OUR FAMILY: Saturday, March 4, 2023: Up @ 5:30, MacArthur's dinner on Thurs, J gets Covid Test, Negative so prepares for surgery, Mud out of garage,

Bountiful, Utah

8 Jan 1995

Dedicated: 8 Jan 1995

By: Howard W. Hunter

Jesus Christ, Testimony of

Matthew 8:4

And Jesus saith unto him, See thou tell no man; but go thy way, shew thyself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them.

Book of Mormon

2 Nephi 25:14-26

Come Follow Me

Videos: Widow of Nain, Calming the Storm, Man with Palsy

Jesus' Name

Healer - Jesus came not to condemn, but to heal.

Phrase

Thy faith hath saved thee, go in peace.

Words

Faith, Miracle, Love

Scripture

Matthew 8:13 - And Jesus said unto the centurion, Go thy way; and as thou hast believed, so be it done unto thee. And his servant was healed in the selfsame hour.

OctGenCon

A Framework For Personal Revelation

Elder Dale G. Renlund

Of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles

The Holy Ghost can and will reveal everything we need to soar onto and maintain momentum on the covenant path. Thus we can be blessed by the power of Jesus Christ to become what Heavenly Father wants us to be. I invite you to have the confidence to claim personal revelation for yourself, understanding what God has revealed, consistent with the scriptures and the commandments He has given through His appointed prophets and within your own purview and agency. I know that the Holy Ghost can and will show you all things that you should do.

100 Favorite Verses - Clothed in Robes of Righteousness

D&C 109:76 - That our garments may be pure, that we may be clothed upon with robes of righteousness, with palms in our hands, and crowns of glory upon our heads, and reap eternal joy for all our sufferings.

"All righteousness is inextricably linked to the Savior's great

atoning sacrifice; it is through His merits that our robes of righteousness are purchased. As we repent and come unto Him, the Savior graciously presents us with out "cap & gowns" of eternal life."

Up at 5:30 for prayers, Book of Mormon and Come Follow Me personal study. 7:00 is breakfast time and study with James.

We were going to have the MacArthur's over for dinner, but they had to reschedule because Peyton has a basketball game at six. They are coming over on Thursday instead.

I forgot to mention what happened last Thursday after we got home from town. James met the missionaries at Joe Vaal's. They went over the baptismal questions with Joe. James said his answers were quite amusing. The first question was, "Do you believe in God?" Joe's answer, "Do I really have to answer that, you know that I do." He also said he couldn't understand why he had to be baptized again because he was baptized as a baby. I hope they had a discussion about priesthood authority. He said he felt embarrassed to be dripping wet in front of a group of people. Anyway, everything worked out and he is scheduled for baptism on March 19th. James took the book we bought about his families' story during World War II and Joe signed it. Joe will be baptized in our ward but he won't be attending our ward. He goes to church with his granddaughter who is a member and lives in Snowflake. His house is up for sale and he is going to be moving to Snowflake. Although he is 90 years old he gets up at 3 a.m. to start his day. He says that's when he likes to shovel the snow off his driveway. He helps a widow that lives near him and I wonder what she is going to do after Joe moves. Did I mention that he lost all of his toes because of arthritis and poor circulation. I am anxious to meet this man. From what I've read in the book that his brother wrote, his mother was an amazing woman who took care of five boys while her husband was a prisoner of war.

One more thing about Joe. He is 6'4" and he and James were talking about who was going to baptize him. James said he couldn't do it because he was too short. Joe said his daughter's husband is 6'7" and he is going to do it.

James went to the Show Low hospital today to get a Covid test. The last time they just took us in a small room, did the test, let us go, and called us with the results. This time they wanted him to see the doctor and stay in the hospital until the test results were in. They said the results would be ready in 40 minutes and the doctor would come back and tell him. He waited 90 minutes and then got up and left. They called him with the results which were negative for Covid, the flu, and RSV. Since he doesn't have Covid he bought the "stuff" he has to take to prepare for surgery. He went to CVS, Walmart and Walgreen's and then back to CVS where his prescriptions are. I guess it was a prescription. He got everything he needed and it only cost him $150. It doesn't pay to be sick or have cancer.

Back at home I took advantage of the fact that the car was gone and scraped the mud off the driveway and then swept the residue. I also moved the table from the back porch into the garage so when James brings home his toolbox he will have somewhere to put it. I also made tacos and asparagus thinking he would be hungry when he got home. Little did I know he stopped at Burger King and got something to eat. That's okay because I didn't really like the taco recipe I used so the tacos weren't that great. The asparagus was delicious and since James took so long to get home I put the asparagus in the frig for tomorrow.

James went back and picked up his toolbox and managed to get it in the car kind of side ways because it was a little longer than the car. Where there's a will there's a way.

James didn't feel well when he got home so he does what he normally does when he wants to feel better, he crawled into his sauna blanket, cooked for about an hour, woke up dripping with sweat and took a shower. He's a new man after this process.

I finished my book Meriden Park and started a new book, this one takes place in the 21st century and is called "Timeless Waltz."

I'm upset with Elder Lund's book. Hitler caused our hero Hans Otto Eckhart to be shot in the back. He is in prison having surgery and may be paralyzed. Hitler is supposed to be Hans's friend and he has done some good things for him but ultimately we know he doesn't turn out to be a good guy.

I walked and watched the newest Hallmark movie for the week before going to bed.