Sunday, April 28, 2024: Up @ 4:30 to finish lesson, distracted by Kim in hsptl, Sheri's coyote, Gilbert temple pic, Millie here! Rosie helps me, Pres. Nelson's Big 10 handout, lunch, nap, Bishop's phone call, Aunt Gene passes away, Kristen Walker Smith CFM

 

Montevideo, Uruguay

103rd operating temple

Dedicated: 18 Mar 2001

By: Gordon B. Hinckley

Book of Mormon

Mosiah 4:1-8

Come Follow Me

Mosiah 4-6, Kristen Walker Smith

April General Conference

"Temples, Houses of the Lord Dotting the Earth" by Elder Neil L. Andersen

I was up at 4:30 this morning to finish my lesson. I prayed for Kim and re-typed my lesson and studied it. 

Sheri texted James this morning and said she saw a coyote when she was out walking her dogs. He told her there were coyotes all over in the city. She said she was going to start carrying mace. 

We left for church a little before 8:30. James helped me set up for my lesson. His first job was to carry in the big picture of the Gilbert temple that Jared gave us a few years ago for Christmas and set it up in front of the podium. It really did look beautiful. 

As we went in to sacrament meeting I looked for Brother & Sister Peralta but they were not there. I hope they are okay. I was happy to see that my friend Millie Scott was here. She broke five ribs when she fell on her face going in to the doctor's office. She had bruises on her face and most of them are gone. I was so glad she would be here for my lesson. 

Joe & Charlotte South were the speakers in sacrament meeting today.

 Charlotte's talk was based on Sister Camille Johnson's talk, "Jesus Christ is Relief." Charlotte shared a lot from her personal life. Her first husband was killed in a car wreck when they were just newlyweds. She had four children with her second husband who left her for another woman. She and Joe have been married for 30 years and they have 12 kids between them.  "Yoke yourself to the Savior and you can get through any trial. Jesus Christ is our relief."

Matthew 11:28-30 take my yoke upon you ... "I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me." "Don't allow bitterness into your heart. Let things go, don't block the Spirit by being bitter. Recognize miracles."

Joe South - Family History & Temple work. Joe's dad was supposed to dies when he was 8. He had pneumonia and received a blessing. The doctor came the next day to pick up his dead body and he was outside playing. All temple work is centered around Christ. When we do family history we hear stories of great faith and we develop for our ancestors. (Brother South has Parkinson's disease.  )

I love President Nelson so much and this talk was amazing!

I started out by talk about the priesthood keys that were restored in the Kirtland temple on April 3, 1836 and the visit of the Savior and His acceptance of the temple as His house. When we got to the part of the lesson where we talked about temple blessings I had Rosie Lauritzen write on the whiteboard all of the promises and blessings promised to us as we attend the temple. Twenty-two of them are mentioned in this talk. My handout was one I got from Kristen Walker Smith called President Nelson's Big 10 which includes 8 invitations and 2 promises.

Tamara came stayed and talked with me for a few minutes after the lesson like she did last time. We miss each other. 

After lunch Tom came in and napped on the bed. James got a call from the bishop this afternoon. The bishop wants us to speak in sacrament meeting on Mother's Day. I heard them talking so I knew what was going on. James said yes for both of us. When he got off the phone he said that the bishop wants us to speak about the mothers of the Prophets. I told James that I had a book by that title and immediately went upstairs to get it. Sure enough. I found the book, one that I have never read.  James is going to report on Julina Lambson Smith, Joseph F. Smith's wife and the mother of Joseph Fielding Smith. She was a midwife and delivered over a 1,000 babies, including her own.

I haven't decided yet who I am going to talk about. I need to do some reading. This book only goes to President Hinckley.

My cousin Rita called this evening. Her mother, my aunt Gene, passed away today. She has been on morphine for awhile for pain. Rita said before she passed she looked up and said, "Mom." Rita said she could feel grandma Maxwell's presence in the room. She also said it was a tender mercy. The funeral will be up here, probably on Saturday, the 11th.

President Oaks dedicated the Church's 190th temple today in Uradenta, Philippines. It is the 3rd temple dedicated in the Philippines out of 11 announced.

Kim finally got her MRI. Sheri visited her today.

Happy Sabbath from Charlie!

Beautiful!

I would love to go to Utah and tour 

all of the temples!