Thursday, June 30th, 2022:James works in Vernon today, Ministering sisters Donna & Stefani, Enchiladas for the missionaries, Dena Davis

 

Tijuana, Mexico

149th operating church

Dedicated: 13 Dec 2015

By: Dieter F. Uchtdorf

Jesus Christ, Second Coming

1 Thessalonians 4:16

For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first:

Book of Mormon

Alma 24:19-30

26 And it came to pass that the people of God were joined that day by more than the number who had been slain; and those who had been slain were righteous people, therefore we have no reason to doubt but what they were saved.

"Come Follow Me"

1 Kings 19:1-18 The Lord often speaks in quiet, simple ways. 1 Kings 18:23-48

AprGenCon

"Our Heartfelt All"

Elder Dieter F. Uchtdorf

Of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles

"Many that were rich cast in much," but then, along came a poor widow, "and she threw in two mites." It was such a small amout, it would hardly be worth recording.

And yet this seemingly inconsequential donation caught the Savior's attention. In fact, it impressed Him so deeply that "he called unto him his disciples, and saith unto them, Verily I say unto you, That this poor widow hath cast more in, than all they which have cast into the treasury:

"For all they did cast in of their abundance; but she of her want did cast in all that she had, even all her living."

With this simple observation, the Savior taught us how offerings are measured in His kingdom - and it's quite different from the way we usually measure things. To the Lord, the value of the donation was measured not by the effect it had on the treasury but by the effect it had on the heart of the donor.

In praising this faithful widow, the Savior gave us a standard to measure our discipleship in all of its many expressions. Jesus taught that our offering may be large or it may be small, but either way, it must be our heartfelt all.

"Now Is the Time"

President Russell M. Nelson

President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Yes, we should learn from the past, and yes, we should prepare for the future. But only now can we do. Now is the time we can learn. Now is the time we can repent. Now is the time we can bless others and "lift up the hands which hang down." As Mormon counseled his son Moroni, "Let us labor diligently; ... for we have a labor to perform while in this tabernacle of clay, that we may conquer the enemy of all righteousness, and rest our souls in the kingdom of God."

Inklings Live

Emily Belle Freeman & Susan Peterson

James is working here today. Yay! He went to the Thompson's this morning. At 10:00 I had a visit from my ministering sisters, Donna Peeler and Stefani Hunsaker. They stayed for about an hour and we had a nice visit. Stefani made me some of the most delicious peanut butter cookies I have ever eaten. When James got home he loved them too.

We had a nice rainstorm today. Rain always makes everything smell so fresh and clean! I took a nap after lunch and so did James. I listened to "Teaching with Power" as part of my "Come Follow Me" study. Brother Wilcox asked this question as he discussed the leaders of both Israel and Judah. There are two styles of leadership. What kind of leader am I? 

This afternoon James went to the Thompson's were he is trying to lay out the pad for their modular home. He also went to Barbar Bartels. She bought a modular home from the same place the Thompson's did. It's for her son and his family and she wants James to do the pad. James also stopped by the Peeler's and picked up a check.

Paul texted and said that Dena Davis had passed away. Dena is CT Davis's daughter who was a little older than Stacy, 53. She had pneumonia, heart problems, and cancer. CT posted about her on Facebook:

I taught Dena's sister Melonie

in Young Women's.

When James came home I had already put the enchiladas together and they were in the oven. I was in the bedroom. After a few minutes he asked me what time it was. 5:30, Yikes! The missionaries will be here at 6. I got into gear and got myself ready and then both James and I went into the kitchen to get the last minute details for our dinner ready. James set the table and got some ice water. I cooked refried beans and corn and got out some chips and salsa. 

Elder Goodwin and Elder McPhie were right on time. They were dressed casually because they had been over to Brother and Sister Gilbert's doing service. James gave the blessing and we served ourselves and sat down for dinner. Brother Goodwin put his enchiladas inside of a flour tortilla. James was concerned because he thought it wasn't taste too good that way. He also added some corn chips. I said it was like a crunch wrap at Taco Bell. Both missionaries seemed to like the dinner. Elder McPhie is a football player and he had seconds. For dessert we had rootbeer floats and I gave each of them a couple of peanut butter cookies to eat on the way home. They asked if we knew anyone they could share a message with. I invited Tana to dinner but of course she was a no-show. I suggested they go by the MacArthur's and told them a little bit about Chelsea and Jarrod. Jarrod is still in Alaska but Chelsea should be home with the three kids. 

I did the dishes and cleaned the kitchen while James indexed. At 8 pm I only had 3,500 steps but before bed I had 10,000. 

"I like the fishies"