Star Valley, Wyoming
154th operating temple
Dedicated: 30 Oct 2016
By: David A. Bednar
Jesus Christ, Types of, Anticipation of
1 Peter 1:19
But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot:
Book of Mormon
Alma 18:24-19:11
Come Follow Me
Matt 27; Mark 15; Luke 23; John 19 "It Is Finished"
Jesus' Name
Son of God
Word
Love
Phrase
Truly this is the Son of God
Affirmation
With unwavering faith I declare that Jesus Christ is the Son of God. I find strength and peace in my testimony of Jesus Christ and His Atonement.
AprGenCon
When To Receive Your Patriarchal Blessing
Elder Kazuhiko Yamashita
Of the Seventy
As members of the Church, we are children of the covenant. We receive the blessings of the Abrahamic covenant as we obey the laws and ordinances of the gospel.
Preparation for your patriarchal blessing will help you increase your faith in Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ. And when you receive your patriarchal blessing and read and ponder it, you can focus on Them more often.
Kim and Brian were supposed to come today but Kim isn't feeling well so she is going to rest and come tomorrow.
I got an advertisement from Sonic this morning about tropical slushies. There are two new flavors and I talked James into going into town to give them a try. I placed our Sonic order for 11:40 and we arrived exactly on time. We got our slushies, a small Polynesian Punch for me and a small Tropical Colada for James. We each took a sip and immediately got brain freezes. So cold, and so sweet, and so good. We were careful as we ate our lunch and sipped our slushies very slowly and carefully.
I watched two movies today while walking and working on my computer. One had Stephanie Powers in it. She played a fortune teller called Madam Rue. It reminded me of the song, "Love Potion Number Nine" from the 60's. "I took my troubles down to Madam Rue, you know that gypsy with the gold capped tooth. She's got a little pad down at 34th and Vine, sellin' little bottles of Love Potion Number 9." Rachel Boston is also in the movie and the name of it is "A Ring by Spring." The other one was a more recent Hallmark summer movie, "Love is Greek to Me." This movie was filmed in Greece and it looks so beautiful!
On the spiritual side I listened to Jack Welch on "Follow Him." He is the founder of Book of Mormon Central, now Scripture Central and is an interesting gospel scholar.
This afternoon somewhere between 5:30 and 6 we FaceTimed with Jared, Charlie, and Kacey.
Charlie sang, "My Dad" for us. She is a good little singer!
Jared has a lot of health issues. His back still bothers him and he will probably eventually have to have surgery. His sciatic nerve is causing pain and I know what that is like. He has drop foot and numbness in his left foot. He has also been diagnosed with C.O.P.D. (Chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder). This made me want to cry. He was supposed to go in to day for an MRI but because part of the town is still out of electricity because of a recent tornado he had to reschedule. The tornado was last Wednesday or Thursday and 250,000 people were out of electricity at first, including Jared and Kacey. There are still 90,000 homes, etc. out of electricity and the temperature is 95 with 90 percent humidity.
Stake youth conference is coming up and Jared and Kacey are heavily involved. Jared is in the stake young men's presidency and Kacey is the young women's president in their ward. They will be traveling somewhere else and will have to get a babysitter for Charlie. I wish we were closer.
Jared invited Anna to watch general conference and now she doesn't speak to him anymore. She told him she didn't like the Church because of the way they treat women and she knew that he would always put the Church before her. That is pretty harsh.
Also they only get to see Molly for a week this summer because of a 45 day vacation Tricia has planned to take Emmy back to school in Oregon.
I am so proud of Jared and the way he handles all of these hardships and for his faith in the Savior. I love him and his family so very much and wish we were closer so we could give them more support.
I got a text from my friend Sue Hubble today. Her daughter has terminal, inoperable brain cancer and today she was taken to the ICU in Show Low. Sue is asking for prayers. I pray for her daughter Tabitha everyday and for Sue but will increase my efforts and pray throughout the day until I hear she is better.
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