Monday, August 26th, 2024: Tom, my cat, spends most of the night w/ me, abandoned pigeon eggs, feeling good, 5 loads of laundry, oil change in car, starting Greg Hatch job, Patsy Tedder, Tina Allen, "Magic of Lemon Drops"

 

Sydney, Australia

28th operating temple

Dedicated: 20 Sept 1984

By: Gordon B. Hinckley

Book of Mormon

Helaman 2

Come Follow Me

Aug 26-Sep 1: "The Rock of Our Redeemer" 

Helaman 1-6 Introduction to lesson

April General Conference

" The Testimony of Jesus" Elder D. Todd Christofferson

Walk with Him

"A Record of What I Have Both Seen and Heard" Elder Brent H. Nielson

"Jesus Christ at the Center of Our Lives" Elder Jose L. Alonso

Tom spent most of the night with me. He is such a little sweetie.

Recently we have had two pigeons who built a next under our eaves. James has not seen the birds around for awhile so he checked inside the nest. There were a couple of eggs there. They will never hatch because they have not been kept warm. We think one of the cats around here caught the birds. Sometimes the circle of life is harsh.

I felt pretty good today.  I did five loads of laundry, folded them, and put them away. That's quite an accomplishment for me. I also worked on catching up my daily journal entries in my monthly notebook.

James made two trips to town today. We had a 7:00 appointment at Walmart to get the oil changed in my car. He took it in for me as I don't do well in the early morning. Later this morning he took the Razr in to be fixed. 

This afternoon James cut steel for the Greg Hatch job. He is taking it down tomorrow. 

No rain today. I'm worried about the sunflowers if we don't get more rain.

I texted Patsy Tedder and Tina Allen today and told them I was glad to see them at church yesterday. Patsy has been homebound for quite awhile and Tina just had shoulder replacement surgery. I had a nice visit with both of them. Tina's doctor is the same doctor who did the surgery on James's hand. His name is Curtis Ellsworth and he is quite young. Tina says he is 34.

I watched the newest Hallmark movie, "The Magic of Lemon Drops." It was cute. I didn't think I was going to like it, but I did.

James and I are doing a ice cream sandwich comparison. The first brand is Nestle which we both love. The second is Walmart's Great Value. No comparison. Nestle's comes out on top in all categories!

I took two aspirin before going to bed. I started in my bed and ended up on the recliner. I let Tom in at 11. He slept at James's feet. 

My next Relief Society lesson is President Holland's talk, "Motions of a Hidden Fire."

Notes & Quotes

"What is the testimony of Jesus?

It is the witness of the Holy Spirit that He is the divine Son of God, the Messiah and Redeemer. It is John's testimony that Jesus was in the beginning with God, that He is the Creator of heaven and earth, and that 'in him was the gospel, and the gospel was the life, and the life was the light of men.' It is 'the testimony of the Apostles and Prophets, . . . that He died, was buried, and rose again the third day, and ascended into heaven.' It is the knowledge that 'there is no other name given whereby salvation cometh.' It is the 'testimony, last of al,' given by the Prophet Joseph Smith, 'that he lives! ... That he is the Only Begotten of the Father - that by him, and through him, and of him, the worlds are and were created, and the inhabitants thereof are begotten sons and daughters unto God.'"

- Elder D. Todd Christofferson

'The Testimony of Jesus'

Tomorrow she will be 6

Ziggie & Sheri

Curious as a cat