Reno, Nevada
81st operating temple
23 Apr 2000
By: Thomas S. Monson
Jesus Christ, Redeemer
Helaman 5:9
O remember, remember, my sons, the words which king Benjamin spake unto his people; yea, remember that there is no other way nor means whereby man can be saved, only through the atoning blood of Jesus Christ, who shall come; yea, remember that he cometh to redeem the world.
Book of Mormon
3 Nephi 19:30-20:19
D&C
128:15-25 & Voices of the Restoration
"Come Follow Me"
127:5-8; 128:1-8 "Whatsoever you record on earth shall be recorded in heaven"
OctGenCon
"The Love of God"
Elder D. Todd Christofferson
Of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostes
Our Heavenly Father loves us profoundly and perfectly. In His love, He created a plan, a plan of redemption and happiness to open to us all the opportunities and joys we are willing to receive, up to and including all that He has and is. To achieve this, He was even willing to offer His Beloved Son, Jesus Christ, as our Redeemer. "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life." His is a Father's pure love - universal to all yet personal to each.
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. His 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
Jenny Guthrie,
"One Percent Better"
PURE TRUTH:
PURE TRUTH:
We are children of Heavenly Parents. We are eternal beings with divine destiny. And that influences EVERYTHING
PURE DOCTRINE OF CHRIST:
Repentance . . . . it is a process. A process of 1% gains, and is not meant for us to do on our own. Rely on Christ, on the merits and mercy of Him who is mighty to save . . . . and deliver
PURE REVELATION:
. . .this is where God speaks to you personally. I love how Elder Bednar puts it..."What are you hearing that's not being said." Or in other words, what is God telling YOU??!!
For me, an intentional effort, 1% better, focusing on GRATITUDE. The healing balm of Gratitude.
Up at 4:06. There has been a burn going on since Monday and the smoke smells like a huge campfire. Why oh why.
James got a call from his friend Digger from high school the other day. Digger called to tell James that their mutual friend Jerald H. had passed away. James and Jerald were good friends and they were both wrestlers. James definitely wants to go to the funeral which is this Saturday. I will be helping with a funeral in our ward for the Bowen family.
I listened to Emily on Inklings this morning. Her guest speaker was Jenny Guthrie. Emily discussed 1 Samuel 17, the story of David and Goliath and Jenny discussed "One Percent Better" by Elder Michael A. Dunn. Jenny and her husband were mission leaders so she has had a lot of experience teaching. Here is one of the quotes I liked from her talk:
"If we want to be an eternal being and return to live with Heavenly Father, how do we get there?
By making incremental changes. Small steps. We must know who we are, sons and daughters of Heavenly Parents, and where we are going."
D&C 128:19 "As the dews of Carmel, so shall the knowledge of God descend upon the Saints", using the slow, steady, yet constant dew as a metaphor for the slow steady, yet constant revelations that He will give to his people.
Carmel is a mountain in Israel and it has dew on it 250 nights of the year which keeps it green all year long.
I made tuna sandwiches for lunch and I must say, they were quite delicious. I put celery, pickles, and green onions in the albacore tuna I used and then added mayo. It's been awhile since I've had a tuna sandwich. I forgot how much I like them.
This evening I finished walking while James and I watched, "Crashing Through the Snow" starring Amy Acker and Warren Christie. We both liked it and look forward to watching lots more Christmas movies before the season is over.
Happy 45th Birthday Jared!
Addy and her friends in their
cow pants
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