Provo, Utah
15th operating temple
Dedicated: 9 Feb 1972
By: Joseph Fielding Smith
Jesus Christ, Only Begotten Son
Moses 7:59
And Enoch beheld the Son of Man ascend up unto the Father; and he called unto the Lord, saying: Wilt thou not come again upon the earth? Forasmuch as thou art God, and I know thee, and thou hast sworn unto me, and commanded me that I should ask in the name of thine Only Begotten; thou hast made me, and given unto me a right to thy throne, and not of myself, but through thine own grace, wherefore, I ask thee if thou wil not come again on the earth.
Book of Mormon
2 Nephi 33:1-15
D&C
27:1-4
"Come Follow Me"
"All Things Must Be Done in Order"
OctGenCon
'The Healing Power of Jesus Christ'
Sister Cristina B. Franco
Second Counselor in the Primary General Presidency
"And I will also ease the burdens which are put upon your shoulders, that even you cannot feel them upon your backs, even while you are in bondage; and this will I do that ye may stand as witnesses for me hereafter, and that ye may know of a surety that I, the Lord God, do visit my people in their afflictions.
P1 S1
We solemnly proclaim that God loves His children in every nation of the world.
The Living Christ
P11 S1
We bear testimony, as His duly ordained Apostles - that Jesus is the Living Christ, the immortal Son of God.
James left early this morning to go pick up his truck. When he came back an hour later without it I knew Rick did not have it ready. James was upset and told him he had traveled a long ways to get the truck that was supposed to have been ready last week. Rick apologized and said he could have it ready by the end of the day. What actually happened was he got busy and got it ready by 12:30.
I called Sonoran Spine this morning and told them I forgot my x-ray. They asked if I had it done at Summit and when I said yes the told me to come on in. James dropped me off at 9:30 and I waited about 30 minutes, finishing my paperwork while I was waiting. My appointment was with a PA, Vanessa. She brought up my x-rays and as we looked at them she explained what the problem was. I have degenerative disk disease and one of my disks is pushing against my sciatic nerve causing it to be pinched. She said I needed an MRI and physical therapy. She also wrote me a prescription for pain. When I told her I was claustrophobic she said she would give me a couple of valium pills to take before going to for the MRI.
James and I went to get something to eat after my appointment, although James had already been to Subway. We went to a place that serves breakfast and lunch, a place that Jean introduced me to called, First Watch. I had a drink called Purple Haze, lemon ricotta pancakes with fresh strawberries, and a side of bacon. Since James had already eaten he ordered one whole grain pancake.
After our delicious meal I texted Deana to ask if we could come over and see her mom, Jean. She said yes. James waited in the car because he did not want to take a chance on making Jean ill. I took Jean her birthday card and gift. When I arrived Dean answered the door and said her mom was feeling weak and was still in bed. Jean's bed is in a small room at the front of the house. I went over and squeezed her hand. I sat her gift by the side of the bed and handed her the card I got her. She opened it and thanked me. I told her the next time I was down we would go to lunch. She agreed, but I knew in my heart it would probably not happen. She looked thinner, and weaker than she was a week ago. When I got ready to leave Deana followed me out the front door and took me aside to tell me that her mother was not eating, and her kidneys were shutting down. She said it was just a matter of time because the doctor had told her not to force her to eat.
This is probably the last time I will see my dear friend. I am so sad. We have been together for lunch so many times it will not be the same without her. I am sad for Deana who is losing not only her mother but her best friend.
Rick from Chandler Auto Body called and said the truck would be ready at 12:30. I guess he put a rush on it. James and I went back to Darrel's and packed up our stuff, said our goodbye's, and wished everyone, except Trina who was at work, a good time in Texas. They leave tomorrow morning around 8 a.m.
When we got to Chandler Auto Body I began transferring stuff to the truck while James went in to pay Rick. Rick came out and said hello to me and also said he would return the rental car for us. We thought we got everything out of the rental car but we would later find out that we left the garage door opener and our house keys.
Next we picked up Joshua and waved to Michael and Jared Ammon who were going somewhere together in the red car. After picking up Joshua we went to Sheri's to get Max and Evan. Sheri was there and sent an ice chest full of food with us. We put everything in the back of the truck, including Max's guitar and Evan's X Box so the boys get sit in the backseat.
When we got to Show Low we stopped at Little Caesar's to pick up some pizza and breadsticks for dinner. Once we got home we realized we did not have the garage door opener or the keys to the front door. Max volunteered to climb up to the second floor balcony of James's office and go in through the sliding glass door. James was impressed how quickly he was able to climb!
The first thing Evan asked for was the wifi modem to take upstairs to use with the X-Box. After carrying things in and James making us some tea he and I settled down to watch "When Calls the Heart" and then the latest episode of "Aurora Teagarden."
We had a FHE with the boys where James asked them if they had a testimony of the gospel. Max said he thought he did but he was still considering, Evan said he wasn't sure, and Joshua said he did. James told a story about giving a blessing to someone he didn't know and setting him apart in a new calling and afterwards the brother came up to him and said, "Brother Lambson, that was exactly what I needed to hear. James then talked about how he knew then that Heavenly Father knows each of us individually. The Spirit was strong and I shared a story about Pres. Hinckley. Afterwards we had family prayer and we told the boys how much we loved them. I'm so glad Sheri asked us to do this because it created a warm feeling in our home.
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