Boise, Idaho
27th operating temple
Dedicated: 25-30 May 1984
By: Gordon B. Hinckley
Book of Mormon
Helaman 1
Come Follow Me
Review
April General Conference
"Covenants and Responsibilities" President Dallin H. Oaks
D&C 109:73-76
73 That thy church may come forth out of the wilderness of darkness, and shine forth fair as the moon, clear as the sun, and terrible as an army with banners;
74 And be adorned as a bride for that day wen thou shalt unveil the heavens, and cause the mountains to flow down at thy presence, and the valleys to be exalted, the rough places made smooth; that thy glory may fill the earth;
75 That when the trump shall sound for the dead, we shall be caught up in the cloud to meet thee, that we may ever be with the Lord;
76 That our garments may be pure, that we may be clothed upon with robes of righteousness, with palms in our hands, and crowns of glory upon our heads, and reap eternal joy for all our sufferings.
I was up at 4am after going to bed at 1:30. I'm going to need a long nap today. I finished my handouts and my lesson outline and I've gathered all of my materials. I'm ready to go!
joy and try to do them on a regular basis.
I ask them to include things in the three categories that Elder Uchtdorf mentioned:
1. Drawing nearing to God
2. Things that bring them joy
3. How they can bring joy to those around them.
We left the house at 8:35. I took two aspirin to keep the pain down.
James helped me setup the room. Such a sweetie. I gave handouts to Sister Sedig to give to the Young Women's and Primary leaders.
My lesson went well and several sisters thanked me for the handout. I made 55 of them and there was only one left.
Catherine Halcomb came up to me afterwards and said: " I am so grateful you are my friend. I feel like I can tell you anything!" She then gave me a hug.
Barbara Tignor came over to talk to me. She is so sweet. She always compliments me on my lessons. Millie Scott was next. She was in tears saying she has never had a very good self-esteem and she has never felt like the Lord accepted and loved her. I tried to help her feel better about herself. She really is an amazing person. I hope I was able to help.
When I got home my left arm hurt so much James had to help me get undressed and re-dressed. I ate a little something, took some aspirin and Benadryl and laid down on the recliner while James went to our appointment with the Bishop. Here are some of our Bishop's ideas regarding Ben & Cayli's wedding.
He will ask President Beeler if he can marry Ben & Cayli and James can give them wedding advice. He also gave us permission to use the building on November 1st and told us to contact Kathy Crane.
I slept most of the day, waking up periodically to get something to eat. Kathy Crane brought us over some corn, cucumbers, zucchini, and tomatoes. Her corn is delicious!
I slept on the recliner in the family room. James stayed with me for awhile.
Notes & Quotes
"Persons who have been endowed in a temple are responsible to wear a temple garment. It reminds endowed members of the sacred covenants they have made and the blessings they have been promised in the holy temple. To achieve those holy purposes, we are instructed to wear temple garments continuously, with the only exceptions being those obviously necessary. Because covenants do not 'take a day off,' to remove one's garments can be understood as a disclaimer of the covenant responsibilities and blessings to which they relate. In contrast, persons who wear their garments faithfully and keep their temple covenants continually affirm their role as disciples of the Lord Jesus Christ."
- President Dallin H. Oaks
'Covenants and Responsibilities'
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