Thursday, August 3, 2023: Woke up on the recliner, my lip is swollen so I cancelled my ministering sisters,Inklings, pork chops in crockpot, Wlmrt, HD, mashed potatoes, Willy & Janna's

 

Atlanta, Georgia

21st operating temple

Dedicated: 1-4 June 1983

By: Gordon B. Hinckley

Jesus Christ, Types of, in Memory

Matthew 26:26

And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and blessed it, and brake it, and gave it to the disciples, and said, Take, eat; this is my body.

Book of Mormon

Alma 44:1-15

Come Follow Me

Acts 24:24-27; 26:1-3, 24-29; 27 There is safety and peace in heeding the words of God's servants.

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"Just Keep Going, with Faith" by Elder Carl B. Cook

Liahona

Ministering through Service

I woke up on the recliner this morning. My knee hurt last night so that's where I slept. As I looked in the mirror I realized by lip was swollen where the bee had stung me. I looked like someone had hit me in the mouth. Stefani Hunsaker, one of my ministering sisters, was supposed to come over at 10 this morning. I texted her and asked her if we could reschedule. She said yes.

Inklings was at 7:30 this morning, Arizona time. Emily was on her own. Here are some notes I took:

The talk is, President Nelson's, "Peacemaker Needed." 

Things I want to do: Build, Lift, Encourage, Persuade, Inspire.

A city set on a hill near where the Savior gave the Sermon on the Mount, Safed. It's an old spiritual city that Emily visited. The city is entirely on a hillside and is beautiful when lit up at night. 

"Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid." Matthew 5:14

Charity is a gift. Charity is....

Pray for my heart to change so I can respond with kindness.

When someone else is at their worse, let me be at my best. 

Our women need to be distinct in happy ways - SWK

Am I feeling competition or celebration when I see someone else shine?

Grace comes through the Holy Ghost. DTC

Pray for an increase of the Spirit.

James and I finished our book, "Fleur de lis." I finished, "An Uncharted Devotion."

James and I started "An Unwitting Alliance" and I started a book I have read before, "A Heart Worth Stealing."

I needed to do some more shopping in town and James was going so I went with him. He dropped me off at Walmart while he went to Home Depot. When we left Jared was watching TV. I had put a couple of pot pies in the oven and asked Jared to turn them off. One of them was for him for lunch.

I put six pork chops in the crockpot this morning before I left for town. This afternoon I made mashed potatoes, green beans, and warmed up some garlic knots for dinner. The pork chops and mashed potatoes were a big hit. 

My knee isn't hurting today but my big toe is and it hurts when I walk. James walked for me this evening while we listened to our new book. My lip is still swollen. I'm a mess.

We went by Willy & Janna's today. James wanted to see the stone work Willy has been working on. It looks beautiful. He also brought a check for Willy for doing the welding on the stable but Willy and Janna were not home. They are on their way to the valley to go to a sealing at the Gilbert temple. We could see their dog looking at us through their window. The other dog, Belle, their golden retriever had to be put to sleep last week. 

Jared didn't work as much as he normally does. He seems to need James with him when he works. He is not confident in cutting the boards. James is determined he will work with him more tomorrow.

Florence and Greg Hatch are serving a service mission

in Tonga, Samoa, and other islands.

They are in Samoa. Florence was out walking and got bit by a dog.

Greg stitched up her wound. She had 22 stitches.