.

8 - Zerahemnah delivers up his weapons of war but he won't take an oath of peace.

9 - Zerahemnah: We are not of your faith and don't believe it is God who has delivered you.  It is your cunning and your armor that has preserved you.

10 - Moroni returns Zerahemnah's weapons and says, behold, we will end the conflict.

11 - Ye shall not depart unless you take an oath of peace.  We will spill you blood upon the ground.

12 - Zerahemnah rushes to slay Moroni.  One of Moroni's soldiers stops Zerahemnah and scalps him and says:

14 - Even as this scalp has fallen to the earth, so shall ye fall to the earth except ye will deliver up your weapons of war and depart with a covenant of peace.

15 - Many came forth and threw down their weapons of war and entered into a covenant of peace and departed into the wilderness.

GC: "I Was a Stranger" by Sister Linda K. Burton.

James left after family prayer and scriptures for the valley.  He is picking up stone to fix our front steps, a power washer that Dave got for us, and trying to finish the job for Lindsay Smith.  He is also picking up a mattress so we will have a bed in his office.  I therefore had to clean his office today:

I had to take a picture because it might not last.

I need to move a couple of file cabinets but I am going to wait for help.

That trophy you see is one for outstanding wrestler.

The award with a T is from the city of Tempe for helping with their beautification by remodeling Tempe Camera.

While I was cleaning it was pouring down rain outside:

I wish James was here to enjoy the rain with me.

Everyday online I answer a Trivia question.  Today's question was: Where is the tallest building in the world located?  Do you know?  I got it right!

My ponderize scripture for this week is D&C 93:l

Verily, thus saith the Lord:

It shall come to pass that every soul

who forsaketh his sins and cometh unto me,

and calleth on my name,

and obeyeth my voice, 

and keepeth my commandments,

 shall see my face and know that I am:

President Kimball said this was the most comprehensive scripture that we have and that we will see the face of the Lord if we are obedient.

Addy had a fun-filled summer with her friends:

Addy and friends

Today she started on a new adventure as a 7th grader in junior high:

She is beautiful both inside and out!

Today I got two more names from my family line that need temple work done.  James tried to get some names from his line on Sunday but after working for over an hour he could not find any and was discouraged.  I told him he shouldn't be because that means his ancestors are cared about and being saved!

I love Elder Scott

I read several chapters today from "The Lincoln Hypothesis"  I found this quote by Joseph Smith:

"Oh that I could snatch the people of the United States from the vortex of misery, into which I behold them plunging themselves."

History is beginning to repeat itself in our day.

I miss James, especially at night.  I thought I saw something move in the entryway while I was studying at the dining room table.  I better go to bed and cover up my head.