Perth, Australia
106th operating temple
Dedicated: 20 May 2001
By: Gordon B. Hinckley
Jesus Christ, Testimony of
D&C 46:13
To some it is given by the Holy Ghost to know that Jesus Christ is the Son of God, and that he was crucified for the sins of the world.
Book of Mormon
Mosiah 21:9-27
Come Follow Me
Luke 12;14-16 I am blessed as I set my heart on eternal things.
Jesus' Name
I Am
Word
Restore
Phrase
I am the resurrection and the life; he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live.
AprGenCon
Never Give Up an Opportunity to Testify of Jesus Christ
Sister Bonnie H. Cordon
General Young Women President
"We live in a fallen word, with distractions coaxing our eyes and hearts downward instead of heavenward. Much like the Nephites in 3 Nephi 11, we need Jesus Christ. Can you imagine yourself there, among people who had experienced so much chaos and destruction?"
James and I went to the 8 a.m. temple session at the Gilbert temple. Kim and Sheri met us there. Debbie Lieb, a sister who was in our ward when we were in Galveston 3rd ward in 2015 was in our session. Brooklyn, her little girl, was in our Primary class and loved to come and sit with us during sacrament meeting. She was 5. Now she is 13 and has type 1 diabetes.
The Skinner's who own a place in red cabin ranch in Vernon and who come to our ward from time to time were also in our session. It was wonderful to be in a session with our two sweet daughters, Kim and Sheri, one on each side of me. I wish Stacy could have been here too.
Although if she were here we probably would have been in the 11:00 session. I did put Stacy's name on the prayer roll and also Rowan's.
After our session was over Sheri and Kim hurried away because Sheri was stressed about getting back to work. No pictures in front of the temple after our session. As we were wandering down the hall wondering where the elevator was, Dianne Heyman walked by. She stopped and came over to talk with us. She seemed very happy to see us and we were happy to see her. She has her hair lighter, it was always dark brown, she wears glasses, and she had veneers on her teeth. She is still as cute and bubbly as ever. She said Ray is the 1st counselor in the temple presidency. She also said he would be sad that he missed us. It was so good to see her! Sometimes the Gilbert temple in all of its vastness seems like home just as the Snowflake temple does.
As we were driving north on Market St. we stopped at a new Whataburger. It has always been James's favorite hamburger and now it is mine. We each ordered a Whataburger junior and James ordered a diet Dr. Pepper and I ordered a Dr. Pepper shake. Whoever took our order mistakenly gave us the meal so we each got fries too.
As we are walking in Darrel & Trina's I notice these huge lobster sandals against the credenza near the entry. I pointed them out to James and he laughed and said they must be Darrel's. Rowan was laying on the white couch and he said, "Actually they are mine." They seemed a little too big for Rowan.
We went upstairs, changed our clothes and began packing up to go. James had to make his side of the bed because it was pushed up against the wall and he's better at climbing over the bed than I am.
I left some Sour Patch Kids and Gummy Bears and Mento gum for Rowan with a thank you note. We said goodbye to Rowan and he went in the bedroom and got Darrel up from a nap so we could say goodbye to him. It was a little awkward. I wish I had known he was asleep, I would have told Rowan to let him sleep. Trina is at work and the girls are at school.
We stopped at the Speedway in Globe for gas. It is $5 in the valley, $4.09 in Show Low and at this Speedway it was $3.79.
We checked the mail as we came into Vernon. I got my spiral bound conference notebook and cardmaking instructions from Dawn for the card we are making on Friday.
James feeds Luna fist and then brings in all of our stuff while I put my things away and then the Costco items.
I walk while watching Reba. When James comes in to join me we listen to our book and walk. It was a full day and I am tired.
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