Monday, November 11th, 2019

Manila, Philippines

29th operating temple

Dedicated: 25-27 Sept 1984

By: Gordon B. Hinckley

Jesus Christ, Head of Church

DC 45:1

Hearken, O ye people of my church, to whom the kingdom has been given; hearken ye and give ear to him who laid the foundation of the earth, who made the heavens and all the hosts thereof, and by whom all things were made which live, and move, and have a being.

Book of Mormon

3 Nephi 27:1-12

New Testament

Hebrews 7-13 "An High Priest of Good Things to Come"; Hebrews 7; 7:1-22 Living worthy of the covenants and blessings of the Melchizedek Priesthood leads to exaltation.

10/2019 General Conference

"Consistent and Resilient Trust

Elder L. Todd Budge

"Our son Dan got very sick on his mission in Africa and was taken to a medical facility with limited resources. As we read his first letter to us after his illness, we expected that he would be discouraged, but instead he wrote, 'Even as I lay in the emergency room, I felt peace. I have never been so consistently and resiliently happy in my life.'

As my wife and I read these words, we were overcome with emotion. Consistently and resiliently happy. We had never heard happiness described that way, but his words rang true. We knew that the happiness he described was not simply pleasure or an elevated mood but a peace and joy that come when we surrender ourselves to God and put our trust in Him in all things. We too had had those times in our lives when God spoke peace to our souls and caused us to have hope in Christ even when life was hard and uncertain."

RWC: "A successful parent is one who has loved, one who has sacrificed, and one who has cared for, taught, and ministered to the needs of a child." - President Howard W. Hunter

I sold a merchant fulfilled book, "City of Glass." It's one that Sheri gave to us when we were at her house last time. Someone in a detention center in Florida bought it.

James is working on the roof and under the eaves today. This always makes me a little nervous. 

After lunch James went to the post office to mail "A City of Glass" and to pick up the mail. We forgot it was the day the federal government is celebrating veterans day so there was no mail.

Sean Spicer was finally eliminated from "Dancing with the Stars." What a relief! I thought someone he can't dance was going to make it to the finale.

I am doing something I found on Instagram called "7 Scriptures to Pray for The Child in Your Life." Sheri is doing it with me and we are doing it for Max.

Today was Day 1: Salvation - Mark 10:15

The gospel is simple Jesus died to redeem lost people and He rose from the dead to save them. All children need to know the saving love of Jesus Christ and Heavenly Father.

Prayer: "I pray the message of the gospel would be heard and understood by Max today. I pray for clarity and understanding of the message and that Max will come to know thee and thy Son. Thank you Heavenly Father, for thy offer of salvation and that everyone who follows thee can rest in thy forgiveness."

Beautiful weather while I stayed inside to blog, walk, and work on books and pay bills.

 The road to fall

 Please get well Charlie. We love you!