Brisbane, Australia
115th operating temple
Dedicated: 15 June 2003
By: Gordon B. Hinckley
Jesus Christ, Son of man
Mark 8:38
Whosoever therefore shall be ashamed of me and of my words in this adulterous and sinful generation; of him also shall the Son of man be ashamed, when he cometh in the glory of his Father with the holy angels.
Book of Mormon
4 Nephi 1:1-22
"Come Follow Me"
Amos 4-5 Seek the Lord and ye shall live. Amos 4-5.
OctGenCon
"Are You Still Willing?"
Elder Kevin W. Pearson
Of the Seventy
One Sunday, while I was preparing to partake of the sacrament after several weeks of stake conference assignments, an interesting and powerful thought passed through my mind.
As the priest began offering the blessing on the bread, words I had heard so many times before pressed forcefully upon my mind and heart."And witness unto thee, O God, the Eternal Father, that they are willing to take upon them the name of thy Son, and always remember him and keep his commandments which he has given them." How many times have we witnessed unto God that we are willing?
"Courage To Proclaim The Truth"
Elder Denelson Silva
Of the Seventy
In my search for the truth, I asked the missionaries which church was true and how I could find it. They taught me that I could obtain that answer for myself. With great expectation and desire, I accepted their challenge to read several chapters from the Book of Mormon. I prayed with a sincere heart and with real intent (see Moroni 10:4-5). The answer to my question was clear, and several days later-more precisely on May 1, 1983-I was baptized and confirmed a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
4:45 I got up. What happened to 4:00? I slept right through it!
In the governor race for Arizona this is one of the headlines:
Should Kari Lake concede to Katie Hobbs or challenge the election results?
Today Michelle's Mountain MicroSchool students are coming to do service for us. They are scheduled for 10:00. James went to work at Barbara's but said he would be back at ten. A few minutes after ten Michelle's pickup truck drove up, filled with kids in the back. Soon the doorbell rang and in marched ten kids along with Michelle. I knew some and called them by name and asked the names of those I didn't know. Here is a couple of pictures of Michelle's class:
Colter Hunsaker, Devin Jameson, Dagny (Chimi) Tesarek, Xochitl Ung, Elijah and Damion Hernandez
Back row: Resten Tesarek, Chance Hernandez, Michelle Tesarek,
Tanner Kenyon, and Georgia Jameson
James met with the kids around the fireplace and gave some assignments. He wants kids outside in the backyard picking up pine needles and putting pine needles and pine cones in containers and rake and sweep excessive pine needles and burn them in the fire pit.
The kids loved doing the fire but the smoke was terrible!
Tanner and Georgia washed windows. Colter soon joined Tanner to help him. Michelle and I were in the kitchen making refreshments. I had made chocolate cupcakes with buttercream frosting. Michelle made the Rice Krispy treats I had set out. I got the hot chocolate cups filled with hot chocolate and the water heated up. I washed some apples and set them in a bowl. Thank goodness, something healthy!
Here are some fun conversations I had:
With Michelle:
They have a paint horse named Cricket who paws the ground and snorts when she is hungry
They call Dagny, her daughter, Chimi because when she was a baby she would wrap her in a blanket and she looked like a chimichanga.
I asked Dagny what she wanted to be called and she said, "Chimi please!"
One of the Hernandez boys, I think it was Elijah said, You have a Minecraft door but you probably don't know what that is. I said I have grandkids so I have seen Minecraft being played. He pointed out the three doors in the alcove in the hallway and explained to me why they were Minecraft doors. Don't ask me what the explanation was.
Michelle said the three Hernandez boys built a house with their mom out of pallets. James said that Chance was the best worker.
Georgia Jameson said: "You have a beautiful home."
Tanner to Michelle: "Since we worked so hard here can we rest when we get back to school."
Michelle to Tanner: "Tanner I think you have a book report to finish."
You can tell that Michelle loves these kids and they love her. They call her Michelle. I think she is doing a great service for our community even though I know this is her job. Some of the kids are underprivileged and shy and she is bringing them out of their shells. She is pretty darn amazing and I love her so much!!
Everyone finally left before noon. I was exhausted. The dishes will have to wait. I grab a cupcake and head for my bedroom recliner. James is back at work so I am home alone. I turned on a Christmas movie: The Picture of Christmas. After some rest and recuperation I got up and went in to clean the kitchen. I started my walking and blogging rotation routine every 20 minutes.
James came home from work starving because he missed lunch. I fixed some shrimp and steamed some fresh broccoli for our dinner. After dinner I finished my steps before seven p.m. I listen to "In the Shadow of a Queen." This chapter was the one where Albert dies and it was sooo sad. He was only 42 and his family loved him so much.
I also listened to the first lecture in Hillsdale College's "Constitution 101" series. I have a leather bound book entitled "The Constitution of the United States of America and Selected Writings of the Founding Fathers." I will be using this book in conjunction with these lectures. I used it tonight to find some answers to the quiz at the end of the lecture.
I made some Family History files and did some research on Family Search. All this including a shower and washing my hair and we were in bed before nine. James was in a talkative, funny mood so we laughed and talked before going to sleep.
Danielle & Pasha
You have gotta love 4 yr olds!
This reminded me of Charlie!
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