Columbia, South Carolina
62nd operating temple
Dedicated: 16 Oct 1999
By: Gordon B. Hinckley
Jesus Christ, Power of
D&C 76:10
For by my Spirit will I enlighten them, and by my power will I make known unto them the secrets of my will - yea, even those things which eye has not seen, nor ear heard, nor yet entered into the heart of man.
Book of Mormon
Mosiah 20:12-21:8
D&C
Saints Vol. 1, ch aa, pgs 119-24; D&C 45:11-15, 66-71
"Come Follow Me"
Zion is a place of safety for the Saints.
AprGenCon
'Welcome Message'
President Russell M. Nelson
President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
This last year has been one for the record books. No doubt we have each learned things we did not know previously. Some lessons that I knew before have been written on my heart in new and instructive ways.
For example I know for sure that the Lord directs the affairs of His Church. He said, "I will show you that I am able to do mine own work."
'God Among Us'
Elder Dieter F. Uchtdorf
Of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
This time of bleakness after World War II left its mark upon the world. It left its mark upon me. Back then, in the solitude of my loneliest hours, I often wondered, "Is there any hope left in the world?"
#2
We believe that men will be punished for their own sins, and not for Adam's transgression.
Up at 5:21. Every morning I take my thyroid pill and then wait at least 30 minutes. James always brings me my oatmeal after taking my pill. I work in front of the computer. It's where I study my scriptures, listen to "CFM" podcasts, and work on my blog.
When I was finished studying this morning I went in to the kitchen to start a batch of rolls. I am going to make two dozen and give a dozen to Maxine for her birthday. She lives in a travel trailer and does not have an oven. She and her husband Gary love my rolls.
I had a goal this week to clean at least one closet. I chose the one in the hallway by the laundry room. I should have taken a before picture but here is an after picture.
had seen it before. James can appreciate it.
I registered for the BYU Women's Conference and got access to all 35 classes. I listened to Sheri Dew's keynote address, my friends Emily and Rio, Sister Jamie Glenn and Brother Carl Hernandez who both taught classes on faith. I did this while preparing mashed potatoes, brown gravy and steak, and green beans with bacon. We wanted to eat early so we could start our fast early. We are fasting for Tanner and Max.
James helped several people move today. Our friend Vicky is finally moving in to her home after waiting since November. Pierce's daughter and her husband are moving upstairs in his building and the Elder's Quorum, including James helped them move in. There was also another couple that bought a piece of property from the Peeler's who moved in. James did not get an introduction so he doesn't know their names. He said the husband has alzheimers.
When James got home he told me that Owen had indexed 20,000 names for April. James did 6,000 and I did 5,000. Our monthly total was 31,000. I wonder what the other 10 people who made contributions in April did. Without Owen we are toast.
James did not stop working when he got home. He went out and worked on the fence. He is determined to fix it so that Luna can't get out. While he was working on the fence he noticed a couple of ravens flying around in circles overhead. He looked up and in a nearby tree he saw a solid mass that he presumed was a nest. One time when he was their home teacher he told the story of Pete the Crow, who was actually a raven, to Bishop Hunsaker's family. Bishop told James he would love Colter, his only son, to have the experience of raising a raven as a pet. Since that time James has been on the look out for a baby raven. He thought their might be some in this nest so off he went, up the tree. What? A 73 year old man who has fallen and broken his leg, and who was recently bucked off a horse and broken five ribs, is climbing a tree for no other reason than to look into a raven's nest. I'm glad I was in the house and didn't see this happen. Anyway, he got to the nest, which is very deep because the mama and papa bird don't want the little ones to fall out, all he saw was two eggs. The two birds were cawing and flying around and could have in and of themselves brought danger to James and also could have caused him to fall. I guess his guardian angel was looking over him because he made it down safely to share his story.
After our lunch I put the steak in the crockpot to cook longer because it was quite chewy. It cooked the rest of the afternoon so it should be good for tomorrow.
I called all of the sisters in my ministering district who have new assignments for the new month. So far I only had two sisters that turned me down. One was Ginger and she said she would think about it. The other sister just said no. I think it is because she has health problems.
I watched a Christmas movie on my phone while working. "Random Acts of Christmas" starring Erin Cahill, Kevin McGarry, and Jaclyn Smith. Jaclyn is a year older that me. She looks good except she has had way too much plastic surgery. She has what my friend Kay called "frog lips."
How to increase faith
I listened to him tell about finding out
he had cancer.
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