Sunday, September 18th, 2022: Isaiah and then Church, Rosie's hug, Wilhelm reunion, Cheryl Sedig, Sunday School, Tithing Declaration, Michelle's request, Hospital, Peach Dessert, "The HIdden Christ"

 

Madrid, Spain

56th operating temple

Dedicated: 19 Mar 1999

By: Gordon B. Hinckley

Jesus Christ, Son of Man

Revelation 1:13

And in the midst of the seven candlesticks one like unto the Son of man, clothed with a garment down to the foot, and girt about the papas with a golden girdle.

Book of Mormon

Helaman 6:1-14

"Come Follow Me"

Review and Isaiah 32-35

AprGenCon

"Christ Heals That Which Is Broken"

Amy A. Wright

Second Counselor in the Primary General Presidency

Exercising faith in Christ means trusting not only in God's will but also in His timing. For He knows exactly what we need and precisely when we need it. When we submit to the will of the Lord, we will ultimately receive substantially more than that which we had desired.

I read Isaiah 32-35 before going to church. 

The first person I saw when we drove up to the church and got out of our car. It was Rosie Lauritzen. She came over and gave me a hug and thanked me for the birthday card. She is such a sweetie!

I talked with Cheryl Sedig on the way in and asked her how Sally, her mother-in-law was doing. She was taken to a hospital in Tucson when she broke her femur. Cheryl said they were trying to get her transferred to a rehab center in Show Low or Lakeside. I also asked Cheryl what kind of meat she canned. She told me not to get roast and that stew meat was the best. Good to know. I'm glad it's stew meat because then I won't have to cut up the meat.

Julie Wilhelm was on the front row on the left side and we side behind her. Julie is Tamara's sister and she said she was here for her dad's 90th birthday. Her dad came in using a walker and sat by her. Her sister Liesl and her husband sat by us. They live near Idaho Falls and I know that Ben served in their town, not sure if he was in their ward. The Crane's were invited to Guy's birthday party/Wilhelm reunion. Their daughter-in-law Susan is a Wilhelm, Tamara's sister. She didn't come because she doesn't get along with her dad's second wife. 

 Before church this morning, while I was getting ready to go, I listened to Sister Amy Wright's talk, "Christ Heals That Which Is Broken." This was the talk that Denise was assigned to use for the basis of her remarks. 

This first quote that Denise gave in her talk was not from Sister Wright's talk, but I think it was quite profound:

You can't make a mistake twice, the second time it's a choice."

One more quote from this talk:

There is nothing in your life that is broken that is beyond the curative, redeeming, and enabling power of Jesus Christ.

It was so nice to see Bishop Hall. He is a truck driver and is gone most Sundays. The basis for his talk was Quentin L. Cook's talk, "Conversion To The Will Of God." Bishop Hall told about reading the Book of Mormon when he was 12 and putting Moroni's promise to the test by praying about it. He said he got an answer and had a spiritual confirmation that the book was true. He also told the story about his little brother Randy who was a computer programmer who worked for the Church. He was a part of the team that developed Family Search. He contacted Ron one day and told him that he and his wife were leaving the Church. The next day Ron drove to the valley and picked up his two sisters and the three of them drove to Spanish Fork, Utah to talk with their brother and sister-in-law to no avail. In spite of this, the Hall family never stopped loving their brother or involving them in their lives. His wife's family, however, disowned them. We must show love to those that we want to influence.

We had Sunday School today and of course we studied Isaiah. It was a good lesson, but nothing really memorable, at least to me.

After church James and I had our tithing declaration. We declared that we are full tithe payers. Afterwards James stayed at the church with Chuck. They are going to visit the Robles family.

I spoke with Natalie Robles earlier. Michelle Teserak asked me to teach Young Women on October 9th and suggested I might want to bring Natalie with me. She said she would like for the girls to get to know some of the Relief Society sisters. I asked Natalie and she said she would be glad to help. The lesson is on centering our lives on Christ.

I went home and had some lunch and rested a few minutes before driving back to the church. I met Barbara Bartels and our plan was to visit Barbara Sayer who was in the hospital in Show Low. Barbara is diabetic and she had a blood sugar of over 400 and then it dropped to 68. She called 911 and the ambulance came and picked her up. When we got to her room there was no one in it. The nurse at the nursing station said that her daughter-in-law had come to pick her up. I had asked earlier how long she was supposed to be in the hospital and Barbara had said 3-4 days. So much for that.

On the way home Barbara asked if I wanted to stop at Barbara's house. I told her no, I didn't want to wake her if she was resting. I told her if she wanted to make an appointment to go see her that I would go with her.

James was home when I returned. He was just getting ready to go take a nap so I joined him. I slept an hour or so and he slept for 2 1/2. I got a text from my friend Maxine saying she had left a peach dessert on our porch. I brought it in and had a serving covered in Coolwhip. It was very good. Thank you Maxine!

When I was working on my blog this afternoon I also read from "The Hidden Christ" about Jonah and Nineveh. I like this quote by the author, James L. Ferrell: 

"There is no greater testament of Christ and His divinity and mission than the testament hidden below the surface of the Old Testament."

 I made us a couple of tuna sandwiches for dinner and we went outside on the front porch to enjoy them and the sunset. It was a

wonderful Sabbath day!

Our Sweet Charlie Mae!

A tiny, strange looking scorpion,

the first one we have seen up here.