Tuesday, February 12th, 2019

Montreal, Quebec

86th operating temple

Dedicated: 4 June 2000

By: Gordon B. Hinckley

Jesus Christ, Divine Sonship

Alma 11:32

And Zeezrom said again: Shall he save his people in their sins? And Amulek answered and said unto him: I say unto you he shall not, for it is impossible for him to deny his word.

Book of Mormon

2 Nephi 5:10-25

*Why is it important to me to have the light of the gospel in my life?

My husband gets cranky when I leave lights on because the electric bill gets expensive. Well, I don't like the dark. I like to see, and look where I'm going! There is another darkness that surrounds us. The influence of Satan and his evil influence in the world which we live. The gospel ight is available but it comes at a cost as well. Vs 10 And we did observe to keep all commandments and statutes, and the Lord was with us. That's what I want. I want to see things the way the Lord sees them. I want the Spirit go guide me in all things. Being cut off from the Lord would be spiritual darkness, and I don't like that idea. 

New Testament "Come Follow Me"

John 2-4 "Ye Must Be Born Again"

Family Scripture Study and FHE section with the Peeler's

GC: "Tomorrow the Lord Will Do Wonders Among You" Jeffrey R Holland; 4/16

General Conference 

All Must Take Upon Them the Name Given of the Father

Paul B. Pieper

"The word take can also mean to align oneself with a name or a cause. Most of us have had the experience of taking on responsibililty at work or taking up a cause or a movement. When we take upon ourselves the name of Christ, we take upon us the responsibilities of a true disciple, we advocate His cause, and we 'stand as witnesses of Him at all times and in all things, and in all places that we may be in.' President Nelson has called upon 'every young woman and every young man.. to enlist in the youth battalion of the Lord to help gather Israel.And all of us are grateful to take up the prophetic call to profess the name of His restored Church as revealed by the Savior Himself: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints."

Happy 36th Birthday Trina!

Darrel is right Trina, you are

one of the great ones!

Here are a few notes I took from this week's "Come Follow Me" lesson, John 2-4:

Those who harvest souls gain eternal life. "to be born again requires both our own effort and 'divine power,' and for most of us, this happens over time rather than all at once."

"The gospel of Jesus Christ is a gospel of transformation. It takes us as men and women of the earth and refines us into men and woe for the eternities." - Joseph B. Wirthlin

We tuned in to the book webinar this morning. Afterwards we made a trip to town. We are doing our Valentines lunch date today. We went to LaCasita because we both love their food. I had the chicken enchilada with red sauce and rice and beans. James had the green chili chicken enchilada with a side of refried beans. Here is what my plate looked like:

I mixed the rice and beans together so it

looks a little messy.

Since I did not get any homemade Valentine's made and I did not give the kids any cookies, I decided I wanted to give them each a Hallmark popup Valentine. I got one for: Stacy's family, Kim's family, Sheri's family, Jared's family, and Jared's kids, and Palmer and Autumn. I sent Ben a heart target with small bean bags to throw at the heart. Closest to the middle gets the highest score. All of this really was last minute. I also got some bags of candy to send to each family. Oh yes, I also got a popup card for James.

Here are what a couple of the cards looked like:

 This one was romantic and the one

I gave to James

 This one went to Kim and Brian

Not sure, but I think this one went to

Stacy and Paul.

Lady and the Tramp eating spaghetti to Jared's kids, the Eiffel Tower to Sheri and Ian, A dog and kitty with hearts to Palmer, Autumn, and Scarlett, and an enchanted scene to Jared and Kacey.

I couldn't find pictures of them all online and I didn't think to take pictures before I mailed them.

We mailed them on the way home at the post office. The ones with candy cost 4x as much so not everyone got candy. I love Valentines and Valentine's Day. 

We listened to our book, "Miss Snow" on the way home. We are really getting in to it, especially James.  We also listened to Elder Pieper's conference address and part of Elder Holland's from 2016.

When we got home I alternated walking and resting. At 7 pm we went to the Peeler's for our "Come Follow Me" listen. Brother Peeler led the discussion. It was great.

James made us smoothies this evening. I blogged, and walked, and watched old Hallmark movies before going to bed.