OUR FAMILY: Fri, Mar 4th, 2022: Taipei Taiwan Temple, Scriptures, Thomas's book, paid bills, cleaned pantry, Unshaken, swept, mopped, dusted, snowy rain,

Thursday, March 10, 2022

Fri, Mar 4th, 2022: Taipei Taiwan Temple, Scriptures, Thomas's book, paid bills, cleaned pantry, Unshaken, swept, mopped, dusted, snowy rain,

Taipei, Taiwan

31st operating temple

Dedicated: 17 Nov 1984

Gordon B. Hinckley

Jesus Christ, Rock

2 Nephi 9:45

O, my beloved brethren, turn away from your sins; shake off the chains of him that would bind you fast; come unto that God who is the rock of your salvation.

Book of Mormon

2 Nephi 25:14-26

"Come Follow Me"

Genesis 32; Family Scripture Study marriage covenant, work, forgiveness Genesis 28:10-22 Covenants are like rungs on a ladder and they bring us closer to God.

OctGenCon

"The Love Of God"

Elder D. Todd Christofferson

In acknowledging that God loves us perfectly, we each might ask, "How well do I love God? Can He rely on my love as I rely on His?" Would it not be a worthy aspiration to live so that God can love us not just in spite of our failings but also because of what we are becoming? Oh, that He could say of you and me as He said of Hyrum Smith, for example, "I, the Lord, love him because of the integrity of his heart." Let us remember John's kind admonition: "For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous."

Liahona

"Transforming Contention into Love"

"As a conflict mediator, husband, and father, I have found that the gospel of Jesus Christ can bring us the light and strength needed to transform contention into love." - Chad Ford, Professor in Intercultural Peacebuilding, BYU-Hawaii

Up at 5:15 this morning. I read from Thomas Grapp's book this morning. He focused on writing about his children in his journal so they could read how he felt about them and loved them and appreciated them. In this chapter he talks about buying life insurance so that if something happens to him, his family will be temporally taken care of. He then talks about his journal being his spiritual life insurance. He says it this way: "Volumes of my journal are the Spiritual Life Insurance Policy I maintain fro my posterity. Journals are an avenue whereby love and caring is evident beyond the grave."

James is frustrated with his computer and his phone today and with technology in general. I tried to help him get more storage on his phone.

I paid bills today and signed up for Starlink internet with a $100 deposit. I got a notice that it might be over a year before we actually get hooked up with a satellite because they are so busy right now.

James went to town this afternoon and got horse feed and spent over $60 on vitamins. Necessary items but budget depleting.

I stayed home and swept, mopped, dusted, and cleaned up and organized the pantry.

It either rained or snowed today, I'm not sure which. I think it was snow but it didn't stick on the ground because it was so wet.

I ran off and started reading a talk by Marion G. Romney from 1971, "The Gate to Heaven." I think it should be a gospel classic. President Romney was not a favorite speaker because he was a little dry but if you actually go in and read his talks, they are filled with what Elder Scott calls "packets of light."