Saturday, May 18th, 2019

Tokyo, Japan

18th operating temple

Dedicated: 27-29 Oct 1980

By: Spencer W. Kimball

Jesus Christ, Divine Sonship

1 John 5:11

And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.

Book of Mormon

Alma 2:1-18

New Testament "Come Follow Me"

Matt 20:30-34; Mark 10:46-52; Luke 18::35-43

General Conference

We Can Do Better and Be Better

President Russell M. Nelson

"Nothing is more liberating, more ennobling, or more crucial to our individual progression than is a regular, daily focus on repentance. Repentance is not an event; it is a process. It is the key to happiness and peace of mind. When coupled with faith, repentance opens our access to the power of the Atonement of Jesus Christ."

President Nelson and his wife Wendy and Elder Gong and his wife left for what they are calling the Pacific Ministry Tour. Their first stop was in Kona, Hawaii. James and I visited Kone in 1998 before there was a temple on the island. After Kona they are going to Samoa and then on to Sydney, Australia. Where do they get their energy. President Nelson is 94 years old!

The Samoan saints came out in the rain

Another Rock Star in my life, or maybe I should say "Walk" Star is my friend Paula. Today she walked in the Sue's Crew 30 mile walk for cancer. Last year she did 12 miles in spite of wind and cold weather. This year she did 15 miles.

Take a break Paula

I watched two Hallmark Christmas movies while doing my own walking today, "A Bramble House Christmas," and "A Very Merry Mixup." 

It was a relaxing day for me. James and I had breakfast and we both worked on our computers most of the morning. He grilled us some steak for dinner and I made a veggie and some potatoes. After lunch he went to the church. The youth are having a carwash to raise money for camp and our car is very dirty. I gave him a twenty dollar bill and told him not to ask for change. He was gone a little over an hour.

Jared and Kacey are asking our family to fast for them. They have a phone appointment with attorney's Cordell and Cordell who specialize in divorce representation for men. They are trying to find someone to work with them who will help Jared get out from under the alimony payments to Tricia. It is ruining them financially.

I did a little work on the book business today. We are doing 79% better than we did last month at this time. Our sales have hit over $1,000. Just a couple of mistakes I think Amazon made today. First, they gated us from selling a book that we had already sold and they had to issue a refund to the buyer. Second, they sold a second copy of a book that we thought we only had one copy to. It is impossible to speak to a real person in seller support so I don't quite know how to handle the situation. 

This evening we watched the new Hallmark movie, "Sailing into Love."

We enjoyed the movie, and made fun of

the cheesiest parts.

 She looks so tiny

So grown up. Since we've seen her she can sit 

up and crawl. 

 My kind of salad except for the feta cheese

 This was in the 4th grade.

Where has the time gone?

On our way!

 More Rock Stars!