Saturday, March 25, 2023: 6 Prayer, study, shower, breakfast, Start Lemon Bar cake, lemon curd, cake, frosting, finished at 4:40, Ward Missionary BBQ, Study for Lesson

 

Raleigh, North Carolina

68th operating temple

Dedicated: 18 Dec 1999

By: Gordon B. Hinckley

Jesus Christ, Testimony of

Acts 14:3

Long time therefore abode they speaking boldly in the Lord, which gave testimony unto the word of his grace, and granted signs and wonders to be done by their hands.

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Jacob 5:73-77 The Millennium

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Who has ears to hear, let them hear.

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The Answer Is Jesus

Elder Ryan K. Olsen

Of the Seventy

To those who will choose to serve, I can attest to the blessings that will come as you heed a prophet's call. Serving is not about you; it is about the Savior. You will be called to a place, but more importantly you will be called to a people. You will have the great responsibility and blessing of helping new friends understand that the answer is Jesus.

100 Favorite Verses - "This Is My Joy"

Alma 29:9

I know that which the Lord hath commanded me, and I glory in it. I do not glory of myself, but I glory in that which the Lord hath commanded me; yea, and this is my glory, that perhaps I may be an instrument in the hands of God to bring some soul to repentance; and this is my joy.

I got up at 6 o'clock this morning. I had my prayer and did my gospel study, took a shower and had some breakfast. 

My next order of business was to start the cake I am taking to the ward party tonight. I had set out the eggs, butter, and buttermilk last night because they are all supposed to be at room temperature. 

 

The first thing I did was bake the shortbread crust for the bottom of each cake pan. They only needed to be in the oven for six minutes. I may have gone a little over. 

Next I decided to make the lemon curd because it needs to chill for at least 3-4 hours. I didn't use Courtney's recipe because it calls for three eggs and four egg yolks. The recipe I used just calls for three eggs. It turned out the right texture although it was a little tart. James loved it. I asked him to please not eat it because it was the filling for my cake.

I took a break for lunch and then started mixing the batter for the cake. Three 8" cake pans with the thick yellow batter equally distributed on my little scale I used when I had my book business.

The cakes baked an extra 10 minutes over the time Courtney said. They came out of the pans with no problem. 

I mixed up the frosting, put the curd in between the first and second cake layers and the second and third. I crumb coated the cake and put it in the big freezer in the garage for about 30 minutes. During that 30 minutes I cleaned the kitchen and then I rested. 

Next came the frosting of the cake. I am a little concerned about having enough frosting, but somehow I do. I put Courtney's round, plastic disk on top of the cake and fill in with frosting the gaps. I frost the sides of the cake and smooth the frosting out with Courtney's scraper. Getting the sides completely smooth is difficult for me. I do the best I can with the time that I have. It is slowly approaching 5 o'clock. 

When I am finished frosting, I sprinkle some powdered sugar on the top of the cake through a fine sifter. I then half some lemon slices for a border around the top of the cake. The cake is finished.

I see a few rough spots, but overall it looks

pretty good. 

We had some extra lemon curd I was going to take for people to put on their slices, but James talked me out of it.

I think my cake was the only cake on the dessert table. There were lots of pies and other desserts.

Rosie Lauritzen commented on how beautiful my cake was. 

James and I sat at the first table as you come into the cultural hall. Owen & Donna Peeler, and Pam & Chuck Wood were at this table. Pierce Goodman gave the opening prayer and the blessing on the food. When we were called up to get in line, I was the first one. Kerri kept saying to go out in the hall to lineup because that's where the silverware is. I looked at Brother Peeler who was second in line and he said to me: "We can get our silverware later." That was the only encouragement I needed. 

There were several roaster pans full of shredded pork with BBQ sauce on the side. For sides dishes there were beans, green beans, and different kinds of salad including coleslaw and potato salad. There were also rolls and butter. No homemade rolls from Judy Hunter that I could see. They are so delicious.

James and I both really enjoyed the beans that we got and also the green beans. The meat was tender and flavorful but it was those bean dishes that were loved the most. 

James went over and cut my cake. We saw a new way to cut cake today on the internet. You cut the cake in half and then you make slices on one side. You can get a lot more pieces of cake this way. The regular way the pieces of cake are always too big. These are perfect.

James brought me back a piece of cake. It kind of fell apart because of the shortbread which I think was a little overdone, but it tasted delicious. Definitely needed more lemon curd.

The cake disappeared as did most all of the desserts. 

This was a very successful activity put on by our ward missionaries. Sister Hine was in charge of the decorations and they were so cute. Brother Anderson, the ward mission leader, told a story of being a diver in the Navy and a time when he was in trouble because his mask stop working and how he felt like the Lord saved his life. Brother McCamy told a similar story and Kerri told about her accident and the fact that she feels like the Lord and her guardian angels saved her life. There were several nonmembers in attendance as the entire community was invited.

We left early so I could come home and work on my lesson. We went to bed before 9:30.

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