Saturday, March 16th, 2018

Copenhagen, Denmark

118th operating temple

Dedication: 23 May 2004

By: Gordon B. Hinckley

Jesus Christ, Divine Sonship

DC:6:21

Behold, I am Jesus Christ, the Son of God. I am the same that came unto mine own, and mine own received me not. I am the light which shineth in darkness, and the darkness comprehendeth it not.

Book of Mormon

Jacob 1:1-19

New Testament "Come Follow Me"

Luke 7:36-50; 11:37-54

"That Your Burdens May Be Light" L. Whitney Clayton, 10/2009

General Conference

Parents and Children

Dallin H. Oaks

"As a servant of the Lord, I say to you young women our world needs your goodness and love. Be kind to one another. Jesus taught us to love one another and to treat others as we want to be treated. As we strive to be kind, we draw closer to Him and His loving influence."

We woke up this morning with some visitors in our yard. James went to his "perch" upstairs with the binoculars, and announced that there were 24 elk in the backyard and 8 in the front. They were just passing through, snacking as they went. Where are the bulls? James says they are bachelors this time of the year, hanging out by themselves. There were none in this bunch.

I have been a little "out of sorts" lately. I just sometimes lose sight of the eternal perspective and get caught up in the day to day stresses of living. As I prayed this morning I specifically prayed for help in this area and for the Spirit to be with me. 

I spent the morning getting our book box ready to mail, which means I printed labels for all 37 books, and the box, and put the box on the scale to weigh it. It weighs between 47-49 lbs. The maximum is 50 lbs. It is so much cheaper to send a big box of books than smaller ones when shipping to Amazon.

After lunch we loaded our box in the car, James at one end, me at the other. When we got to the UPS store I told James to wait and I would go inside and see if they had a dolly or something we could put the box on to carry it in. 

When I got in the store the girl behind the counter, a skinny, cute, young thing, asked me if I needed help. I said yes, I needed help carrying in my box and did she have a cart or something I could use. She said, "oh yes." She followed me outside and I then realized she was the "cart." I said I didn't want her to have to help but she said, 'Oh, no problem." I felt pretty dumb at this point. She picked up the box but James would not let her carry it by herself. So they carried it together. I had told her he had back surgery recently and was not supposed to do heavy lifting so she kept trying to take this big box away from him. It was quite comical as they bantered back and forth. James was not letting go of that box. His manhood was at stake.  I did appreciate her willingness to help and would give UPS a star for their customer service today.

We washed the car and got gas. Probably the first time I've been this close to Walmart and didn't even go inside. 

When we got home I blogged, walked, and rested. James made a trip to the dump. He usually goes the Saturday we aren't at the temple. 

This evening we watched the new Hallmark movie, "Flip that Romance," and the last "When Calls the Heart" episode, which James didn't see. It was a good one for Lori Loughlin to go out on. Abigail goes head to head with the new saloon owner Lucas Buchard and comes out looking like the great mayor that she is with a solution to the saloon staying open late and disturbing the peace.

We got some sad news today via the Chandler Facebook page. Bob Layton, our dear friend, passed away. He has battled Parkinson's disease for years. He was a bishop, stake president, and mission president. He and his wife Dianne were such an amazing example to both of us and we loved them dearly.

 James got bunny feed at Cal-Ranch while

I took pictures of unicorns and chickies.

 Such a fun baby!