Dallas, Texas
30th operating temple
Dedicated: 19-24 Oct 1984
By: Gordon B. Hinckley
Jesus Christ, Death of
2 Nephi 25:14
And behold it shall come to pass that after the Messiah hath risen from the dead, and hath manifested himself unto his people, unto as many as will believe on his name, behold, Jerusalem shall be destroyed again; for wo unto them that fight against God and the people of his church.
Book of Mormon #1
Ether 12:22-41
Book of Mormon #2
3 Nephi 29-4 Nephi
General Conference
Sisters' Participation in the Gathering of Israel
By President Russell M. Nelson
"You remember that last June, Sister Nelson and I spoke to the youth of the Church. We invited them to enlist in the Lord's youth battalion to help gather Israel on both sides of the veil. This gathering is 'the greatest challenge, the greatest cause, and the greatest work on earth today"!
It is a cause that desperately needs women, because women shape the future. So tonight I'm extending a prophetic plea to you, the women of the Church, to shape the future by helping to gather scattered Israel."
The Vision of the Redemption of the Dead
President M. Russell Ballard
"During his lifetime, President Joseph F. Smith lost his father, his mother, one brother, two sisters, two wives, and thirteen children. He was well acquainted with sorrow and losing loved ones. When his son Albert Jesse died, Joseph F. wrote to his sister Martha Ann that he had pled with the Lord to save him and asked, 'Why is it so? O God why had it to be?'
Despite his prayers at that time, Joseph F. received no answer on this matter. He told Martha Ann that 'the heavens seemed like brass over our heads' on the subject of death and the spirit world. Nevertheless, his faith in the Lord's eternal promises were firm and steadfast.
In the Lord's due time, the additional answers, comfort, and understanding about the spirit world President Smith sought came to him through the marvelous vision he received in October 1918.
That year was particularly painful for him. He grieved over the death toll in the Great World War that continued to climb to over 20 million people killed. Additionally, a flu pandemic was spreading around the world, taking the lives of as many as 100 million people."
I left the house today at 6:45 to pick up my friend Maxine. She goes to the temple every Tuesday and I asked if I could go with her today. I also offered to drive. Maxine is a great example to me. She spends most of her time looking for family names to take to the temple. She does not spend a lot of money and she moves forward in the right direction.
I had one of James's name to do today. First I did the initiatory and then I went to do sealings with Maxine. After the sealings we did an endowment session.
The baptismal director would not take any of my cards for baptisms. He said I had to get family or friends to do them. Maxine says that's a rule set by our temple president, President Palmer.
The baptismal director would not take any of my cards for baptisms. He said I had to get family or friends to do them. Maxine says that's a rule set by our temple president, President Palmer.
President Gilliland was the sealer today. He was the first president of the Phoenix temple.
When we were finished at the temple Maxine and I stopped at the new mongollian bbq place in Snowflake. It was good but quite expensive, $12.49 a bowl.
When I returned home James was still in bed. He suffered a lot of nerve pain last night, and after having his best day ever yesterday, he is miserable today. I made him some lunch and then after lunch he called the doctor's office.
The doctor's office is giving him different directions than the hospital staff did. He is not supposed to do any exercise except walk until he comes in for his six week appointment.
James and I both wrote our Christmas letter to the family this evening. I did no wrapping and did not work on my blog. I did walk my 10,000 steps and watched some Christmas movies:
"A Small Town Christmas," and "A Gingerbread Romance."
The doctor's office is giving him different directions than the hospital staff did. He is not supposed to do any exercise except walk until he comes in for his six week appointment.
James and I both wrote our Christmas letter to the family this evening. I did no wrapping and did not work on my blog. I did walk my 10,000 steps and watched some Christmas movies:
"A Small Town Christmas," and "A Gingerbread Romance."
Grandpa Case with Kayla, Kylee who
turns 15 tomorrow, Addy, and Ruby
Looking at Charlie's feet
Uh oh
Not sure why he's barking but it
doesn't take much.
Trezise tree
Our tree with presents
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