Wednesday. December 4th, 2019

Preston, England

52nd operating temple

Dedicated: 7 June 1998

By: Gordon B. Hinckley

Jesus Christ, Head of Church

Mosiah 18:17
And they were called the church of God, or the church of Christ, from that time forward. And it came to pass that whosoever was baptized by the power and authority of God was added to his church.
Book of Mormon
Ether 3:1-16
New Testament
1John 4; Sunday School Outline "God Is Love."

Oct 2019 General Conference

"The Joy of the Saints"

Elder D. Todd Christofferson

"We live in a hedonistic age when many question the importance of the Lord's commandments or simply ignore them. Not infrequently, people who flout divine directives such as the law of chastity, the standard of honesty, and the holiness of the Sabbath seem to prosper and enjoy the good things of life, at times even more so than those who are striving to be obedient. Some begin to wonder if the effort and sacrifices are worth it.

Just wait, said the Lord, until 'that day when I make up my jewels."

RWC: "Children who have received baptism and then abandon the gospel are tethered to Christ by a cord that cannot be broken." (p. 79)

We are still at Darrel and Trina's and I am using James's computer. 

James left this morning to go to Chacon's on Bellview in Mesa. He took pictures of the landscaping and drainage for the owner. A certification from the architect that it was done correctly was needed. Armando did the job and he had to make some corrections. 

He got me a breakfast croissant at Burger King and brought it back to me before he left.

I helped Trina this morning. She needed to mark the tags on some of her leos with her code number. I worked on doing that while Trina went over to set up at the boutique. 

James came home for lunch and we walked to Safeway. We went to their salad bar and ate outside on the porch. It was beautiful weather. The only problem was the very loud music that was being piped outside. 

I paid off Jared Ammon's Discover Student loan and should be getting a $217.00 refund in the mail. 

I was having problems downloading photos onto James's computer so I took a nap. 

Trina made hot chocolate for Mutual. She, Addy, and Rowan all left. Trina is going to read to the young women from a book called, "Why Christmas Trees Aren't Perfect." Trina says that Ruby and Lola stay home alone every week. James and I went to Jersey Mike's for dinner. We stopped at Safeway on the way home because James wanted a "treat." His favorite treat, raspberry chocolate ice cream bars were out so he got chocolate Klondike bars instead. I got a package of Halo chocolate salted caramel cookies. 

Ruby gave us the code to the garage door opener which worked fine, but then the door to the house was locked. We knocked and soon Lola came to open it for us. 

While I was walking outside Rowan and Addy walked home from Mutual. ( I know the name Mutual has been retired but it's just so easy to use).They said there mom was staying for a presidency meeting. 

After I was finished walking I went in and cleaned Trina's kitchen and did the dishes. I think she was grateful because it was almost 10 pm when she got home. 

We got a fraud alert on the credit card James used at Burger King this morning. Someone tried to order some kind of online game with it. The card was deactivated and we will be getting a new one in the mail soon.

Willa

 Our Safeway lunch

Home Alone

I love the look of wonder on her face

 Lola's gingerbread boy