OUR FAMILY: Thursday, May 10th, 2018

Panama City, Panama

127th operating temple

Dedicated: 10 Aug 2008

By: Thomas S. Monson

Jesus Christ, birth of

Matthew 1:23

Behold, a virgin shall shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us.
Book of Mormon
Mosiah 27:1-17
"Behold, the Lord hath heard the prayers of his people, and also the prayers of his servant, Alma, who is thy father;" Do you have an experience where your prayers for a friend or family member were answered.
- Just this week I was praying for James at his work. He is doing some remodeling of golf cart path at Legacy Golf Course in Phoenix. He was having trouble with equipment and with workers showing up to work. I told him I would pray every 30 minutes for him, which I did. Later he called me and said that he and Bob were able to fix the skidsteer and Joseph Valecillo and two concrete finishers were coming to help with the job. I felt like my prayers were answered and he did too because he was calling to thank me.
Old Testament
1 Samuel 25-26
25 Samuel dies - Nabal rebuffs David and refuses to give him food - Abigail intercedes, saves Nabal, and gives David a present - David is pacified, Nabal dies, and David marries Abigail.
26 David again spares Saul's life - He again refuses to stretch forth his hand against the Lord's anointed - Saul and David separate.
General Conference

Teaching in the Home - A Joyful and Sacred Responsibility

Devin G. Durrant

"As parents, we introduce our children to Heavenly Father and His Son, Jesus Christ. We help our children say their first prayer. We offer guidance and support as they enter the covenant path through baptism. We teach te to obey God's commandments. We educate them about His plan for His children, and we help them recognize the whisperings of the Holy Ghost. We tell them stories of ancient prophets and encourage them to follow living ones. We pray for their triumphs and ache with them during their trials. We testify to our children of temple blessings, and we strive to prepare them well to serve full-time missions. We offer loving counsel as our children become parents themselves. But - even then - we never stop being their parents. We never stop being their teachers. We are never released from these eternal callings."

Rescuing Wayward Children,p.255, Gordon B. Hinckley:

"I leave my blessing upon you. May there be .. a sense of security and peace and love among your children, precious children every one of them, even those who may have strayed. I hope you don't lose patience with them; I hope you go on praying for them, and I don't hesitate to promise that if you do, the Lord will touch their hearts and bring them back to you with love and respect and appreciation."

Meridian Magazine,May 9, 2018, A Yearning Goodbye to the Boy Scouts by Maurine Proctor

As the LDS Church announces a new worldwide initiative for all LDS youth, it is not just Boy Scouts that is severed, but also Young Women's Personal Progress, Activity Days, Faith in God and Duty to God programs.

The LDS Church only gave clues to what lies ahead: "For years, Church leaders have been preparing a new initiative to teach and provide leadership and development opportunities to all children and youth, to support families and to strengthen youth everywhere as they develop faith in the Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. This new approach is intended to help all girls and boys, young women and young men discover their eternal identity, build character and resilience, develop life skills and fulfill their divine roles as daughters and sons of God."

Worth the Wrestle, Sheri Dew, p. 12

" Asking inspired questions leads to knowledge. It leads to revelation. It leads to greater faith. And it leads to peace. Not asking questions on the other hand, closes off revelation, growth, learning, progression, and the ministering of the Holy Ghost."

Roots and Branches, Russell M. Nelson, 4/04, #43:

"Simpy summarized, life's greatest blessings will come to us if our love of Jesus Christ is rooted deeply in our hearts."

Melchizedek Priesthood, Dale G. Renlund, Chapter 9: Principle #1 - Governed by Righteousness

The Prophet Joseph Smith by Truman G. Madsen: Chapter 1:

The First Vision and It's Aftermath

Today was a day of service for me. I made chocolate chip muffins, rolls and chicken noodle soup. I left the house shortly after 3 and delivered a basket of muffins and rolls to my friend Jean. I was supposed to help her write a letter to her grandson Dustin but she said she wasn't quite ready. She said she didn't want to tell me she wasn't ready because she was afraid I wouldn't come over. I told her I would have come anyway.

After we had only been visiting for a few minutes, the Brady's came to the door with their granddaughter Carmalynn. They were here to see Tom, Jean's husband. They sat and visited with us while they waited for Tom to come up from the barn.

One of my old boyfriends is married to Brother Brady's sister so we talked about that for awhile. We talked about The Maxwell House and how it was the only nice restaurant in Show Low for a long time. The last thing Brother Brady said before I left was that Show Low is the meth capital of the nation. What? It's not big enough. I wonder where he got this information.

This is my friend Jean hold a picture of her

daughter Deana who is hold a picture of her

daughter Dakota, who is holding a picture

of her daughter Berlin.

I told Jean that I work in the temple every other Saturday and she said she would like to go to the temple again sometime. This is great!

My next stop was at Laurann's house. She has three sick kids so I brought them some homemade chicken noodle soup, rolls, and muffins. Both Amaron and Charlie, Laurann's son and husband said it was the best chicken noodle soup they had ever had. I am so glad they liked it. I always worry when I make things for other people.

Amaron with his new mustache.

On my way home I left a basket of rolls and muffins at the Peeler's. Sister Peeler has experienced alot of back pain lately and Tamara asked me to check on her. I tried calling both phone numbers and got no response so I went by to see if they were home. They weren't so I left the covered basket by the front door.

I went home and had a Slimfast, a bell pepper and half a cucumber for dinner. While I was walking to my music, Sheri called and I talked to her for awhile. Evan, Joshua, and Addy all had concerts tonight.