Oquirrh Mountain, Utah
130th operating temple
Dedicated: 21-23 Aug 2009
By: Thomas S. Monson
Jesus Christ, relationships with the Father
D&C 50:43 (3 Nephi 9:15)
And the Father and I are one. I am in the Father and the Father in me; and inasmuch as ye have received me, ye are in me and I in you.
3 Nephi 9:15
Behold, I am Jesus Christ the Son of God. I created the heavens and the earth, and all things that in them are. I was with the Father from the beginning. I am in the Father, and the Father in me; and in me hath the Father glorified his name.
Book of Mormon
Ether 15:18-34
"Come Follow Me"
DC 1:17-23; 13; 20:1-12; 65; 110; 112:30-32; 124:39-42; 128:19-21
His priesthood and His Church have been restored
Dennis, Denise, Rachel, Eric,
OctGenCon
"A House of Sequential Order"
Elder Vaiangina Sikahema
The Lord took great care in explaining to Moses the order in which He created the earth. First, He started by dividing the light from the darkness, then water from dry land. He added plant life and animals before introducing to the newly formed planet His greatest creation: humankind, beginning with Adam and Eve.
Inklings
Live with Emily and Chelsea Hightower
I was determined that we would leave for the valley by 10 this morning since I was the reason we were late the last time we went. We did it with our car filled with presents, venison steaks for Christmas morning, and of course our luggage. Poor Luna, she will be alone until Sunday afternoon.
On the way to town we listened to the Book of Mormon. In town I tried to drop off Candace's calendar at the pet store but she wasn't there. Since we were in the neighborhood, we got some tacos to eat as we left town.
We stopped at Dennis's and then Harold's as we got to Linden. We gave each of them a calendar. Rachel, Evie, and Eric along with Dennis and Denise were at his house. Evie is four and loves to sing. She sang us three Christmas songs; "I Ain't Gettin' Nothin' for Christmas", "Up On The Housetop", and "I Wanna Hippopotamus for Christmas."
Dennis, Denise, Rachel, Eric,
Evie, and Eric's dog
After wishing everyone a Merry Christmas we headed for Harold and Vickie's. We ate some of Harold's fudge. My favorite was the peanut butter. Harold told us we could pick out a table that he made.
We will have to come back to pick up the table since we are in the car and on the way to the valley.
I chose the rectangular table to put out on the deck. I may get another one to put where our little trampoline is right now.
It is a beautiful day with lots of sunshine. Gas is still $3.45 in Payson. When we got to Chandler we checked into the Crowne Plaza, formerly known as the San Marcos Hotel in downtown. The San Marcos the oldest hotel in Arizona. It is charming. I think the rooms are quite expensive because it is next to the golf course. Brian got us a room for two nights as part of our Christmas gift. As soon as we were checked in and I was settled nicely in room 107, James left to meet Sal and someone he knows that wants some construction work done. While James was gone I got "settled in" and started to work on my blog. When James got back he took a nap.
When James woke up we decided we would walk to Serrano's for dinner. Downtown Chandler has changed so much! New restaurants, etc. The City of Chandler buildings are modern and updated too. James remembers having to pay his sales taxes by going to the old city building. Chandler now has a very upscale building in the middle of downtown. Our wait for a table was around 20 minutes and then we were called in. I ordered a chicken enchilada with rice and beans. James ordered a green machaca burro. Neither of us finished our meal. The food was not how we remembered it. We did get bean dip which seemed the same.
We got back to the hotel and got ready to go to the David Archuleta concert at the Chandler Center for the Arts. Kim and Brian picked us up at 7:10. It was less than a five minute drive. By happenstance we parked next to Sheri. Stacy was already there and waiting for us near the front entrance.
Brian paid for everyone's tickets. Ours were $75 a piece. We were front and center on the 2nd row. Stacy, Sheri, Kim, and Brian we a couple of rows back on the side.
We all loved the concert. We laughed, cried, danced, and sang. Well, at least some of us did. Part of the encore was "O Holy Night." I was so happy because I didn't think he was going to sing it.
Stacy told us that Jared Ammon works at one of the restaurants at the hotel where we are staying. The name of the restaurant is Crust. She also said he could be downstairs at the Ostrich. She wanted us to go by and say hello to him. After Brian and Kim dropped us off we decided we wanted to go to Walmart. James wanted to get some pomegranate juice. We went over by Crust, on the other side of the hotel from our room, and there was no place to park so we didn't stop.
"Train your mind to see the good in everything. Positivity is a choice. The happiness of your life depends on the quality of your thoughts."
Crowne Plaza Hotel in downtown Chandler
"Archie" fans
Chandler before it was a city.
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