Fri, Mar 11th, 2022: Lima Peru Temple, 3" of snow, CFM stories of afflictions, sunny all day, Charlie @ museum, taxes, wash temple clothes, Happy Bday Catherine

 

Lima, Peru

38th operating temple

Dedicated: 10 Jan 1986

By: Gordon B. Hinckley

Jesus Christ, Rock

Isaiah 8:14

And he shall be for a sanctuary; but for a stone of stumbling and for a rock of offence to both the houses of Israel, for a gin and for a snare to the inhabitants of Jerusalem.

Book of Mormon

2 Nephi 29:1-14

"Come Follow Me"

Genesis 41:1-36 FSS "Refiner's Fire" and "After the Storm" videos

OctGenCon

"The Things of My Soul"

Elder Ronald A. Rasband

Of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles

Be joyful and cheerful. 

"Be of good cheer, and do not fear," the Lord has said. Why?

How, when challenges face us at every turn? Because of the promise made by Jesus Christ: "I the Lord am with you, and will stand by you."

President Nelson describes the restored gospel as "a message of joy!" And he explains, "The joy we feel has little to do with the circumstances of our lives and everything to do with the focus of our lives."

Liahona

Saints Vol. 3

Relief Society President

Toshiko Yanagida

I was up at 5:51 this morning. It was 13 degrees and we had 3 inches of snow outside. James went out and shoveled snow.

Today during scripture study we watched two videos which were in the family study section. One was called "The Refiner's Fire is Real" and the other, I'm not sure of the title but it was about the devastation left behind in Moore, Oklahoma after a tornado. Watching these two videos really put things in perspective for me. The first video is about a woman who loses her husband and several of her children to cancer. She now helps others going through similar trials. 

The second is about a woman living in Moore, Oklahoma. She and her husband had three children and then adopted four more of her sisters children who were in a bad situation. Soon after this the husband abandons the family. The woman is now left with 7 children on her own. A tornado hits there town and destroys her home. The incredible faith and fortitude of these two women and their dependence on the Savior carries them through these tragedies.

I feel so blessed right now.

James is still working on income taxes and every so often he takes a break and we walk while listening to our book, "Beyond the Lavender Fields." 

I washed our temple clothes this afternoon in preparation for working in the temple tomorrow. 

For dinner we had potstickers and salad. I finished the movie "A Summer Romance." I also did 12,000 steps.

Today is my friend Catherine's 88th birthday. Happy Birthday Catherine.