OUR FAMILY: Monday, October 16th, 2017

Memphis, Tennessee

80th operating temple

Dedicated: 23 April 2000

By: James E. Faust

Jesus Christ, Appearances, Antemortal

John 8:56

Your father Abraham rejoiced to see my day: and he saw it, and was glad.

Book of Mormon

3 Nephi 6:15-30

*Why is it so important to follow our leaders, especially in these latter days?

-Because these "men are inspired from heaven" (vs. 20). There was a great divide, in these years just before the coming of Christ, between the righteous and the wicked, just as there is a similar divide happening today before t he second coming of Christ. "Some were lifted up in pride and others were exceedingly humble." The parallels today are not by chance. Christ is coming again. Satan knows it so he is ramping up all his efforts again. The chasm between the wicked and the righteous is widening at an extremely fast pace, just as it did in this chapter. Who does this happen? By allowing Satan to stir up our hearts to do iniquity. We must decide whose side we are on, the Savior's or Satan's. There will be no middle ground. By following our church leaders we are choosing to follow the Savior.

Doctrine Covenants Scripture Mastery

DC 82:10

I, the Lord, am bound when ye do what I say; but when ye do not what I say, ye have no promise.

General Conference

Bearers of Heavenly Light

President Dieter F. Uchtdorf
"Even the deepest spiritual wounds - yes, even those that may appear to be incurable - can be healed. The healing power of Jesus Christ is not absent in our day. The Savior's healing touch can transform lives in our day just as it did in His. If we will but have faith, He can take our hands, fill our souls with heavenly light and healing, and speak to us the blessed words, "Rise, take up thy bed, and walk."

The Lord Leads His Church
President Henry B. Eyring
It takes faith to believe that the resurrected Lord is watching over the daily details of His kingdom. It takes faith to believe that He calls imperfect people into positions of trust. It takes faith to believe that He knows the people He calls perfectly both their capacities and this potential, and so makes no mistakes in His calls."

I read an article in the Ensign today called, "Open the Heavens Through Temple and Family History Work," by President Russell M. Nelson and his wife Wendy. It was actually the talk they gave at the Roots Tech conference. As a result of a question in the talk about knowing your 8 great grandparents I started writing mine down and realized I know them all! Here they are: Archibald Hodge Maxwell, Lydia Ellen Mangum, Walter Robinson, Lena Miles, Alexander Allen Strickland, Mary E. Lewis, John Thomas Rutledge, and Artie Elizabeth Walker.

At 8 a.m. James returned from his morning Razr ride. He can't understand why the elk aren't bugling. He says he saw three small bulls as he came down from Negra Knoll. He is doing a little scouting for Gail's friend Paul who is coming down on Friday to hunt.

We started our new book today, "Miss Leslie's Secret." We read the first chapter.

This one is about Scotland

I started walking early today, doing about 1,250 steps each hour beginning at 5 a.m. I also took my tramadol this morning and I got dizzy and nauseous. I had to lie down for about an hour. My friend Pam came by and brought us a peach pie. She also texted me and said there was a prescribed burn up on the mountain behind us.

James poured part of the curb for the outside pavers on the patio today. He is mixing the concrete by hand to save money.

I cleaned in the kitchen, dining room, hall, hall bath, laundry room, and entryway. I was finished with my 10,000 steps by the time I took my shower around one o'clock. This afternoon I blogged, paid tithing for September and paid 1/2 of our property taxes. James came in exhausted from hand mixing concrete. He had some lunch and laid down to rest. I made chili, cheese, and hotdogs for lunch.

James went on another ride this evening on the Razr. His Pacer app, the one that counts his steps, counted his "bounces" on the Razr as steps.

How was the Lord in the details of my life today? My friend Pam brought me a pie. I downloaded the 'Take a Name' App. It found 58 temple ordinances for me to do. I have been praying to find more ancestors who need ordinances. I was able to do over 13,000 steps without my knees hurting. James made the bed and washed the kitchen window for me.

For FHE we listened to President Eyring's priesthood session talk. James did some indexing.

Heartland: "Seismic Shift." Lou finally meets Peter, the man she is going to marry. He's a Hallmark actor and I like him!

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