OUR FAMILY: Sunday, May 26th, 2019

Wednesday, May 29, 2019

Sunday, May 26th, 2019

Mexico City, Mexico

26th operating temple

Dedicated: 2-4 Dec 1983

By: Gordon B. Hinckley

Jesus Christ, Divine Sonship

Mosiah 15:2

And because he dwelleth in flesh he shall be called the Son of God, and having subjected the flesh to the will of the Father, being the Father and the Son-

Book of Mormon

Alma 5:53-6:8

New Testament "Come Follow Me"

Review: Matthew 21-23; Mark 11; Luke 19-20; John 12

General Conference

Exercising Our Spiritual Muscles

Elder Juan Pablo Villar

"I have come to realize that spiritual gifts behave in the same way. They also need to be exercised to grow. The spiritual gift of faith, for example, is not just a feeling or a mood; it is a principle of action that frequently appears in the scriptures linked to the verb exercise. Just as reading and learning about muscles is not enough to build muscle, reading and learning about faith without adding action is insufficient to build faith."

As we were driving to church this morning I got this text from Brian: I'm sorry Karen. We won't make it today. We've been up most of the night. Kim is very sick and dizzy. I almost took her in to the ER a few hours ago. She's resting now but if it doesn't improve I'm going to take her in. If we are here when you get back, can you ask Jim to help give her a blessing? My blessings don't seem to work.

Poor Kim. She has had so many health issues in her life and more so recently. This dizziness is one of the worst things to experience.

Our ward was full past the second overflow today. There are a few times each year this happens. James had 13 kids in his tiny Primary classroom.

Brother Peeler was the main speaker today. I love him and his wife Donna so much. He says he is the oldest person in our ward. To me he looks like the stately southern gentleman.

Brother Peeler started out by saying that we are cleansed and changed by repentance but we must ask ourselves, "What lack I yet"? He began quoting the Articles of Faith and discussing them. He said that in his day you did not graduate from Primary unless you could quote all 13 Articles of Faith. The Articles of Faith help us stay on the Covenant Path. He also spoke about following the Prophet and our local leaders. He said we should ask ourselves, "Was my bishop called of God?" We must pray to know our spiritual gifts and work to develop them. He said that the Articles of Faith help us live a higher law. He then began speaking about the temple and it's importance in our lives. The temple teaches us the higher law. How do we as a people treat one another? He said that in his "prenuptial" agreement with his wife they agreed they would never belittle one another in public or private.

Diana Curtis gave the lesson in Relief Society based on Sister Eubank's conference address, "Christ: The Light That Shines in Darkness." It was a great lesson and we had lots of good discussion. We had 18 visitors and several of them gave some good comments.

When we got home James and Brian gave Kim a blessing. Afterwards she gave both of them a big hug. She does feel a little better than she did this morning. She says that many of the problems she has relate to the fact that her neck is straight instead of curved as most peoples. She feels a numbness in her head. Brian says when they get home she is going straight to the doctor.

For lunch we had raw veggies and bacon, cheddar cheese burgers. The burgers were delicious. After lunch we all took naps. When I got up from my nap I had a message from Jared that he and Charlie wanted to Facetime. I cleaned up and combed my hair and told him I was ready. Charlie is still not interested in me. I tried to play peek-a-boo but she wasn't looking. Next time I am going to grab a stuffed animal and see if that gets her attention.

I worked on my blog this evening and then the four of us watched "When Calls the Heart." Kim and Brian like it as much as we do.

Lukas Bouchard proved that he is a good guy. Next week is the finale.

James wrote a letter to Ben while I was finishing up on my blog and then we went to bed.