Hartford, Connecticut
155th operating temple
Dedicated: 20 Nov 2016
By: Henry B. Eyring
Jesus Christ, Lord
Mosiah 3:12
But wo, wo unto him who knoweth that he rebelleth against God! For salvation cometh to none such except it be through repentance and faith on the Lord Jesus Christ.
Book of Mormon/"Come Follow Me"
Helaman 13:1-23 Samuel the Lamanite prophesies the destruction of the Nephites unless they repent - They and their riches are cursed...
April General Conference
"Go Forward in Faith"
President Russell M. Nelson
Brothers and sisters, during times of our distress when temples are closed, you can still draw upon the power of your temple covenants and endowment as you honor your covenants. Please use this time when temples are closed to continue to live a temple-worthy life or to become temple worthy. Talk about the temple with your family and friends. Because Jesus Christ is at the center of everything we do in the temple, as you think more about the temple you will be thinking more about Him. Study and pray to learn more about the power and knowledge with which you have been endowed - or with which you will yet be endowed.
"The Coming Forth of the Book of Mormon"
Ulisses Soares
Inklings
Nourish the Body
Greetings and salutations! This is what we woke up to this morning.
Unwanted invaders or illegal aliens
James had to jump on the Razr and chase these invaders away. We can hardly wait until our fence is finished!
I have been learning about Christlike attributes the past few days and how I can develop them in my life. Here is the list of those attributes:
Faith, virtue, knowledge, temperance, patience, brotherly kindness, godliness, charity, humility, diligence.
Each new day is an opportunity to try again to be better than we were the day before and celebrate how far we've come even while recognizing our weaknesses. When we fail, rather than dwelling on what we tripped on, it would be better for us to look beyond the stumbling block and try to picture our final eternal destination.
The small steps we take each day to be more Christlike - and thus receive more personal revelation - may seem imperceptible, as if we are only inching along on our path to eternity. But small steps in the right direction on the path of life lead to peace for us and for those we love. President Gordon B. Hinckley said, "There is room for improvement in every life. Regardless of our occupations, regardless of our circumstances, we can improve ourselves and while so doing have an effect on the lives of those about us" (Discourses of Gordon B. Hinckley: Volume 2, 164).
This morning I got my latest shipment of books ready and this afternoon I went with James to mail it at UPS. James took his truck and trailer because he was picking up pipe for the fence. We actually made six stops and I stayed in the truck the entire time. Our first stop was the UPS store where James struggled to carry in my 49 lb box of books. Why doesn't he ask for help? Home Depot is right behind the UPS store and James had to go inside for some things.
When he returned to the truck I told him I was hungry and could we get some lunch. Mind you, parking a truck with a trailer is no easy task. He parked in the parking lot behind Jack in the Box and Taco Bell and walked over to Jack's. He wasn't letting anyone in and we didn't want to go through the drive-thru so he ended up at Taco Bell. He ordered a Mexican pizza, two tacos, and a chicken quesadilla. I think the two tacos were for me but I loved the Mexican pizza and ate it first then ate one taco and saved the other one and the quesadilla for James.
Our next stop was a Tractor Supply. James must have been in there for 15 minutes and the sun was shining on my legs and making them hot. Our last stop was at White Mountain Steel on the hill at the edge of town. James and one of their workers loaded several long steel pipes onto the trailer. They stuck out a good four to five feet from the end but we had no red flag. We made it back to Vernon where James stopped at the post office and picked up several packages.
I was so glad to get home and get out of that truck. We talked about what we are going to do about my car. We can't decide until we see what it would cost to get a new engine. Should we get a new (used) car or truck. Should we ask the Goodman's if we could buy there car. What to do...
I paid lots of bills this afternoon. Many of our personal big bills are due the first of the month. I also cancelled the insurance on my car.
This took most of the afternoon while James was out working on the fence.
As I was looking through Facebook today Bishop Miller's wife posted that they were putting their house up for sale. They are trying to close on a place in Independence, Kansas. They need to sell before October 9th, the closing date on the property in Kansas. I love their family so much and I don't even want to think about them moving.
Sheri called me this evening to talk and I went out on the front porch because the evenings are beautiful right now. Luna saw me and came running. She came right up to the porch and looked at me as if to say, "What's for dinner?" I tried to walk to the back where we feed her while talking on the phone to Sheri. I chose the closest way but the roughest way to walk, by the wood pile up a little hill. I finally got there and got the horse fed while still on the phone. Grateful that I'm a woman and can multi-task.
It was getting dark and I could not get a hold of James on his phone. The Razr is still gone so he is off somewhere working on the fence. He finally came in and announced that his phone was dead.
This evening I had to walk and I also checked Keepa alerts. I have about 70-80 on my phone. I didn't finish before James said it was time for bed.
yellow ball in the sky!
Ben and his mission friends oops, I mean Elder Trezise
Doesn't Elder Trezise have the best smile!!
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