OUR FAMILY: Monday, March 13, 2017

Thursday, March 23, 2017

Monday, March 13, 2017

Columbia River, Washington

107th operating temple

2 Nephi 31:1-21

Nephi tells why Christ was baptized - Men must follow Christ, be baptized, receive the Holy Ghost, and endure to the end to be saved - Repentance and baptism are the gate to the strait and narrow path - Eternal life comes to those who keep the commandments after baptism. About 559-545 B.C.

Since we're saved by Christ's grace, why does it matter that we follow His example and endure to the end?

Alma 31-32:14

31- Alma heads a mission to reclaim the apostate Zoramites - The Zoramites deny Christ, believe in a false concept of election, and worship with set prayers - The missionaries are filled with the Holy Spirit - Their afflictions are swallowed up in the joy of Christ. About 74 B.C.

32- Alma teaches the poor whose afflictions had humbled them -

DC 42:40-52

40-42, Pride and idleness are condemned; 43-52, The sick are to be healed through administrations and by faith;

Has there been a time when you sought a blessing for something specific, but had a different outcome?

General Conference

For Our Spiritual Development and Learning

Elder Mark E. Bassett

"As we acknowledge that we are the workmanship of a wise and devoted Father in Heaven, 'O then' why not allow Him to guide our spiritual development and learning 'according to His will and pleasure' rather than our own?"

Be Ambitious for Christ

Elder Kazuhiko Yamashita

"My dear brothers and sisters, we are ambitious for Christ when we serve faithfully, accept humbly, endure nobly, pray fervently, and partake worthily. May we be ambitious for Christ as we accept ur difficulties and trials with patience and faith and find joy in our covenant path."

Before the Trezise's left for home today we fixed a brunch for them. Blueberry muffins and banana nut muffins because Rowan doesn't like blueberry. Freshly squeezed orange juice, homemade hashbrowns, scrambled eggs and bacon. After breakfast Sheri, James and I watched, "The Love Letter." Of course James and I have seen it but Sheri hasn't.

Ian took the boys back up to the Falls. When everyone was ready to go we went outside to take a picture.

This was the best picture we took.
We had so much fun with this family and will look forward to their next visit.

Ian made a design for our front planter:

I like it.

Ian took a picture of our dead tree and enhanced it:

After our company left, we took a nap and then James went to Stanford to get some diesel. He came home and worked outside for awhile and then came in to prepare a FHE lesson for the Wilhelm's. Brother Wilhelm ask him to do this as his home teaching assignment. He is preparing a lesson on Talents and How We Can Serve Other People with our Talents.

My Arizona picture for the day

This evening I caught up on my gospel study, did some laundry, and baked cookies for the Wilhelm's. For FHE James and I caught up on our Book of Mormon reading. I finished the cookies just in time, right before James had to leave.

Kacey is in San Antonio with Jared tonight. Her kids are in Hallsville with their dad. She and Jared are going to San Antonio on Wednesday to be with Jared's kids.

Fun Photos: