Wednesday, November 2, 2016

I love temple open houses!

3 Nephi 18:15-39

What do these verses teach us about the power of prayer?

* Watch and pray always to overcome temptation.  Pray in your families.  Pray for others.  Our relationship with Heavenly Father is imperative to our success.  The Savior prayed all the time, every day.  He sought God consistently, intently, and with sincere desire.  Through prayer Christ learned, evolved, and was led to serve the greatest mission on earth.  Prayer centered our Savior in every step of His life, even helping Him to overcome all temptation.  Prayer was an integral part of the Atonement.  He prayed for us and others and ask us to do the same.  Our Savior knows what prayer can do. If Christ needed to pray always, and understood the power in it, how much more do we need to pray and follow His example.  How can we make our prayers more meaningful?  Pray to do His will.  How can we be more sincere with our relationship with God?  How can we utilize prayer more effectively like the Savior did?  "We should seek to emulate the Savior as much as we can." Elder Neal A. Maxwell

GC:  'The Master Healer' by Carole M. Stephens

"When we learn how to apply the doctrine of Christ to our individual circumstances, our love for our Savior grows.  And we recognize 'that regardless of perceived differences, all of us are in need of the same infinite Atonement.  We realize that He is

our foundation - 'the rock of our Redeemer, a sure foundation whereon if we build we cannot fall."

I made crispy hashbrowns this morning for breakfast.  They turned out really well.  I cook them in the Saladmaster electric skillet so I don't use any grease.  I do add a little butter.  I told James I would make them once a week for breakfast.  

I paid bills and blogged today while watching Christmas movies.  I watched "The Magic Stocking", and "Christmas Shepherd."  

James and I read from "The Ascension", and I read from Fablehaven, "Secrets of the Dragon Sanctuary", and then from my history book about "Ghengis Khan.  

I started putting away my Halloween decorations:

Every time one of us goes upstairs we take something.

The Cubs won the World Series for the first time in 108 years.

Three Cubs fans.

Paul has been a fan since he was a little boy and watched the

games with his grandpa.

A fan because his dad is a fan.

Two of my favorite people!

We have to leave for the valley by 7-7:30 in the morning so I can make my lunch date with my friend Karen.

Gorgeous Havasu Falls!

I love how blue the water is.