Kona, Hawaii
70th operating temple
Dedicated: 23 Jan 2000
By: Gordon B. Hinckley
Jesus Christ, Power of
Moses 6:61
Therefore it is given to abide in you; the record of heaven; the Comforter; the peaceable things of immortal glory; the truth of all things; that which quickeneth all things, which maketh alive all things; that which knoweth all things, and hath all power according to wisdom, mercy, truth, justice, and judgment.
Book of Mormon
Mosiah 26:14-39
D&C
Review sections 46-48
"Come Follow Me"
Review "Seek Ye Earnestly The Best Gifts"
AprGenCon
"Infuriating Unfairness"
Elder Dale G. Renlund
Of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
Our decisions can yield long-term advantages or disadvantages. As the Lord revealed, "If a person gains more knowledge and intelligence in this life through his diligence and obedience than another, he will have so much the advantage in the world to come."
When others receive benefits because of their diligent choices, we cannot rightly conclude that we have been treated unfairly when we have had the same opportunity.
The Articles of Faith
#10
We believe in the literal gathering of Israel and in the restoration of the Ten Tribes; that Zion (the New Jerusalem) will be built upon the American continent; that Christ will reign personally upon the earth; and, that the earth will be renewed and receive its paradisiacal glory.
Happy Mother's Day to all of the beautiful mothers in our family. We love and appreciate you so much! James started out by bringing me my oatmeal and my tea. He helped me put my mustard seed necklace on before going to church. This necklace was supposed to be my Mother's Day gift. He also got me a beautiful bouquet of flowers and a gorilla cart to use when I work outside.
Beautiful flowers!
When I was at the Grapp's on Thursday they
had a Gorilla cart. I told James I would love to have one
to use when I'm working outside.
different than mine. It has four wheels and it
dumps. I think mine is smaller and more
suited to me.
James wanted to get to church a few minutes early because Chuck is not here and he is in charge of asking two people to prepare and bless the sacrament. I forgot to post the photos of James filling the plastic vials with oil so they can consecrate them in Elder's Quorum.
He did this last night and I just had to take a couple of pictures.
The Miller's were the speakers in church today. We had a visiting area authority seventy, Elder Shumway, who lives in Taylor. I think he is taking Elder Heyman's place.
The Miller's talked about their mothers and others who have had motherly influence on them. The Miller's, Ed and Debbie are the parents of our former bishop who moved to Kansas with his wife and children. Debbie's mom was one of my Beehive advisor's and she mentioned me in her talk when she was talking about her mom as one who knew how her mom was. I also loved Debbie's dad, Leland.
He had a hardware/dime store just down from my dad's grocery store when I was growing up. I would go down to visit with him because he was such a nice man. Leland Grapp is named after him because Cammy knew him and loved him too.
Something funny happened while Ed was speaking. He started talking about his five children. He turned to look at Debbie and she held up four fingers. They have four children but for some reason Ed thought they had five. He talked about being a convert and how Debbie and her family shared the gospel with him. He was so amazed when he went to their home and they knelt for family prayer. Her family was a great example to him as they were to me. I loved Debbie's sister Janice, who was the last person to see my mother alive because she was the nurse at the doctor's office where my mom went on that fatal day. Also, Debbie's brother Gordon used to walk me to church from our store, up the hill to the chapel in the middle of Show Low. And their son, Wesley, Bishop Miller, was our bishop and we loved him.
During the second hour the men stayed in the chapel and the women went into the second overflow with the bishopric. Bishop Hunsaker made us fruit salad. We ate and then we talked about mothers. Wendy D. was the first sister to get up. She had two books in her hands. One was the life history of her mother and the other of her father. She said this was the greatest thing they left her, a history of their lives so the hearts of her family could be turned to them.
Others who got up and shared stories about their mothers: Tamara A., Paula J., Kim A., Nadine S., Stefani H., Bishop, Brother Goodman and Brother Grapp and last but not least Sister Scott. It was a very enjoyable meeting and I felt a great deal of love for Bishop Hunsaker for giving so much of himself to show his love for the sisters of our ward.
James made me a wonderful meal this afternoon. He cooked a filet steak to perfection, baked a potato and smothered it in butter, and for green on the plate there were olives that he stuffed himself, and green beans. Everything was delicious!
The steak looks small but it was so juicy and tender!
Dessert:
New York style cheesecake with fresh
strawberries and whipped cream.
One of my favorite desserts.
I received messages from the following people wishing me a Happy Mother's Day: Kacey, Jared, Stacy, Adam, Michael, Sheri, Kim, Brian, Darrel, Trina, and Addy. I love all of my family but these people made me feel loved, as James did today.
Sometimes the decisions we make in our marriage are critical and vital. I put my partner first after he served me the entire day.
This is the evening Kim and I have been waiting for. It's the Season 8 Finale of "When Calls the Heart" and Elizabeth is going to choose between Nathan and Lucas. Kim and I both like Lucas but we feel that Elizabeth is going to choose Nathan because he is a Mountie and she is reminded of Jack. We were wrong! She chose Lucas and we are so happy! Not so with many fans. They are upset because she didn't choose Nathan and are threatening to not watch the show anymore. Oh well. The episode was called "The Kiss", and they did.
Rachel, Evie, Denice
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