Villahermosa, Mexico
85th operating temple
Dedicated: 21 May 2000
By: Thomas S. Monson
Jesus Christ, Redeemer
3 Nephi 11:11
And behold, I am the light and the life of the world; and I have drunk out of that bitter cup which the Father hath given me, and have glorified the Father in taking upon me the sins of the world, in the which I have suffered the will of the Father in all things from the beginning.
Book of Mormon
3 Nephi 23:1-14
D&C
Saints chapter 38-39
"Come Follow Me"
D&C 129-132 "When We Obtain Any Blessing from God, It Is By Obedience"
OctGenCon
"Faith To Act and Become"
Elder Ciro Schmeil
Of the Seventy
"Elder Schmeil, you are called for what you can become." I walked away from that experience pondering about what the Lord wants me to become. As I thought about this, I realized that He wants me to become a better husband, father, and son and a better servant. I then realized that all of this could be accomplished as I worked to become a better disciple of the Savior Jesus Christ.
Proclamation
#3
Proclamation of the First Presidency and the Twelve Apostles,"
issued on October 21, 1865, in Salt Lake City - This proclamation was sent to Church members to correct certain theories about the nature of God and established the order that new doctrine is to be announced only by the First Presidency.
Inklings
Some miracles happen within the walls of our home. Behind closed doors. The moments where He meets us where we are as we are.
The pouring out. The pouring in. His touch on the heart and it's reflection in a life. This is Grace.
Up at 4:38. Today is my infusion. I have it once a month and have to travel to the valley to get it. Up until this morning I wasn't sure if James was going to go with me.
We left for James's radiation treatments a little before 7. I dropped him off at the cancer center at 7:30 then drove directly over to Walmart's automotive center and was first in line to get my oil changed. A few minutes later there were four cars behind me so I'm glad I got there when I did. The doors opened at 8. I wanted the same oil I used last time which is $32.88. They were out and had to get oil off the shelf in the store and because it wasn't "in bulk" they charged more. I wound up paying $61.58. I'm just glad to have it done.
James and I shopped while we were waiting. I bought 3 Christmas presents. When we were finished we went across the street to Circle K to get gas and to wash the car. On the way out of town we stopped at Burger King where we both got a Whopper Junior. James cannot eat before his treatments so he was hungry. As we drove past the old K-Mart I noticed they are remodeling the entrance way which means someone must have rented the building. I wonder who it is!
I'm so grateful that James is going with me and that he doesn't murmur too much about going the Payson way. We finished our scripture reading and then started listening to "My Fair Gentleman." I fell asleep for about an hour and a half. James had to catch me up on the story.
It was around noon when we arrived in the valley and my appointment at the AARA isn't until 1:30 so we decided to go across the street to Costco and do a little shopping. The first thing I did was go to the back of the store to get a package of toilet paper. The limit is one and it was almost gone. I also got a case of water. Sister Crane is buying plates, napkins, and cups for the ward at Sam's Club and I am getting bowls, spoons, and forks. I also bought 7 Christmas presents. James got some green olives and pot pies. I bought a box of pumpkin bread mix, and that was it. After checking out James drove across the street for my appointment. I was early but that's okay because they normally take me back early as they did today. I have lost four lbs. since last month. Frances started my infusion and did a great job. I barely felt a little prick.
While sitting and relaxing I watched The Drew Barrymore Show with Michelle Pfeiffer as a guest. She has her own perfume company named after her kids, Henry and Rose. The name of the company is Henry Rose. She gave Drew a set of her latest fragrances.
One of the men patients at the infusion center was very talkative. First he said he could eat tacos everyday but when asked what kind of tortillas he liked he couldn't tell us. He didn't know the difference. What? He also talked about his mom's $3,000 cat, a main coon, that weighs 25 lbs. I can't imagine having a cat that big in my house.
I was done in an hour and we were on our way to our next destination, Kim's. Kim is going through her year's supply and has lots of cans from the cannery that have expired. We took them from her. We got sugar, refried beans, apple chips, and potatoes. I turned down the carrots and flour. I have some flour and it has a metallic taste to it. The carrots are meh. I wasn't sure we could get it all in the car, but we did. Kim carried out the cases for her dad, although he carried them in and downstairs when we got home.
When we left Kim's we drove to the Olive Garden near the 101. It was between 2 and 3, but we were hungry. I ordered soup, salad and breadsticks. I had the zuppa toscana soup, one bowl and then I decided I wanted cheesecake instead of more soup. James says those little machines on the table with the pictures of the desserts are evil.
Olive Garden cheesecake with strawberry sauce is the best! James ordered the chicken marsala. Because it was so slow in coming the waitress told him there would be no charge. I told her that wasn't necessary but she insisted. The chicken marsala was not up to par. The sauce was minimal and James said it didn't taste right. He had two pieces of chicken. The first one was fine but the second was so tough he could hardly cut through it and it did not taste good. When he told the waitress I guess she told the manager because the manager came over and gave us a $15 gift card. Even though the food wasn't up to par we certainly got good service and will come back again.
Back in the car, "My Fair Gentleman" and on to Payson. Again, I fell asleep. I'm so glad I didn't have to drive down by myself! We stopped in Payson for gas because it was $3.25 at Speedway. The only problem was, none of the pumps had any gas. We drove on to Show Low and got gas at Speedway for $3.39.
We finished our book and we both really liked it. Nancy Campbell Allen is a good writer.
It was somewhere between 7 and 7:30 when we got home. After unloading the car and putting most things away, I stacked the blankets on one of the couches and will take them downstairs tomorrow, I walked and James and I watched our Christmas movie, "The Spruces and the Pines" on GAC. We were in bed by 10:06.
These photos of Charlie, Summer and the cat were taken
Sunday evening at Jared & Kacey's when Summer
came over for dinner
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