Sunday, August 18th, 2019

Monterrey, Mexico

110th operating temple

Dedicated: 28 Apr 2002

By: Gordon B. Hinckley

Jesus Christ, Foreordained
John 17:24
Father, I will that they also, whom thou hast given me, be with me where I am; that they may behold my glory, which thou hast given me: for thou lovedst me before the foundation of the world.
Book of Mormon
Alma 52:1-18
New Testament "Overcome Evil with Good" 
Review of Romans 7-16 and Sunday School lesson

General Conference

We Can Do Better and Be Better

President Russell M. Nelson

"Your body is your personal temple, created to house your eternal spirit. Your care of that temple is important."

Happy Sabbath! We were actually early for church today so James had a chance to set up his classroom. 

Layne H. was the youth speaker and he did a great job. He spoke about the blessings he has received because of the "Come Follow Me" program. Here are some notes I took:

Study, pray, share the gospel. Stay worthy to receive the inspiration of the Holy Ghost Realize the love of Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ. John 1:4-5: "In Him was life, and the life was the light of men. And the light shineth in darkness, and the darkness comprehendeth it not." Layne told us to keep our "eye on the ball." He is a baseball player so he couldn't resist using a baseball phrase.

Brother Wright, the high councilman assigned to our ward, was the next speaker. He talked about the holiness of the sacrament and quoted several times from Elder Holland's latest conference talk.

Brother Wright just returned from a 2,900 mile trip across the United States. He was in Boston where his daughter just had a baby. He said he was not able to take the sacrament last Sunday. He was in Indiana and could not find the church. He said he noticed the difference of not taking the sacrament. He talked about how Christ is the center of the gospel and that He should be the center of our lives. How do we make the gospel a part of everything we do? The service we give should be motivated by our love for the Savior. Jesus never leaves our side. We are never alone. Lives are rectified at the sacrament table. "Do Not Leave the Path." The world tries to draw us away. Our lives must be centered on Jesus Christ. Go forth in the strength of the Lord. The Lord is very much in control.

Brother Wright was finished a little early so Bishop Miller made a plea for seminary and the importance of it. He said it is worth any sacrifice for our youth to attend seminary.

Brother Smith taught Sunday School. He is a very knowledgeable gospel scholar. He encouraged us to be able to explain our testimonies. Why do we have a testimony of tithing, etc. His last statement was very important. He made it in the form of a challenge: "Please, this week, remember Jesus Christ and what He has done for you."

After lunch this afternoon James went into the bedroom to take a nap. I tried to sleep but couldn't so I read from the Ensign and then worked on my blog.

When James got up from his nap he began working on Brother Anderson's family search account. One of the things he wanted to find was Brother Anderson's paternal grandmother's last name. We know she married his grandpa Anderson and that her first name was Bernice. We looked at the 1940 census in Denver, Colorado and they were already married at that time. We looked for marriage records in Denver county and boingo! We found it. They were married in Littleton, Colorado on March 13, 1938 and her maiden name was Bernice Tartaglio. James was so excited for this bit of success and so was Brother Anderson.

I called my friend Jean this evening to find out why she wasn't at church and to tell her I missed her. I told her she needed to come so I didn't have to sit by myself in Sunday School. She agreed and hopefully will be there next week.

I confess that we watched the season finale of "The Good Witch."

We found out this afternoon who will be coming to our Regional Conference on September 14th: President Oak and his wife, Elder Wilford Andersen, and Elder Heyman. Funny because I just listened to a conference talk by Elder Anderson. I guess he has a house in Hidden Meadows near Green's Peak. Pretty exciting!

James called to make an appointment with the Woods' next Sunday for himself and his partner Brother Westbrook and Sister Wood ended up inviting him, Dave and their wives to dinner. How nice.

Scarlett loves kitties but maybe she is not
sure if this one is friendly.

 Looks like she's feeling a little better