Recife, Brazil
101st operating temple
Dedicated: 15 Dec 2000
By: Gordon B. Hinckley
Jesus Christ, Testimony of
D&C 6:31
But if they reject not my words, which shall be established by the testimony which shall be given, blessed are they, and then shall hye have joy in the fruit of your labors.
Book of Mormon
Mosiah 18:1-16
Come Follow Me
John 9 If we have faith, God can manifest Himself in our afflictions.
Jesus' Name
The Good Shepherd
Word
Protector
Phrase
My Sheep hear my voice.
AprGenCon
After the Fourth Day
Elder W. Mark Bassett
Of the Seventy
"As we move forward with faith in Jesus Christ, the fourth day will always come. He will always come to our aid."
I got up at 5:12 to have some quiet time. James got up five minutes later.
Emily BF is at the pool of Bethesda, one of her favorite places. There is a church there and a crowd of people are singing "Nearer My God to Thee."
After seeing Emily on Instagram I watched and listened to Rio and Katy Hughes on Inklings. Emily will be back next week. This week we are studying Elder Rasband's talk, "Hosanna to the Most High God." Here are a few notes that I took:
The Holy Ghost is an extension of His love.
Are we too busy with worldly things to properly prepare for the spiritual?
D&C 45:57 - For they that are wise and have received the truth, and have taken the Holy Spirit for their guide, and have not been deceived ... they shall abide the day.
We need constant replenishment and nourishment
Eternal doctrine that weaves through His ministry concluding in Jerusalem:
1. Prophecy.
2. The companionship of the Holy Ghost.
3. True discipleship.
4. The Atonement of Jesus Christ.
Barbara Bartels (BB) came over today. She is texting all of her family and friends about her engagement and she wants to know how she can do it without writing it over and over. I explained on the phone but she needed to come over and have me show her.
I was able to help Barbara and we had a nice visit. She said her son and her brother are both giving her a difficult time about getting married. She seemed a little sad and stressed, my heart went out to her and I tried to encourage her. Some are concerned about the age difference, Barbara is 87 and Terry (Tebo) is 70. I told her that the age difference of President Nelson and his wife Wendy is 24 years or more. She said but he is older than she is. I told her that didn't matter. I hope I made her feel better. She is such a sweet person it hurts me to think she is hurting. She told me I was very kind and I told her that she was too.
I asked Barbara to do a favor for me. Would she please take my envelope with temple names inside and a donation for the youth fundraiser and give it to Alicia Hunsaker who is Barbara's neighbor. She said she would be happy to.
James called and said the elders called him and asked if they could come over this evening. Elder Pyper is going home soon and he wants to visit with us before he leaves. He said if we had dinner that would be great but it isn't necessary. Of course I'm going to make dinner, but what??
I take out some rolls and let them rise and I also bake some Rhodes cinnamon rolls I had in the freezer. I also had planned on making a taco casserole with ground beef and cornbread for dinner. Since it was either that or canned chili I made the casserole and some green beans with bacon to go with it.
Elder Pyper and Elder Higginson rang the doorbell at 6:30. James was upstairs and I was in the bedroom and we did not hear it so they called me and said they were outside on the porch.
Elder Pyper loves our home and he said he wanted one just like it. I told him James could draw the plans for him. He is from Nashville and I told him how much I liked Nashville. He is going to go to school in Alabama to become a weatherman. We talked about tornadoes. Elder Higginson is from Idaho and will be going home in five months.
The elders seemed to enjoy the dinner. Afterwards Elder Pyper bore his testimony and we took pictures. We will miss him and he said he would miss us. It was a nice visit and I am glad they came.
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