Payson, Utah
146th operating temple
Dedicated: 7 June 2015
By: Henry B. Eyring
Jesus Christ, Prophecies about
John 5:46
For had ye believed Moses, ye would have believed Me: for he wrote of me.
Book of Mormon
Alma 38:1-15
Q: How does one use boldness, but not overbearance?
A: All things should be kept in reasonable balance. To be temperate is to show self-discipline and moderation. To be bold is tohave courage and confidence, in the things of God but not overbearing, which is the opposite of humble and meek. Overbearance has more to do with promoting yourself, being arrogant and boasting in you own wisdom and strength. We must watch ourselves that we don't become self-righteous and think we are better than our brothers and sisters.
D&C
Saints chp. 14, pages 150-157
"Come Follow Me"
FSS & FHE D&C 81:3; 81:5; 82:8-10; 82:18-19
AprGenCon
"Christ Is Risen; Faith In Him Will Move Mountains"
President Russell M. Nelson
President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
May I offer five suggestions to help you develop faith and trust.
First, Study.
Second, Choose to Believe in Jesus Christ.
Third, Act in Faith.
Fourth, Partake of Sacred Ordinances Worthily.
Fifth, Ask your Heavenly Father, in the name of Jesus Christ, for help.
The Living Christ
#11
We bear testimony, as His duly ordained Apostles - that Jesus is the Living Christ, the immortal Son of God. He is the great King Immanuel, who stands today on the right hand of His Father. He is the light, the life, and the hope of the world. He way is the path that leads to happiness in this life and eternal life in the world to come. God be thanked for the matchless gift of His divine Son.
Inklings
"We need to recognize that knowing the Savior is the most important pursuit of our lives. It should take priority over anything else."
-Elder Michael John U. Teh
I got up at 4 a.m. this morning. I took a shower, had breakfast, and got ready to go to the temple. I am very sad to hear that both Brother and Sister Elmer have Covid. They are the best co-ordinators, so kind and understanding.
When we got to Jake Flake's bridge near the temple the road was closed. James looked at the road and decided he could make it through so we went through. The water was still running over the road but was not deep. We made it through with only a little mud on the car. If we had gone around we would have been late. The Toronto's are presiding today and they want the preparation meeting to start at 6:30 instead of 6:45. I don't think everyone got the memo about the new start time because several people were not present.
I am the initiatory director again and will be for a couple of months. Brother and Sister Solomon are filling in for the Elmer's. Brother Solomon is a cousin to the Solomon's we know, Bill and Ron.
Sisters Skousen, Reidhead, and Gentry were the first workers. They decided not to do the rotation. Sister Griffie was the first patron but she only had one name so I gave her some shared family names to do.
The next patron did not show up. Sister Wenhardt did a sheet of shared family names. We also had a Sister Larson who brought her own family names. The next four thirty minute slots were filled by a Sister Bowen from Snowflake. She and her husband are always at the temple and do so many family names from one of the countries in Scandinavia. A Sister Kamka came and said she thought she had an appointment, but she did not. I sent her to the office and they told me to work her in to do two shared family names, which I did. She wanted to do some ordinances so she could go to the celestial room. She said she had just moved to Snowflake from Idaho Falls. I asked her why and she said she couldn't handle the 30 degrees below zero winters anymore.
After I finished in initiatory I was assigned as a greeter downstairs behind the recommend desk. The 30 minutes I was there, James was at the recommend desk. Not one patron came in to greet. A young married couple came out and their adoring crowd was waiting outside with a cheer when they went out.
James was finished for the day but I was supposed to go upstairs and be the greeter at the top of the stairs. I looked up from halfway up the stairs and saw President Toronto sitting in my chair. I decided it was time for me to go home. I told Sister Shelton, the assistant coordinator and she gave me permission. Sister Shelton is probably in her 80's and she told me when she is finished working in the temple she is going to die her hair purple with teal streaks. I just can't picture it, but to each her own. I was ready to go before James was.
I wanted to go through Aliberto's drive-thru in Taylor where the old Pizza Hut was. James says we were in that drive-thru for 45 minutes and I think he was right. It was quite warm outside but we didn't want to run the engine while we were idling so we rolled our windows down. I ordered an Arizona burrito which is small pieces of beef, onions, potatoes, and spices. James ordered camarones rancheros, shrimp with peppers, and onions in a sauce with corn tortillas and rice and beans. I ate my burro on the way home and thoroughly enjoyed it. James, because of the mess he made on his dress pants last time, waited until he got home to eat. He loved what he ordered and will probably order it again.
We both took longs naps, mine longer than James's. I indexed, blogged, and walked the rest of the evening until bedtime.
James had the opportunity to go with Chuck to help a family whose house flooded because of the rain. He said in two days we have had 10 inches of rain. That is a lot for this area. Water is running everywhere.
I started a new audio book, "Knight of Redmond." I finished "For Elise."
Rome Temple
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