San Antonio, Texas
120th operating temple
Dedicated: 22 May 2005
By: Gordon B. Hinckley
Jesus Christ, Testimony of
D&C 135:5
And it came to pass that I prayed unto the Lord that he would give unto the Gentiles grace, that they might have charity. And it came to pass that the Lord said unto me: If they have not charity it mattereth not unto thee, thou hast been faithful; wherefore thy garments shall be made clean. And because thou hast seen thy weakness, thou shalt be made strong, even unto the sitting down in the place which I have prepared in the mansions of my Father. And now I . . . bid farewell unto the Gentiles; yea, and also unto my brethren whom I love, until we shall meet before the judgment-seat of Christ, where all men shall know that my garments are not spotted with your blood. The testators are now dead, and their testament is in force.
Book of Mormon
Alma 1:1-14
Come Follow Me
Luke 19:1-10 The Lord judges not by the outward appearance but by the desires of the heart.
Jesus' Name
Savior
Word
Hosannah!
Phrase
And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive.
AprGenCon
Have I Truly Been Forgiven?
Elder K. Brett Nattress
Of the Seventy
Brothers and sisters, I testify that our Heavenly Father always remembers us and that Her loves us perfectly. My question is this: Do we remember Him? And do we love Him?
Five o'clock should be my new get up and go time.
James laid tile at the MacArthur's.
It rained again today and we are loving it.
I told Kim about how hard the cupcake puzzle is because there is so much pink and so much white. There are 35 cupcakes and 21 of them have pink on them.
I asked Kim how I could justify working on puzzles and then asked if she thought they were a waste of time. This was her response:
Listen to a Come Follow Me podcast while you do them.
Also, fun is allowed! You are meant to have happiness.
If it was the only thing you were doing it would be a problem, but it is not. You also read and study and journal and do your calling and minister and go to the temple and clean and a whole bunch of other things.
It's about balance. And fun is a part of that balance!!
You have to find things that bring you joy!
Puzzles are not a waste of time.
Plus it's good for your brain!
Keeping it healthy!
Thank you Kim! I needed to hear this!
Fun is allowed!
Even President Hinckley said that life is meant to be enjoyed, not JUST endured.
We all do plenty of enduring. We've got to find more ways to enjoy!
It's the third Tuesday of the month, my date with Ruth Gale at the temple is today. I left for Snowflake at 2:10. Our session is the 3:30 session.
As always, this session is a small one and the sister in the new name booth asked everyone if they would be willing to be in the prayer circle. There were six sisters in the session and six brothers. We were all in the prayer circle. My partner was Brother Gilliland from our stake. I am friends with his wife Karen but she obviously wasn't here. I don't think he knows me but he thanked me for being his partner. He is the former temple president for the Phoenix temple.
After the session Ruth and I decided we wanted to go to Streets for dinner. Last month they were on vacation. We went to the door and pulled but it was locked. We looked at the schedule on the door. They close at 3 p.m. on Tuesday. I told Ruth we may have to change to Wednesday for our temple session if we want to eat at our favorite restaurant. Ava's again.
Last month it was taco salads, tonight it was enchiladas. Ruth had cheese and I had chicken. The enchilada plates were very hot and the cheese was very stringy but everything tasted delicious.
We had a nice visit. Ruth has three grandchildren getting married this summer. Janice's son got married a week or two ago and she said the quilt she made for her grandson Scott and his new wife was a real challenge, but after spending 10 hours a day working on it she got it done on time. I told her that was a real act of love. She said she has a friend who made her grandson a quilt and when she went to visit him, she saw the quilt draped over his motorcycle. Young people don't always appreciate the work that goes into a quilt. Ruth said she will look forward to her Alaska cruise at the end of the summer. I am excited for her.
I told her about Barbara Bartels and Terry Tignor getting married. It is an interesting story and you just never know what life is going to send you, even when you are 87. I am so excited for them.
It was raining while I drove home. I had to stop for gas and couldn't get my Easypay card to work which would have saved me 10 cents a gallon. Oh well. I filled my tank and was on my way. I listened to my book, "Beauty Reborn." An interesting remake of Beauty and the Beast.
James said it rained a couple of hours while I was gone. It is so wonderful and everything is so green. We are grateful.
James and I did lots of walking while listening to "Coming Home to Bellingham."
flavored tap water, and my beverage of
choice which is DrP Zero
between the kitchen and the family room with
a peanut butter sandwich. The rule was to eat
in the kitchen so the hand and arm holding his
sandwich was in the kitchen while he laid comfy on
the family room carpet.
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