Papeete, Tahiti
25th operating temple
Dedicated: 27-29 Oct 1983
Jesus Christ, Only Begotten Son
Moses 2:26
And I, God, said unto mine Only Begotten, which was with me from the beginning: Let us make man in our image, after our likeness; and it was so. And I, God, said: Let them have dominion over the fishes of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.
Book of Mormon
Jacob 5:30-39
D&C
Section 29:30-39
"Come Follow Me"
All things unto me are spiritual.
OctGenCon
'Tested, Proved, and Polished'
President Henry B. Eyring
Second Counselor in the First Presidency
The Lord explained:
"Ye cannot behold with your natural eyes, for the present time, the design of your God concerning those things which shall come hereafter, and the glory which shall follow . . . much tribulation.
"For after much tribulation come the blessings."
The greatest blessing that will come when we prove ourselves faithful to our covenants during our trials will be a change in our natures. By our choosing to keep our covenants, the power of Jesus Christ and the blessings of His Atonement can work in us. Our hearts can be softened to love, to forgive, and to invite others to come unto the Savior. Our confidence in the Lord increases. Our fears decrease.
Jeffrey R. Holland
April 2015
Liahona
'The Heroic Influence of Righteous Women'
'Learning about Christian Traditions Made
Easter More Meaningful to Me'
Restoration Proclamation
P4 S2
The resurrected John the Baptist restored the authority to baptize by immersion for the remission of sins.
The Living Christ
P2 S4
He "went about doing good" (Acts 10:38), yet was despised for it.
As I looked out our bedroom window this morning I noticed the sun coming up behind Mt. Montosa. The mountain still had snow on it and it looked beautiful.
James had passed me up on indexing. He tells me he wants to do 100 names a day but right now he is already at 4,800 names for March. That's a few more than 100 names a day. I will be happy to get my 5,000 by the end of the month.
Jean Howard passed away this morning. Her daughter Deana told me that Tom came to get her. What a wonderful thing. I have mixed emotions about her passing. We have so many memories together that I am really going to miss her. When they had their home in Chandler and I was staying at Cathi and Terry's and we were in the valley at the same time, I would call her and pick her up for lunch. We would go to the "First Watch" restaurant off Chandler Heights and Alma School, just down from where Jean's house was. Her house was just south of the Pleasant building where we used to attend when the Del Rio building was being remodeled. Jean introduced me to First Watch. Jean loved their fresh fruit. I love their lemon ricotta pancakes. One time Jean's granddaughter, Tara and her young daughter joined us. We went there several times.
When Jean was in Vernon we would go to lunch in Show Low or Lakeside. Her favorites were Mountain Thai and Native. At Mountain Thai she would order soup with rice noodles and shrimp. I would order regular noodles and chicken in my soup. We always had to have a bottle of sweet chili on our table so we could add some to our soup.
When we went to Native, Miracle was our waitress. She told us the story of how she got her name. Her mom said she didn't know she was pregnant and when Miracle was born it was a miracle. Jean and I liked Miracle and developed a friendship with her.
At Native we would both order the chicken, walnut, apple salad and sometimes we would get a small side of wings.
Once we went to Persnikkity's and once to Darby', and Licano's. Jean wasn't a fan of any of these places. At Licano's she ordered a shrimp taco and she said the shrimp was canned shrimp. We never went there again.
Jean was kind and giving and she loved to talk about her life. She told me about her young 2 year old son, years ago, being accidentally shot by his brother and killed. In later years after having a son, Dustin, this older son turned to drinking to find solace. He later committed suicide so Tom and Jean took Dustin and raised him.
Jean had a daughter named Kathy before she married Tom. Kathy lives in Illinois where Jean and Tom met. She has a daughter who is a hospital administrator. Jean was very proud of that.
Tom and Jean have two other children, Deana and Steven. Steven's two daughters, Tara and Cassie, were also raised by Jean and Tom. Tom and Jean were very good people and would give you the shirt off their backs. They gave us Luna.
Jean had lots of health problems. She and Deana and some of the kids, were in a horrific car accident coming back from a trip to Disneyland. They were on the road between Pine and Payson which is very narrow and curvy. A semi-truck ran into them and knocked them off the side of a small canyon. Jean broke her back and had multiple surgeries. Her body was full of metal. Because of this, she was always cold. One year for Christmas I gave her an electric blanket and she said it was the best gift she had ever received.
Jean was also hit by a car backing up in a parking lot, adding to her pain and suffering. I knew she was always in pain, but she very seldom complained to me about it.
Recently she complained of stomach pains. The doctors didn't quite know what to do but gave her some pills for pain. Because of this pain she ate very little and soon would not eat anything. None of her favorite foods appealed to her anymore. When I went to see her on the 15th of March she was skin and bones and too weak to get out of bed without help. March 22nd was Jean's 79th birthday. She died three days later on March 25th. I will miss my dear, sweet friend, but I know she is with Tom and free of pain and that I will see her again someday.
Steps:
12,034
In spite of severe sciatic pain, it
seems to be getting worse.
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