Tue, May 24th, 2022: Ascuncion Paraguay Temple, Walmart, Grombach's, Shumway's, Ruby's 3rd birthday, James's bedmaking, Ulvade, Texas

 

Ascuncion, Paraguay

112th operating temple

Dedicated: 19 May 2002

By: Gordon B. Hinckley

Jesus Christ, Second Coming

Psalms 24:7

Lift up your heads, O ye gates; and be ye lift up, ye everlasting doors; and the King of glory shall come in.

Book of Mormon

Alma 5:26-42

"Come Follow Me"

Joshua 1:1-9 God will be with me if I am faithful to Him.

Joshua 1 & 2

AprGenCon

"The Covenant Path: The Way to Eternal Life"

Elder Adeyinka A. Ojediran

Of the Seventy

 Dear brothers and sisters, each of us is a prince or princess. We have been sent to mortality by a loving Heavenly Father to enjoy the blessing of a body that would become immortal through the Atonement and Resurrection of Jesus Christ. We are expected to prepare to return to God's presence by proving that we will "do all things whatsoever the Lord our God shall command us" (Abraham 3:25).

I woke up at 5 but didn't feel like getting up until 5:30. The sun was already up. It shines through the window on our door if I don't pull the curtain over to the wall and lay it over the push pin in the wall.

This weeks cake is to celebrate our family birthday or more traditionally called our anniversary. I think it is going to be lemon with lemon curd and whipped cream filling. I can hardly wait until Thursday.

I went to town today with James and got all of the things I need to make my lemon cake on Thursday. I can hardly wait!

James was going in to get his bloodwork done for his 3 month cancer check. The girl at the hospital said there was no order for his bloodwork, which surprised him because he thought East Valley Urology had a standing order. He was told to go home and call E.V. U. and ask them to send a standing order. 

Before going to town I fixed lunch, leftover salad and scalloped potatoes, shrimp, and asparagus. It was yummy.

I listened to a couple of chapters from Saints and a couple of All In interviews, one with David Butler and one with Elder Gerald Lund.

 I also listened to a chapter from my book, "Oil in Our Lamps." Here is a quote from that book: 

Let us drink from the Goblet of Gratitude

rather than from the

Bottle of Bitterness

This sounds like a quote from Elder Uchtdorf, but I'm not sure, I'm only sure that I've heard it before.

Luna got in the yard today. I guess James is not putting the chain on the gate tight enough. When he yelled at her to "get out" it startled her and she went clomping through the mud, making huge and deep footprints for James to cover up. They have a love, love not so much, relationship.

 A national tragedy today in Ulvade, Texas. 19 children at Robb Elementary School and 2 teachers were killed by an 18 year old shooter. I am feeling both heartbreak and anger. Here is a statement made by Elder Bednar:

"Sadly, the news of our day is filled with heartache - including the tragic events and the loss of life most recently in Texas. We mourn with those who mourn and pray for all those impacted by this senseless act of violence. My prayer and my blessing is that we will be guided, comforted, and helped in our important work, and that victims, families, and nations might be granted the peace that surpasses all understanding - the peace that comes from Jesus Christ."

I think schools need to build fences and hire guards and arm teachers. I don't think banning guns will work because a criminal will always find a way to get a gun.

President Shumway is the President of the

Chicago, Illinois mission and he is our

former stake president who called everyone

in the stake on their birthdays.

This is how James makes the bed:

His side

My side