Quito, Ecuador
175th operating temple
Dedicated: 20 Nov 2022
By: Quinton L. Cook
Jesus Christ, taking the name of
D&C 18:24
Wherefore, all men must take upon them the name which is given of the Father, for in that name shall they be called at the last day;
Book of Mormon
1 Nephi 12:11-13:9
Come Follow Me
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FIRSTBORN
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Sister Michelle D. Craig
First Counselor in the Young Women General Presidency
When your faith, your family, or your future are challenged - when you wonder why life is so hard when you are doing the best to live the gospel - remember that the Lord told us to expect troubles. Troubles are part of the plan and do not mean you've been abandoned; they are part of what it means to be His. He was, after all, "a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief."
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Isaiah 4:5-6
5 And the LORD will create upon every dwelling place of mount Zion, and upon her assemblies, a cloud and smoke by day, and the shining of a flaming fire by night: for upon all the glory shall be a defence.
6 And there shall be a tabernacle for a shadow in the daytime from the heat, and for a place of refuge, and for a covert from storm and from rain.
I started my morning as I have been trying to do for awhile, with a glass of warm lemon water. It's a cleanser but I have to be careful I don't rot my teeth so I drink it with a straw.
James didn't get up until 7:30 and then he went into the kitchen to fix himself from breakfast. I was concerned that maybe he wasn't going to sacrament meeting, but he did. He pulled it together and got ready in record time. He said he didn't feel like staying the second hour and would I take him home. It was snowing like crazy outside and I said I didn't want to take him home and then have to turn around and drive back because I don't like driving in the snow and I didn't want to miss half of Sunday School. That's when he said he would take the truck.
Here are some notes from sacrament meeting:
Beverly Wilcock, the stake Relief Society president was the first speaker:
She told a story about her daughter getting her car stuck in their driveway after they go 20 inches of snow a couple of weeks ago. Wow! That's a lot of snow considering we only got 4 inches. Sister Wilcock lives in Lakeside. The point of the story was that her daughter could not get her car out without some help. We are like that. We cannot return and live with our Heavenly Father without some help from our Savior Jesus Christ. He strengthens and enables us to move forward.
Most of Sister Wilcock's talk was geared toward the Book of Mormon and the importance of us reading it and gaining a testimony of it. She quoted several promises made by Prophets regarding the Book of Mormon. Here is one from the Prophet Joseph Smith:
"I told the brethren that the Book of Mormon was the most correct of any book on earth, and the keystone of our religion, and a man would get nearer to God by abiding by its precepts, than by any other book."
Ezra Taft Benson:
"It is not just that the Book of Mormon teaches us truth, though it indeed does that. It is not just that the Book of Mormon bears testimony of Christ, though it indeed does that, too. But there is something more. There is a power in the book which will begin to flow into your lives the moment you begin a serious study of the book. You will find greater power to resist temptation. You will find the power to avoid deception. You will find the power to stay on the strait and narrow path. the scriptures are called 'the words of life' (DC 84:85), and nowhere is that more true than it is of the Book of Mormon. When you begin to hunger and thirst after those words, you will find life in greater and greater abundance."
President Russell M. Nelson:
"My dear brothers and sisters, I promise that as you prayerfully study the Book of Mormon every day, you will make better decisions - every day. I promise that as you ponder what you study, the windows of heaven will open, and you will receive answers to your own questions and direction for your own life. I promise that as you daily immerse yourself in the Book of Mormon, you can be immunized against the evils of the day, even the gripping plague of pornography and other mind-numbing addictions."
This is how we bring our families to Christ, by reading the Book of Mormon.
David Skousen - a high councilman and a brother to Chris Skousen in our ward. "Are You Still Willing" by Elder Pearson. The Book of Mormon is a sacred thing. Don't take it lightly. D&C 84 - the Church is under condemnation for taking the Book of Mormon lightly. The Book of Mormon is part of the Everlasting Covenant. More than half of it speaks of Jesus Christ.
Sunday School as taught by Jimmie Applegate. We started out by talking about what influences were in Israel at the time of Christ's birth. I said that there was a great influence by the Greeks. I knew this because I have been studying at home about the 430 year period between the Old and New Testament. Brother Applegate said we should remember the following people from the Old Testament as we study the New Testament. Abraham, Jacob, David, Solomon and Solomon's temple. He wants us to remember the scattering of the Northern Kingdom by the Assyrians and the destruction of the Southern Kingdom by the Babylonians.
When I returned home I made lunch for both of us and then we had our rest time. I read a book instead of napping. James was still in a lot of pain so he took a nap. I finished reading "The Redemption of the Bride." The last part of the book is about part of the book of Revelation in the New Testament. Now I am looking forward to studying the book of Revelation in Sunday School.
I worked on my blog and then went on to Family Search to do some family history work. I started with my mother's mother's line, my Nannie. I learned that Nannie's mom, Artie Elizabeth Walker was married three times. Nannie's father was John Thomas Rutledge. The second husband was a Huddleston and the third a Reynolds. I found a Marcia Huddleston who was listed as Artie and Brother Huddleston's daughter. I went on to Ancestry and found a document with a Lucy as Marcia's mother. I have a mystery to solve before I do Marcia's temple work.
Before going to bed this evening I studied Seeking Jesus and listened to Dave and Emily on "Don't Miss This."
I talked with Sue Hubble today. Brother Ellsworth built a ramp for Sue's daughter who has a brain tumor and is in a wheelchair. It looks really nice. Sue sent me a video. They are so grateful. Thank you Brother Ellsworth!
I emailed Joe, Alex, Ben, Max, and Evan about reading the Book of Mormon. I also asked Anna in her birthday card if she would read it.
It was a good Sabbath day today.
Happy Sabbath from
Charlie and Lovie!
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