OUR FAMILY: Monday, September 24th, 2018

Wednesday, September 26, 2018

Monday, September 24th, 2018

Guadalajara, Mexico

105th operating temple

Dedicated: 29 Apr 2001

By: Gordon B. Hinckley

Jesus Christ, Crucifixion

Deuteronomy 21:23

And all the men of his city shall stone him with stones, that he die: so shalt thou put evil away from among you; and all Israel shall hear, and fear.

Book of Mormon

Helaman 9:1-17

*Some prophecies like Nephi's in this chapter, are difficult to believe. How have I gained my testimony in President Nelson and his teachings?

-When President Nelson became the prophet I read all of his conference talks. The Spirit has borne witness to me that he is a prophet of God.

Old Testament

Isaiah 25-27

General Conference

Prophets Speak by the Power of the Holy Spirit

Elder Ulisses Soares

"On this Easter day I solemnly testify that Jesus Christ is risen, He lives, and He directs His Church on earth through His prophets, seers, and revelators. I testify that He is the Savior and Redeemer of the world and that through Him we can be saved and exalted in the presence of our dear God. I love Him; I adore Him. I want to follow Him and do His will and become more like Him. I humbly say these things in the sacred name of our Lord Jesus Christ, amen."

Ministering

President Russell M. Nelson

"The First Presidency and the Twelve are united in endorsing their messages. Gratefully and prayerfully we open this new chapter in the history of the Church. In the name of Jesus Christ, amen."

James and I took Lola to IHOP for breakfast this morning. She said she liked waffles better than pancakes, so we ordered her a waffle. She wanted strawberry syrup and would not try the maple syrup Grandpa offered her.

Grandpa helping Lola cut her waffle.

She ate most of them, but grandpa

did offer some help.

I ordered the cream cheese crepes

with raspberry sauce. It looks more like a dessert.

Grandpa dropped us off at home and then hurried to a meeting he had in Phoenix about building some houses for Salvador J.

Lola got her hair done by her mom and she and I went to the bicycle shop with Trina to get a flat tire fixed. Trina is doing a Sprint Triathalon on Saturday and needs that bicycle.

Afterwards Trina was nice enough to take me to Hobby Lobby.

I got most of the things on my list but not all because I was already over my budget. Trina wanted to take Lola to the Christmas section while I was shopping but Lola said, no, she wanted to wait for Grandma. Such a sweetie!

James got home before I did and was waiting for me. He helped me pack my items. We said goodbye to Lola and Trina and left for Costco. Trina said there was a Costco on Sossaman and Southern which was closer than going back to the one in Gilbert, so that's where we went.

We were disappointed to find that this Costco does not have Alpine Valley bread, the main thing we wanted to buy. They also don't have a gas station. We did manage to spend all of my rewards check, all $97 and then some. I got a mirror on a stand with a light, jumper cables, etc. for the car. We also got three watermelons, raspberries, blueberries, and mango. It sure is easy to spend money at this place.

We left Costco and went back to Fry's to get some gas and then we were on our way home. We didn't even have to stop for lunch because we got a hotdog and a drink for $1.50 at Costco.

The trip home was pretty uneventful except for one thing. While traveling between Globe and Salt River, a mountain lion jumped off a cliff right beside our car. I yelled and James asked me what was wrong because he hadn't seen it. When I told him, he looked in the rearview mirror and caught a glimpse. Be still my heart!

For F.H.E. James had me listen to a business opportunity on the internet. It involves buying textbooks off Amazon from third party sellers and then selling them back to Amazon. I told him I did not want to be in charge but that I would help him do this. We signed up for a seminar for Friday morning at 7 a.m.