Tue, Apr 19th, 2022: Palmyra New York Temple, Temple session with James and Ruth Gale, steps, polish floors, ministering interview w Jennifer Golly,

 

Palmyra, New York

77th operating temple

Dedicated: 6 April 2000

By: Gordon B. Hinckley

Jesus Christ, Savior

Acts 5:31

Him hath God exalted with his right hand to be a Prince and a Saviour, for to give repentance to Israel, and forgiveness of sins.

Book of Mormon

Mosiah 11:16-29

"Come Follow Me"

Exodus 18:13-27 I can help "bear the burden" of doing the Lord's work.

AprGenCon

"Christ Heals That Which Is Broken"

Amy A. Wright

Second Counselor in the Primary General Presidency

He can heal broken relationships with God, broken relationships with others, and broken parts of ourselves.

Liahona

"Leadership Lessons from Moses"

In some of my studies today I ran across this quote which I love:

We enter into the holiest through the blood of Christ.

This statement went along with an experience I had in the temple today with Ruth Gale and James. I noticed in the closed caption dialogue before going through the veil that the Lord on the other side is Elohim. I had always thought it was Jehovah. We discussed this in the Celestial room. Ruth and James both thought it was Jehovah and James still did. He had not noticed the dialogue notes like Ruth and I had. I remembered something Elder Halverson had said last week in his "Come Follow Me" podcast that the veil of the temple represents the body of Christ. I said, If Heavenly Father receives us before we go into the Celestial kingdom, where is Christ? Then I told Ruth and James that I thought He was represented in the veil. It was a learning experience for all of us. Ruth wondered what the law of the Lord was that is mentioned in conjunction with the law of sacrifice. I said I thought it was the law of obedience but I wasn't sure. I would go home and research it and let her know that I found. This is what I found in Brother Anthony Sweat's book, "The Holy Covenants."

"Obeying the law of God, or the law of the Lord as it is sometimes called, means that we learn the directives of God, submit to them, and strive to follow them. Those divine directives are found in scriptures and in the words of living prophets." - Page 59

This is the chapter in Brother Sweat's book called The Law of Obedience.

As I was reading in Brother James Ferrel's book "The Hidden Christ" I found this statement:

"The temple is revealed to be the means of escape from the bondage of the world, a space set apart for the sanctification of man so that, once purified, we can again stand in the presence of God." This is the beauty of the temple.

Going to the temple is the most important thing we did today. Here are a few other things that happened. This actually happened last week but James told me about it today. The Peeler's got $3,800 worth of appliances for $450 because they were returned items. They are pretty happy about this. I got 16,000 steps before leaving for the temple at 2:20 and accomplished most of my goals this morning. I ironed James a shirt for the temple, did some indexing, had personal and family scripture study and prayer, finished polishing the kitchen floor and the wood floor. Had a ministering interview with Jennifer Golly. I texted Catherine Halcomb, Tanna, and the missionaries. 

We drove into the temple parking lot right behind Ruth. I brought names to do. I gave James one from his line and I had two names of Anthony's that I have had for awhile. I gave one to Ruth and I took the other one. James dropped me off at the front door because the wind was blowing so hard. Ruth and I rode the elevator up together. Our session was small, 8 sisters and 4 brothers. All three of us were in the prayer circle. 

After our session we went to "Streets" for dinner. Our friend Shaelyn Smith doesn't work there anymore. Ruth said the girl that waited on us is the owner. She is very cheerful and always has a smile on her face. James got the Reuben sandwich and I got the Chinese chicken salad and Ruth got the special which was a chicken wrap. All of the food was delicious. After dinner we said goodbye to Ruth. I told her I was grateful that she had called us and asked us to attend the temple with her once a month. It is something that we look forward to all month. She is such a dear friend. I think she would be perfect for Pierce but I need to wait longer because Pierce needs more time. It hasn't even been six months since Barbara died. Who knows if either of them is interested in getting remarried. We shall see.

Prom dress shopping for Addy 

turned into shopping for Lola.

To special sisters in our ward had their

birthday yesterday. They are two of the

nicest people you will ever meet.