Kinshasa, DR of Congo
163rd operating temple
Dedicated: 14 Apr 2019
By: Dale G. Renlund
Jesus Christ, Only Begotten Son
Jacob 4:5
Behold, they believed in Christ and worshiped the Father in his name, and also we worship the Father in his name. And for this intent we keep the law of Moses, it pointing our souls to him; and for this cause it is sanctified unto us for righteousness, even as it was accounted unto Abraham in the wilderness to be obedient unto the commands of God in offering up his son Isaac, which is a similitude of God and His Only Begotten Son.
Book of Mormon
2 Nephi 15:1-30
D&C
18:17-33
"Come Follow Me"
The Lord rejoices when we repent.
OctGenCon
'Tested, Proved, And Polished'
President Henry B. Eyring
Second Counselor in the First Presidency
You might reasonably wonder why a loving and all-powerful God allows our mortal test to be so hard. It is because He knows that we must grow in spiritual cleanliness and stature to be able to live in His presence in families forever. To make that possible, Heavenly Father gave us a Savior and the power to choose for ourselves by faith to keep His commandments and to repent and so come unto Him.
Restoration Proclamation
P3 S3
Joseph would be instrumental in its return.
The Living Christ
P2 S8
He taught the truths of eternity, the reality of our premortal existence, the purpose of our life on earth, and the potential for the sons and daughters of God in the life to come.
James and I signed birthday cards for Joe and Adam who both have birthdays on Friday. We mailed them at the Vernon post office so I hope they get there on time.
I got up this morning and went to work, knowing I would be leaving at 1:00 for my cataract surgery. I did laundry and dishes, blogged, indexed and walked before leaving at 1:00 p.m.
As I was called back to the surgery center, which is on the first floor of the Barnet-Delaney-Perkins center, I was directed to a bed where my belongings, in a bag were put under the bed. I now have on a mask and a hair net on my head. There are three girls "helping" prepare me for surgery. First, they want to make me comfortable by giving me a wedge pillow for my knees and a pillow under my neck. As soon as I was comfortable, they began poking both of my arms, and taking my blood pressure with a cuff that got really tight.
Soon the anethesiologist came and said he was going to give me something to help me relax but not fall asleep. Just as I was feeling good again and nice and relaxed, someone put oxygen tubes in my nose and a piece of cloth over my face.
Soon Dr. Knippers was there. (BTW, I just found out he is on our stake high council). He began talking to me and telling me what he was going to do regarding removing cataracts and putting in a new lense. It took about 15 minutes and then it was over. I have to admit that I was in no pain but was getting a little claustrophobic because of the fabric over my face.
As I was laying on the bed after surgery I heard someone clear his throat and knew it was James. As soon as they were sure I could walk they had me sit in a chair by the door. I have an eye patch on my left eye. One of the nurses asks me if I am from St. Johns. I told her that my husband has relatives there but that I live in Vernon. One of the other nurses said her parents lived in Vernon. I asked who they were and she said Steve and Tina Allen. She is their daughter Madison who is married to Catherine Halcomb's grandson Chase. It's a small world, especially here in Show Low. As I was escorted out the door I was given a package of crackers and a small apple juice.
James took me to the Panda drive-thru where we got dinner. We both got chow mein noodles. I got sesame chicken and James got mushroom chicken. We had a nice meal when we got home and it wasn't even four o'clock. It took a lot less time than I was first told. One of the nurses said to me that I was her favorite patient of the day. I said, "I bet you say that to all the patients." She said, "No, only to the last one of the day." I felt so special...not.
Since we finished our "Wedding Cake" book we started the last book in the series which I have already read..."Candy Cane Caper." We listened to a couple of chapters on the way home.
My indexing total for the month is now 4,232. Here are some of the occupations listed for between 1790's to 1900.
A malster, drugs, shoemaker, saloon owner, hostler, peddler, boxmaker, sells rags, cigar maker...some of them are so different from what we see now.
Although I only had one operating eye we still watched our episode of "Anne with an E."
I can hardly wait. Ben ate these when
he lost all of his weight on his mission.
but I love it so I'm posting it. One of the
sweetest boys you will ever meet!
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