Salt Lake City, Utah
4th operating temple
Dedicated: 6-24 Apr 1893
By: Wilford Woodruff
Jesus Christ, Resurrection
2 Nephi 26:1
And after Christ shall have risen from the dead he shall show himself unto you, my children, and my beloved brethren; and the words which he shall speak unto you shall be the law which ye shall do.
Book of Mormon
2 Nephi 1:13-32
"Come Follow Me"
Genesis 10 & 11 and Family Scripture Study
OctGenCon
"Becoming More In Christ: The Parable Of The Slope"
Elder Clark G. Gilbert
Of the Seventy
Focus on where you are headed and not where you began. It would be wrong to ignore your circumstances - they are real and need to be addressed. But overfocusing on a difficult starting point can cause it to define you and even constrain your ability to choose.
Second, involve the Lord in the process of lifting your slope.
"A Faithful Search Rewarded"
Elder Patricio M. Giuffra
Of the Seventy
It has been almost 45 years since my mother and I first learned the joy and power of having faith in Christ. During these blessed years, we have known, as President Russell M. Nelson declared:
"Everything good in life, every potential blessing of eternal significance, begins with faith. Allowing God to prevail in our lives begins with faith that He is willing to guide us. True repentance begins with faith that Jesus Christ has the power to cleanse, heal, and strengthen us."
Liahona
"Becoming a Covenant Person Among a Covenant People"
Elder Neil L. Andersen
We are transformed when we accept and keep the covenants that God offers to each of His children.
*The Lord's Promise to Gather His People
*An Invitation Declined
*A Strong Testimony, a Vibrant Faith
*Moving Forward on the Covenant Path
*Children of the Covenant
"As the Lord's servant, I promise that His grace and goodness will redeem us as we keep our faith in Him and do our very best to keep our covenants with Him."
One of the first things I did this morning was wish Betty Trezise a Happy Birthday. Betty is Ian's mom. I also spoke with Sheri via text telling her about my week and about her dad dropping a log on his foot. I am grateful for the ability to communicate so easily with loved ones. I asked Sheri if it would be okay for me to bring her birthday pie down when I come this Monday since I won't be down there on her birthday. She said that would be fine.
After James and I have our family prayer and study from the Book of Mormon and the "Come Follow Me" lesson, he usually goes in to the computer on the dining room table and does some indexing. Since the beginning of January he has indexed around 3,000 names. I am so proud of him and his dedication.
A sunny day but still a little chilly, at least that's what James says. I never went outside to find out.
I'm always hopeful that I will get back on my schedule so I can get more things done. Well, it did not happen today. I fixed a salad, two rolls, and some shrimp for lunch. James said it was the perfect lunch.
After lunch we re-watched "The Wedding Veil, part 1", starring Lacey Chabert and Kevin McGarry. Next week part 2 is coming out with Autumn Reeser as the main character. I am looking forward to that one.
James and I both had a rest time and then walked together while listening to "Love and Lavendar". James's foot still hurts so he takes Tramadol and gets a false sense of it's better and then does too much. He was on it a lot today cutting some pieces of wood, and working on the dining room table. All of this for his job. By the end of the day he could hardly walk and when we went to bed he had a hard time sleeping because of the pain. I wish he would have gone to the hospital yesterday when we were in town but he talked himself out of it.
I watched an older movie this afternoon called "The Road to Christmas" which featured Marie Osmond in a supporting role. I play this game where for 20 minutes I do an activity and then the next 20 minutes I do something else. I played this game this afternoon. When I needed a break I sat down for 20 minutes and watched this movie. I also baked Trina's birthday cake and made dinner and cleaned the kitchen. I used a box mix for Trina's cake, dark chocolate fudge and enhanced it so it would be more like homemade. The texture was so thick and creamy before I baked it. Because it was so rich and creamy I was able to get four layers instead of 3. I frosted the last layer with fudgy frosting for James and I. I also added nuts.
I made pot stickers for dinner. They were tasty. I froze the three remaining layers of Trina's cake and cleaned up the kitchen including mopping the floor.
James and I walked one more round around the high table while reading a chapter and then we settled down to watch a movie. By this time James was complaining about his foot and toe.
I had recorded an older Christmas movie but a favorite called, "Christmas Angel." Kim likes it so well that she bought it. It was made in 2009 and was filmed in Salt Lake City, Orem, Provo, and Pleasant Grove, Utah. Spanky's Diner, which is featured quite a bit in the movie is an actual diner in Pleasant Grove. We both really enjoyed the message of this movie, about looking around for others who may need a helping hand and then giving that helping hand.
We did not get in bed until 11pm. We really do need to get back on our schedule.
new pots for our plants, birthday gifts
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