San Salvador, El Salvador
135th operating temple
Dedicated: 21 Aug 2011
By: Henry B. Eyring
Jesus Christ, Prophecies about
Malachi 3:1
Behold, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and the Lord, whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to his temple, even the messenger of the covenant, whom ye delight in: behold, he shall come, saith the Lord of hosts.
Book of Mormon
Alma 32:1-20 How does one worship God? A: Obedience is the highest form of worship. A correct understanding of the nature of God and the Godhead is required for proper worship to occur.
D&C
77:10-15
"Come Follow Me"
77 God reveals His mysteries to those who seek to know them.
AprGenCon
"Bishops - Shepherd's Over the Lord's Flock"
Elder Quentin L. Cook
Of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
The bishop has a paramount role in serving as a shepherd to guide the rising generation, including young single adults, to Jesus Christ. President Russell M. Nelson has emphasized the seminal role of the bishop and his counselors. He has taught that their "first and foremost responsibility is to care for the young men and young women of their ward." The bishopric support parents in watching over and nurturing children and youth in the ward. The bishop and ward Young Women president counsel together. They strive to help the youth live the standards in For the Strength of Youth, qualify to receive ordinances, and make and keep sacred covenants.
#9
With reverence and gratitude, we as His Apostles invite all to know - as we do - that the heavens are open. We affirm that God is making known His will for His beloved sons and daughters. We testify that those who prayerfully study the message of the Restoration and act in faith will be blessed to gain their own witness of its divinity and of its purpose to prepare the world for the promised Second Coming of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.
Inklings
"The covenants God offers to His children do more than guide us. They bind us to Him, and, bound to Him, we can overcome all things." - Elder D. Todd Christofferson
Greetings and Salutations! Today is the day James has his biopsy to see if he has prostate cancer. We left for the valley around 8:30. His appointment is at 1 p.m. I say a prayer before we leave and James drives. We listen to the Book of Mormon, the rest of D&C 77, and part of the "Come Follow Me" lesson while we are driving. We finish our book, "Love on Pointe". As we knew he would Emmy's boyfriend Rhys joins the Church and one year later they are married in the temple. I played Edenbrooke and James enjoyed listening to it with me. We love the narrator's voice and the book is great. We finished it on the way home today.
On the way down we stopped at Culver's in Payson because I needed to use the restroom. I was hungry so I ordered a cheeseburger. There was a sign for some ice cream, or in Culver's case, custard with chocolate cake and strawberries in a waffle cone. The girl taking my order, Kate, said she couldn't put that in a cone because it was a mix. I said, then why do you have this sign up. She said, Oh that was for July 10th. I said well if you can't make it you should take your sign down. I guess I don't want any custard. As I was leaving with my cheeseburger, Kate came over and brought me some custard with strawberries and chocolate cake in a cup. She apologized and said this was "on the house." That was very nice of her. I wonder if she had to pay for it.
I felt a little guilty eating in front of James but he said it didn't bother him, although he kept saying that a Whataburger sounded good.
We got to East Valley Urology while they were closed for their lunch hour so we waited outside. Armando met James and James gave him the bills that he owes from White Cap. He agreed that he owed us around $400.
After going in and the girl came to take James back, she asked me to wait in one of the patients room. I told them my daughter was coming and they said they would tell her where I was. Stacy came and brought James a card signed by her, Paul, and Joshua. This is what Joshua's message said: We're all hoping you win this hard battle and that you may overcome one of the hardest things to beat. Love, Josh. How sweet is that! Stacy also brought a bag of dark chocolate cashews for James to munch on when this procedure is over. I gave Stacy some Tramadol as she is in alot of pain with her back. I'm just wondering why her doctor can't prescribe some for her.
When James came out he was a little dizzy. We scheduled the next appointment for August 3rd at 11:30 and when we left the office we were holding hands as I steadied him while we walked to the car. We have Sheri's ice chest and so we had to go to Chandler to drop it off. I drove while James ate his cashews. Ian was just leaving from his lunch break when we drove up and dropped the ice chest off. As we left the neighborhood Cathi was outside and we waved at her but didn't stop.
By this time James was hungry and the choices were Whataburger or Red Lobster. He finally decided on Red Lobster. We didn't want to back track to Gilbert Rd. so I Googled Red Lobster in Mesa. The one on Alma School across from what used to Fiesta Mall which is now closed down. This was my mom's favorite restaurant and I have memories of coming here with her and Vickie.
We both order off the lunch menu where the portions are smaller. James gets the scallops and I get Walt's shrimp. I get six shrimp and share one with James because I know he loves them. I don't want any of his scallops though. We both ordered green beans and mashed potatoes for sides. I also had two of the cheddar biscuits. James thought they were too salty so he only had one.
When we went back to the car James was feeling pretty miserable so I gave him a couple of Tramadol and I took a couple too. They do not bother me or make me sleepy when I drive. We headed out of town towards Payson. James thinks I had a close call, getting too close to a truck when I passed him, but I totally felt in control and did not think I was too close. When we got to Payson we stopped at the Circle K when you first come into town to get gas and a drink for me. James said he was ready to drive. I don't know if it was because of my "close call" but I said that was fine. As we were leaving we gave $5 to a guy with a sign. It made him so happy which made us happy.
We are home by 7. It looks like we got some rain. I texted the kids and told them we wouldn't know the results until next Tuesday. Kacey said they would continue to pray and I'm sure everyone else will too.
I have some walking to do. I only had 2,000 steps when I got home. It takes about 10 minutes to do 1,000 steps. I start a new audio book, one I've listened to before but it won't matter because I don't remember it, "Becoming Lady Lockwood." I get 10,000 steps by 10 p.m. Woohoo!
I would love to take a cake decorating
class from Courtney!
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