Oakland, California
13th operating temple
Dedicated: 17-19 Nov 1964
By: David O. McKay
Book of Mormon
Alma 43
Come Follow Me
John Hilton III
"Names, Tokens, Covenants" Alma 43-47
April General Conference
"All Things for Our Good" Elder Gerrit W. Gong
D&C 109: 65-68
65 And cause that the remnants of Jacob, who have been cursed and smitten because of their transgression, be converted from their wild and savage condition to the fulness of the everlasting gospel;
66 That they may lay down their weapons of bloodshed, and cease their rebellions.
67 And may all the scattered remnants of Israel, who have been driven to the ends of the earth, come to a knowledge of the truth, believe in the Messiah, and be redeemed from oppression, and rejoice before thee.
68 O Lord, remember thy servant, Joseph Smith, Jun., and all his afflictions and persecutions - how he has covenanted with Jehovah, and vowed to thee, O Mighty God of Jacob - and the commandments which thou hast given unto him, and that he hath sincerely striven to do thy will.
I felt good enough to go to church today. Oh happy day! James and I sat in the back with Kim and Brian. When I say the back I mean the very back row of the last overflow row.
Kerri Halcomb and Katie Hahn were the main speakers in sacrament meeting today. George Wilhelm, who is 9 and Jacob Barrett, Cress & Richard Miller's grandson, who is about the same age as George, both bore their testimonies. It was sweet because Jacob thanked his grandparents for taking care of him.
We have some new people in our ward: the Jensen family and 6 of their 7 children, Amy Bowen, and Scott Cord. The Jensen's were in the Show Low Creek ward. He is a doctor who works from home. They just bought the new white home off of 3144 that I really like.
Pierce got another calling today. He is now an assistant organist along with the two other callings he has, a ward missionary and teacher of the parenting class along with his wife Susan.
Speakers
George Wilhelm
Jesus loves all of us. He sacrificed Himself so we could all have Eternal Life. Faith of the Anti-Nephi-Lehies. My favorite scripture story is in Alma 17 when Ammon defends King Lamoni's flocks.
Jacob Barrett
I am grateful for my grandparents and all that they have done for me. I want to bear testimony that I felt the Holy Ghost when I was baptized.
Kerri Halcomb
"Covenants & Responsibilities" by President Dallin H. Oaks
During the sacrament we make three promises: 1 - to take upon us the name of Christ, 2 - to always remember Him, 3 - to keep His commandments. We also make five covenants in the temple: 1 - the law of obedience, 2 - the law of sacrifice, 3 - the law of the gospel,
4 - the law of chastity, and 5 - the law of consecration. Through our covenants we are protected, blessed, and empowered.
Katie Hahn
"Ladders of Faith" by Elder Larry S. Kacher, April 2022 General Conference. Katie was diagnosed 20 years ago with terminal cancer. The doctor gave her a short time to live. Her father gave her a blessing and she is still here. She has had breast cancer two times since she has been in our ward. Right now she has no hair. I love Katie because she is always so upbeat and positive. She is the Primary secretary. I didn't really take notes during her talk but she did an awesome job.
Kim went to Relief Society with me and Brian went to Elder's Quorum with James. I love it when they stay!
Wendy DeWitt taught the lesson from the talk given by Elder Stevenson in this last general conference, "Bridging the Two Great Commandments." Kim and I sat in the back. Kim was on the row. I sat by Lynda Price and Barbara Tignor was on the other side of Lynda. I invited Catherine Halcomb to sit by us but she said she needed to sit in the front so she could hear.
During Wendy's lesson there was a loud clap of thunder. She looked up at the ceiling and said, "I'm saying it anyway."
It rained hard for a few minutes but by the time we got out, the sun was shining. It didn't even rain at home.
The emphasis of Wendy's lesson was on loving your neighbor and being kind. Several of us shared someone who had influenced our life for good. I talked about Suzanne Kempton.
I fried up some bacon and made BLT's for lunch. They were quite tasty. Kim & Brian had breakfast for lunch and they ate our leftover bacon.
James and I both took nap. After my nap I texted Sister Golly and told her I was having withdrawals because she hadn't sang in church for awhile. She said I was sweet and that there was something in the works. I told her that was great and that I had something to look forward to.
I opened my gifts from Lois & Dawn this afternoon. There was a journal that Dawn had made, a mechanical pencil set, a T-shirt, and a fancy tea set. Oh yes, a homemade card and a $50 Amazon gift card. Wow! I feel blessed and loved.
This evening James and I took a drive with Kim and Brian in the back seat of "Bruce", Brian's Bronco. Our goal was to check out the wildlife.
Up near the turnoff to Christmas Tree Tail we saw a flock of turkeys. Mama's and their babies and some Daddy's too. They were moving to fast for anyone to take pictures. We also saw elk, a bear, and some more elk. It was a fun trip, especially because of the bear, which I happened to see first, by the way, from the backseat and opposite side of the Bronco. Thanks Kim & Brian for taking us since we don't have our Razr right now.
As I was working on my blog this evening I listened to some "Come Follow Me' podcasts, John Hilton III and Kristen Walker Smith.
Notes & Quotes
"Jesus Christ's Atonement can deliver and redeem us from sin. But Jesus Christ also intimately understands our every pain, affliction, sickness, sorrow, separation. In time and eternity, His triumph over death and hell can make all things right. He helps heal the broken and disparaged, reconcile the angry and divided, comfort the lonely and isolated, encourage the uncertain and imperfect, and bring forth miracles possible only with God."
- Elder Gerrit W. Gong
"All Things for Our Good"
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