Monday, July 18th, 2022: Work at Thompson's in the 90's, scattered showers, gospel study King Cyrus, Charlie, Steps, Case Lueck, Aurora's bday,

Arequipa, Peru

167th operating temple

Dedicated: 15 Dec 2019

By: Ulisses Soares

Jesus Christ, Second Coming

D&C 1:12

Prepare ye, prepare ye for that which is to come, for the Lord is nigh;

Book of Mormon

Alma 34:17-41

17 Therefore may God grant unto you, that ye may begin to exercise your faith unto repentance, that ye begin to call upon his holy name, that he would have mercy upon you;

"Come Follow Me"

Ezra 1; 3-7; Nehemiah 2; 4-6; 8 I am doing a great work. Ezra 1, 3

AprGenCon

"Our Relationship With God"

Elder D. Todd Christofferson

Of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles

Our repentance and obedience, our sacrifices, and our good works do matter. We want to be among those described by Ether as "always abounding in good works." But it is not so much because of some tally kept in celestial account books. These things matter because they engage us in God's work and are the means by which we collaborate with Him in our own transformation from natural man to saint. What our Heavenly Father offers us is Himself and His Son, a close and enduring relationship with Them through the grace and mediation of Jesus Christ, our Redeemer.

James brings me a shake for breakfast, we have family prayer, and he leaves for the Thompson's. I read scriptures alone and I also read from my book, "The Redemption of the Bride."

My computer is so slow when I try to post pictures. It makes blogging a chore rather than the joy it should be. I do my 20 minutes increments this morning: 20 minutes of scripture study, 20 minutes blogging and walking in between while watching a Christmas movie. I ended up getting 15,020 steps today. It's a good way to start the week. 

James said it was hot working at the Thompson's, around 90 degrees. We had some scattered showers. 

I was disappointed that "Come Follow Me Made Easier" did not have a podcast this week. I looked back over their history and it looks pretty random. It looks like they already have one posted for next week's lesson on Esther. I watched Tyler and Taylor on "Book of Mormon Central" instead. 

It was after 5 pm when James got home. I fixed him some dinner while he showered, shrimp, peas, and rolls. He does his sales taxes for the month of July and then he comes into the bedroom and we watch a movie together. We watched "My Christmas Family Tree" starring Aimee Teegarden and Andrew Walker. It is about a girl who registers her DNA and finds a father and his family that she never knew she had. It was sooo good and we enjoyed watching it even though we had seen it before.

We listened to two chapters of "A Faithful Proposal" so we could walk before going to bed.

Charlie waiting for her Daddy

Case Lueck leaving for his mission in Brazil

Replica of Cyrus's Cylinder at the U.N. 

in New York

James left his frozen water jug on the table.

This was what was left behind.