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Belem, Brazil
174th operating temple
Dedicated: 20 Nov 2022
By: Dale G. Renlund
Book of Mormon
Testimony of Three Witnesses
Come Follow Me
Introduction; Testimony of Three Witnesses; Testimony of Eight Witnesses: I can bear testimony of Jesus Christ.
October General Conference
"Sir, We Would Like to See Jesus" by Elder Robert M. Daines
I didn't get up until 5:21 this morning. If I want to get up at 4am for prayer and scripture study, I am going to have to go to bed by 8:30. James likes to talk after we are in bed so that gives him a few minutes so I can be to sleep by 9. I also need to stop eating by 6 p.m.
I worked on my blog about an hour this morning before it was time to get ready to go to the temple. Barbara Tignor called and wants us to be at their house by 9:20. We are going to the 11:00 session.
James and I were able to take two of my family names through the session. I was doing work for Lois Mock and he did the endowment for Paul Helms Miller.
We left the Tignor's place around 9:30 with T-Bo driving Barbara's new Subaru. The ride to Snowflake was uneventful. T-Bo is a careful driver. It took him a little longer than it would have if James had been driving, but that's okay.
T-Bo and Barbara dropped us off in front of the temple at 10:20 before they went to find a parking place. We waited upstairs in the gathering room for them. I spoke to Jo Brookbank, Jim Brookbank's wife. Jim was Harold's best friend in high school and his sister Polly was mine. Jo doesn't really know me but she remembered James from when he was a high councilman in the Show Low stake.
A friend from high school, Kathy Hunt Brewer issued me my new name. When I walked into the endowment room I sat in the second row, right across from James and T-Bo. Barbara sat next to me.
The Shelton's and the Scott's were in our session. We worked with the Shelton's when we were temple workers. They are in their 80's.
Sister Shelton told me that when she was released from being a temple worker she was going to dye her hair purple. She did it. Today she has purple hair.
Brother Scott was in the temple presidency when we were called as temple workers. He was the one who called us. James said he is a retired rancher from Young. His wife is very pretty, she's probably my age, and has beautiful red hair cut in a pixie. She sat right in front of me.
The Tignor's joined us in the prayer circle. I stood next to Chet Adams, my high school friend Beverly's brother. His wife Caroline was with him.
Blaine Stratton, who is married to our high school friend January Smith, was an assistant at the veil. I didn't see January.
James loaded up the prayer roll with family names.
We should have taken a picture outside with the Tignor's, but we didn't. I must remember to do that. Here are some pictures Google sent to me:
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As we left the temple the discussion was, where do we go to lunch. We decided against Ava's and Street's. James convinced us to go to LaCasita in Show Low, so off we went.
James and I ordered what we always order, chicken enchiladas, mine with red sauce and his with green. Barbara had a chicken taco salad and T-Bo had a chimichanga with sauce on the top and guacamole and sour cream. Barbara loves their refried beans and she thought there would be some in her salad. She was a little disappointed to find there wasn't.
After lunch T-Bo decided he needed to get some gas so we stopped at the Splash and Dash for gas. As we were leaving town there were a couple of trucks loaded down selling firewood across from the Maverick station. He stopped and made a deal to buy some firewood from one of the sellers. I thought we would be home by 2:30 when I planned my day, even if we went to lunch. It was more like 4.
James said this is going to be the last day to work outside because it's supposed to snow tomorrow. He went out about 4:30 and worked for an hour.
It is 4:30 in the afternoon and I have 1,700 steps. Yikes! I better get walking, but first some Tramadol and rest.
I restored by Deseret Bookshelf app with the help of one of their technical people. It is great to have it back. We listened to "Breaking the Rules" on Google Play in anticipation of finishing this book before we go back to our other one on Deseret Bookshelf.
Jared has a new calling. He has been called to be the first counselor in the bishopric of his ward. We are very proud of him! His main concern is raising and lower the pulpit. Jared, Kacey, and Charlie are members of the Pine Tree 1st Ward, Longview Texas Stake.
We are planning a trip to Disneyland with Lola and Ruby the week of James's birthday. We have never taken Lola so I am looking forward to it. We are also going to Disneyland the first of March with Jared, Kacey, and Charlie.
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