Monday, August 4th, 2025: Up @ 4, I am so grateful for my life & my blessings, share Max's response, heat rub for J before he leaves for Hipps', Hope Lootans photo, "To Win a Lady's Heart", "Follow Him" James's dinner

 

Winnipeg, Manitoba

169th operating temple

Dedicated: 31 Oct 2021

By: Gerrit W. Gong

Book of Mormon

Alma 44:16-45:14

*What happens to those who sin against "so great light and knowledge?"

D&C

85:1-3

Come Follow Me

D&C 85-87 "Stand Ye In Holy Places"

Introduction

April General Conference

'The Atonement of Jesus Christ Provides the Ultimate Rescue'

Elder Quentin L. Cook

Lesson & A.S.K.

'Faith: A Bond of Trust and Loyalty'

Elder Sandino Roman

Atonement of Jesus Christ

The Infinite Atonement

Other

Liahona

Forgiveness

'From Grace to Charity'

"Follow Him"

Up at 4, onward & upward! It's a new day with new possibilities! I am so grateful for my life and all of my blessings. 

The first thing I saw this morning was Max's response to yesterdays' scripture question. I want to share it here:

I haven't been keeping up these past few days because I have been so busy. 

I immediately got whole body chills while starting verse 4 (Now ye see that this is the true faith of God; yea, ye see that God will support, and keep, and preserve us, so long as we are faithful unto him, and unto our faith, and our religion; and never will the Lord suffer that we shall be destroyed except we should fall into transgression and deny our faith.) I think we learn to just have faith above all else from these verses. We do not need to worry if we live righteously, everything will turn out okay. God has a plan for us if we are willing to place our faith in him. I got an overwhelming sense of peace while reading. I have been struggling recently with anxiety and depression, overthinking tings, stressing out and having trouble sleeping, trying to calm my mind. These verses helped me to block out all my overwhelming thoughts and focus just on the present. Everything is alright. I know I am a child of God. I know I can be forgiven and do better. I will try my best to be more faithful. Going forward I have so much to look forward to and feel excited about. God has brought me a great happiness I searched for for a long time in the social and material things of the world, but never found. 

God has brought me peace.

I feel the sincerity of what Max is saying. He isn't afraid to share his ups and downs and weaknesses. The important thing is he now has faith in God and that is bringing him peace.

James got a heat rub on his back and both of his hands before leaving for Hipps's.  He was back around 11 and I was just finishing up a blog post. By the time I get to the kitchen to see if he wants me to fix him something to eat he has fixed himself a Beddar Cheddar Turkey Sausage on a bun with mustard and relish. I got back to my peanut butter apple and celery.

Tom has been sleeping on his chair at the high table. As soon as I sit down on the family room recliner he is right there with me. First he makes "biscuits" and then he circles around lying down with his tail in my face. When I get up, he moves to the bed with James.

My dear sweet friend Winna Ulmer posted Hope's picture on Facebook with the caption that she has been missing from her family for three months and was last seen in Chandler. She makes it shareable and there were over 450 shares. I shared it and then posted it on the family thread. 

While I walk today I listen to the book, "To Win a Lady's Heart." I have read it before but since I don't remember much it's like reading a new book. I also listened to "Follow Him." The  guest this week is Robert Freeman who wrote a book called, "Saints at War." 

This evening James is working on the shelves for the tack room. I vacuumed our bedroom and picked up a ton of cat hair. I started working on cleaning out my closet, a project I've had since the beginning of the year, when James came in and wanted some dinner. His dinner is ready and now he is in the shower.

James and I are going to the temple tomorrow and taking Virgil Cooper with us. The earliest session I could  get was the 12:30.

"As part of the prophesied restoration of all things in the latter days, ancient prophets and apostles personally conferred priesthood authority upon Joseph Smith."

- Elder David A. Bednar, AGC 2025

D&C 86:5

Behod, verily I say unto you, the angels are crying unto the Lord day and night, who are ready and waiting to be sent forth to reap down the fields;

I know it looks gross, but can you imagine?

I know it's late but I wanted to remember