OUR FAMILY: Sunday, February 2nd, 2020

Wednesday, February 5, 2020

Sunday, February 2nd, 2020

Asuncion, Paraguay

112th operating temple

Dedicated: 19 May 2002

By: Gordon B. Hinckley

Jesus Christ, Jehovah

DC 93:8

Therefor, in the beginning the Word was, for he was the Word, even the messenger of salvation -

Book of Mormon, "Come Follow Me"

Review 1 Nephi 16-22

"Come Follow Me" discussion at Kim and Brian's

"True Disciples of the Savior"

Elder Terence M. Vinson

October 2019

There is no treasure, nor any hobby, nor any status, nor any social media, nor any video games, nor any sport, nor any association with a celebrity, nor anything on earth this is more precious than eternal life. So the Lord's counsel to every person is 'consider your ways.'"

Woke up in the middle of the night again and had to take some Tramadol and lie on the recliner again. This time I didn't get up until past six.

I worked on my blog before going to church. I am determined to get caught up!

I love sitting by our friends the Howard's during sacrament meeting. Today was fast and testimony meeting. Brother Grapp conducted the meeting and bore his testimony.

He mentioned the shiny tie he was wearing saying that his kids got it for him for his birthday. They told him they wanted it to match his "shiny" head. (He's bald).

Brother Grapp spoke about the temple. He said that Liana has been to the temple twice in January to do baptisms and what a wonderful blessing it was to her. Liana is 11.

I loved Sister Chandler's testimony. She said they joined the Church six years ago and because of the influence of the gospel in their lives, they are different people.

Brother Bowen testified to the power of the Book of Mormon.

A new sister in the ward, Sister Franklin said she was grateful to be in a ward where the Spirit was so strong.

Sister S. Smith testified of the Savior's love and His Atonement.

Brother Andersen encouraged us to share the restored gospel with others. How appropriate since he is a ward missionary.

Brother Forrester and Sister Applegate testified of the power of the priesthood and expressed gratitude for it. Sister Applegate said that Jace was able to give his sister, Jordyn, a blessing this week. Jace is preparing to leave on his mission in March.

Newly baptized member "Yogi" bore his testimony that he knew the Church was true.

It was a good meeting and I felt the Spirit.

Sister Judy Hunter taught Sunday School. We talked about the Liahona and how small things can bring great things to pass. Sister Hunter said the computer was a small thing and because of the computer family history has been made so much easier.

This is the first time James has been able to attend gospel doctrine since he was called to teach Primary. I think he really enjoyed it.

We went home and broke our fast and had lunch and then we got ready to leave for the valley. We left somewhere between 2:30 and 3. We arrived at Kim and Brian's around 6:20 and our "Come Follow Me" group starts at 6:30. Stacy, Joshua and Adam arrived shortly after we did. Kim and Brian had "puppy chow" and rice krispy treats set out for us. Kim's rice krispy treats are the best. She uses an upgraded recipe and they are yummy. Actually she made up the upgraded recipe. I'm wondering if Adam was thinking we were going to have dinner.

We started out with a discussion about this week's lesson and then we watched part of "Teaching with Power." People like to comment so that wasn't working too well. It is a good resource for preparing for the lesson but not so much for discussing the lesson. Everyone participated in some degree. At 7:30 the Trezise's, Sheri and Evan, and also Adam left. Adam said he had to leave because he hadn't eaten. The rest of us stayed and Stacy shared some things from school about the girls in her class and how vulgar they were and her reaction to them. She said she needed to be stronger about letting them know what she stands for and believes. I asked Joshua how he handles vulgar language, etc. at school and he says he asks them to stop and not talk like that when he's around. I'm grateful that he is strong enough to take that stance.

The evening ended with Stacy telling us a disturbing story about the former Primary president in Nichol's ward who now lives in Idaho. Her name is Laurie Vallow and she is on the run with her husband right now. Her kids have not been seen since September and her former husband is dead. She feels she is on a mission from God and her "calling and election has been made sure." She is definitely under the power of Satan.

Joe came over this evening to bring Kim's car back. It was nice to see him. He and James had a nice visit.