Fortaleza, Brazil
164th operating temple
Dedicated: 2 June 2019
By: Ulisses Soares
Book of Mormon
Alma 16:1-9
Come Follow Me
"Infuriating Unfairness" Elder Dale G. Renlund
Alma 15:16,18 Discipleship requires sacrifice.
April General Conference
"Temples, Houses of the Lord Dotting the Earth" Elder Neil L. Andersen
D&C 109:39
And whatsoever city thy servants shall enter, and the people of that city receive their testimony, let thy peace and thy salvation be upon that city; that they may gather out of that city the righteous, that they may come forth to Zion, or to her stakes, the places of thine appointment, with songs of everlasting joy;
James left early again for the Hipps's this morning. Greg Anderson didn't show up so he hired Paul Peeler and T-Bo Tignor to help him work tomorrow. He told Greg he didn't need him tomorrow.
I left for the doctors around 7:40 for my 8:30 appointment with Dr. Moffat. The doctor checked out my right arm and then wrote me a prescription for an x-ray at a new imaging place that is much faster than the hospital. It has been 2 years since I've been in to see Dr. Moffat and in that time I have lost 15 lbs. It's not a lot, but hey, it's something.
I told the doctor about the swelling in my face and he seemed very concerned. He told me it could be the hydrochlorothiazide pills I'm on since I am allergic to sulfa. These pills don't have sulfa in them but they do have sulfa-like properties. Hmmm, I'm wondering why he put me on these in the first place. He suggested I go off of them and see what happens. I asked if I needed to take anything else to replace them and he said no. Okay, we will see what happens.
I told him what Stacy said about getting an epi pen and he thought that was a good idea and wrote me a prescription. I found out later it costs $240 so I don't think I will be picking it up.
After shopping at Walmart for the things I need for tonight's dinner with the missionaries, I stopped at Taco Bell for a burrito supreme. It was so good. I got one for James too.
When I got home I called the sister missionaries to make sure they were coming tonight. I spoke with Sister Ruggiere. She said yes, they were planning on around 5:30. I told her that would be fine. That was all that was said.
I took a nap and then spent the afternoon getting ready for the missionaries. They arrived around 5:40 in their little blue Toyota truck. Sister Johnson is the driver.
The first thing Sister Ruggiere asked me was if anyone told me about her food allergies. I told her no, they had not. She said she was allergic to dairy and she had brought her own food, just in case. We are having chicken strips with parmesan rice, corn, and salad. For dessert ice cream and sherbet. Even the sherbet had milk in it. The only thing she could eat was the chicken strips with some Chikfila sauce, which she did. I felt really bad. It seems like when I spoke with her on the phone she would have mentioned it to me.
We had a nice visit with both sisters. Their last day in Vernon will be at church on Sunday. After church they will drive to the mission home in Flagstaff and then they will both fly home on Tuesday. Sister Johnson to Oregon and Sister Ruggiere to Illinois.
Sister Ruggiere is going on a Church History tour when she gets home and then will go to the community college near her home when school starts up again.
Sister Johnson is getting married to one of the elders she met here on her mission. He is going to visit her when she gets home. His name is...Elder Johnson! Sister Johnson is also going to Germany with some of her family members in August.
I asked the sisters who their mission president was. Sister Ruggiere said Scott Stratton. I said we knew some Stratton's in Snowflake. She said, "Do you know Blaine & January Stratton?" I said yes, we went to high school with January. Well, Blaine is President Scott Stratton's uncle. President Stratton was born in Snowflake but now lives in Tulsa, Oklahoma. I told the sisters that Blaine Stratton was a mission president in South America back in the 90's. They said they could believe it that both Blaine & January are so kind and supportive of the missionaries.
The sisters shared a spiritual message with us before leaving. Sister Johnson said that one of her anchor scriptures is Mosiah 18:18-20. It talks about having authority from God to preach the word of God and how important that is. Sister Johnson bore her testimony and they both encouraged us to pick out some anchor scriptures for our lives.
We said out goodbyes and I told Sister Johnson to be sure and let us know about her wedding. She said she would. We enjoyed our time with these sisters and love and appreciate them so much.
James was stressed about work and getting ready for a concrete pour at Hipps's on Monday so I excused him from helping me clean the kitchen. I did it all by myself. Once in awhile I would take a break and do some walking or go outside on the porch with Tom. He doesn't mind going out if I go with him.
James wasn't liking the Sarah Eden book we were reading, "The Best of Friends", so we started reading the book I just finished, "The Provincial Peer." He likes it much better.
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