Montevideo, Uruguay
103rd operating temple
Dedicated: 18 Mar 2001
By: Gordon B. Hinckley
Book of Mormon
Mormon 9:26-37
Come Follow Me
Mormon 9:1-25
Jesus Christ is a God of miracles.
October General Conference
'His Hand Ready To Help Us'
Elder Juan Pablo Villar
"Do not forget who has power over all things. That is our Savior, Jesus Christ. He has the power to help us out of every miserable condition or adverse situation. Regardless of whether we feel close to Him, He still can reach us where we are as we are."
Tom and I were both up at five this morning. He loves to lay in front of the heater and get warmed up on cold mornings. Although it was cold this morning it warmed up nicely. The high was 55 degrees.
In other ways it was a sad day. Armando said yesterday he was in Vernon and would like to come over today to talk to James. James thought it was job related. He spent the morning getting the Hatch account up to date.
I had an appointment with Pierce today at 2:00 p.m. to put my veneer that fell off, back on. Silly me, I thought it would take 5 minutes, 10 at the most.
Before I left the house to go to Pierce's, James and Armando were talking at the high table. While Armando went out to move his truck so I could get out, James said to me: "Armando's family left him." My heart dropped. I had no time to talk now, I have to get to Pierce's.
Instead of taking five or ten minutes to replace the veneer, it took more like 35. Nothing is ever as easy as it seems. Susan came in and gave me a Japanese jar of candy which they purchased on their trip to Japan. It's not often that you get candy from your dentist or his wife. Thank you.
I went back home to get James. By this time Armando was gone. James loaned him $600 and gave him a blessing. We are going to Linden to see Dennis & Denise, and Harold & Vickie and give them their wedding momento, a bookmark with their names on them.
Our first try was at Harold & Vickie's. There is a big sign that says do not open the fence, the dogs will bite you, or something to that effect. I didn't see or hear any dogs, so I opened the gate and knocked on the door. No answer. I texted Denise and she said she never goes to their house any more because one of the dogs bit her, so I high-tailed it out of there.
We drove over to Dennis & Denise's and went in the back door. They were both in the kitchen and Denise offered us some brownies made with coconut oil. They were quite delicious and you could definitely taste the coconut oil. There was also a dog in the kitchen near Dennis. I knew they didn't have any dogs because Denise told me they like to travel and it was just easier without any dogs. I guess Dennis got lonely because he made friends with the neighbors dog, Dixie, and now she acts like she belongs to him.
Denise called Harold and told him I had knocked on his door and no one had answered. He said that both he and Vickie and the dogs had been asleep. Harold came over but Vickie wasn't feeling well so she stayed at home.
I had a nice visit with my brothers and Denise. We talked about Medicare (it's what old people do), and Bettylea's wedding coming up on the 20th of November. Dennis is going to give her away. I guess her dad doesn't approve of the marriage. She is marrying her girlfriend, Natalie. When we got ready to go I gave both Harold and Dennis a hug. Denise said not to hug her because she has been sick.
As we were walking outside I mentioned to James how nice Dennis's grass looks and he agreed. No potholes left by horse hooves.
Back in Show Low we mailed a letter that James wrote to Ben & Cayli. White Mountain Motors is closed. James wanted to talk to them about the Razr. We went to Walmart to get a prescription and a few groceries, across the street to Circle K for a carwash, and then Culver's for something to eat.
Back at home I watched "My Sweet Austrian Holiday" and "Christmas at Notting Hill while James walked.
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