Helaman 14:20-15:6
How does the principle of agency play into this chapter?
We can choose our actions but not the consequences.
What is God's divine love? The Lord loves all people but cannot tolerate sin. Although Helaman 15:4 states that the Lord hated the Lamanites "because their deeds have been evil continually," Samuel is an example of the many Lamanites who were taught the gospel message and gained God's favor once they were converted.
Elder Russell M. Nelson addressed the subject of God's love for those who sin: "Does this mean the Lord does not love the sinner? Of course not. He hates the sin but loves the sinner. Divine love is infinite and universal. The Savior loves both saints and sinners. The Apostle John affirmed, 'We love Him, because He first loved us.' (1John 4:19). And Nephi, upon seeing in vision the Lord's mortal ministry, declared: '...Yea, they spit upon Him, and He suffereth it, because of His loving kindness and His long-suffering towards the children of men (1 Nephi 19:9). We know the expansiveness of the Redeemer's love because He died that all who die might live again." ("Divine Love", Ensign, Feb. 20103, 24).
GC: "Come Follow Me" by Practicing Christian Love and Service by Elder Robert D. Hales.
Right after scriptures James heads for the hills looking for
elk. I had to post both of these because I loved the facial expressions.
He was pretty happy when he left but when he returned he could hardly walk because of back spasms. I had to get the cane for him. Usually these spasms don't last too long but they are becoming more frequent.
When I walked out on the front porch this morning, I found
one of the rocking chairs like this. I am not sure what happened.
I love this quote!
We left the house at 10 o'clock this morning headed for George and Ruth Wallace's house. Ruth gave us apples off their trees that they had to pick early because of the hail last week and then she gave us a family history lesson. We stayed about an hour and then had to leave to take the new Razr tire to be mounted at Discount Tire. We also had a lunch date with Harold, Vickie, Dennis and Denise in Pinetop. We were going to eat at the Red Devil Italian restaurant but it was closed so we went to El Rancho. I am sad I didn't take any pictures. This was our birthday lunch for Denise, Vickie, and I. We all pay for ourselves and just enjoy each other's company. It was nice to just have time to visit. I really do love my brothers and their wives.
After we picked up the tire in Show Low we headed for home. It was after three o'clock when we arrived. I was tired but didn't really want to take a nap so I watched last night's episode of "Dancing with the Stars." The theme was Cirque de soleil. These were my favorites: Laurie Hernandez and Val who danced to a Michael Jackson song and got a perfect score, Lindsay and Calvin Johnson, Sharna and James Hinchcliffe, and Terra and Sasha.
A highlight from tonight's show was Sasha and Emma's engagement. Two couples went home: Vanilla Ice and Witney, and Allison and "Babyface." I enjoyed watching tonight because James actually sat down and watched with me.
This was Lola two years ago.
I love this picture
And this one too!
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