Sunday, August 10th, 2025: Up @ 4:30, Pray, gospel study, Rowan's 19th Bday, James heat rub, feed kitties, Ready to go to church, sacrament mtg - Jesus is my Advocate w/ the Father, Lina Crane, Susan & Pierce Goodman, RS - Elder Palmer's talk, Amy did well, marriage class, soo tired I go home and take a nap, racoon eating Sammy's food, Tom on the roof, Rowan celebrating at Glacier National Park,

 

Quito, Ecuador

175th operating temple

Dedicated: 20 Nov 2022

By: Quentin L. Cook

Book of Mormon

Alma 48:1-18

* As Moroni strengthened the weakest cities think about weaknesses in your life and how you can strengthen them.

* What was you favorite verse?

April General Conference

'Personal Preparation to Meet the Savior'

Elder Dale G. Renlund

Relief Society

"Return Unto Me ... That I May Heal You"

Elder S. Mark Palmer

Other

A.S.K. - "Faith: A Bond of Trust and Loyalty" - Elder Sandino Roman

21 Days Closer to Christ - #10

'The Second Coming of the Lord'

Happy 19th Birthday Rowan! I know you are on an exciting adventure and I hope you have a wonderful time!

I was up at 4:30 this morning. I had prayer and my gospel study and then I gave James a heat rub on his back and his hands, I fed the kitties, and got ready to go to church. 

As I partook of the sacrament I looked up a name for Jesus. This week I chose the word Advocate. He is my Advocate with the Father. An Advocate is someone who supports a cause, group, or person. I love this definition of the Savior. If I keep the commandments, repent of my sins, and stand as His witness, He will be my Advocate.

Bishop and Brother Allen are gone today which means Brother Skousen is presiding. Brother Knight sat up on the stand with him will Brother Skousen conducted. 

Catalina (Lina) Crane was the youth speaker. Here are a few notes I took: God loves us. God is in the details of our lives. Your eternal progress is of great importance to God. God wants us to choose to do right. God is watching for the good you do. God always loves you.

Susan Goodman was assigned Elder Shumway's talk, "Participate to Prepare for the Second Coming." Why are we ask to do things in Christ's Church? To prepare for the Second Coming of Jesus Christ.

Put Your Shoulder to the Wheel. There is a growing need for willing souls to serve in God's Church. Serving God is serving His children. Say yes to serving, yes to Christ, yes to the most abundant life. Susan was ask to teach seminary, Church History and D&C. Dive-in or die in the classroom. Preparation was key. My testimony of Joseph Smith expanded and I saw miracles in my life. We engage because we need God. 3 Principles: 1.) Progress toward the measure of our creation. Progress is pleasing to God. Protect our testimonies by praying and studying. 2.) Serving others helps us keep our covenants. Callings help us to do this. They can be joyful and transformative. When we keep our covenants we draw closer to Him. 3.) Help us to feel God's grace and receive His greater love. Ask, what more can I do? Grace from God is our reward. Act in faith and do things beyond our ability and ask for God's grace. His grace can magnify and sanctify us as we make sacrifices before God. Jesus Christ is our focus.

Pierce Goodman - Pierce wasn't left with much time but I felt the Spirit as he spoke about his dad, uncle and mother and the service they gave to help others. Now I know why Pierce is so service-oriented. What are we striving for? To be a person who helps others to feel loved. When my father passed away people came out of the woodwork to speak at his funeral and tell stories about how he had helped them. "My mother was an angel of service until her late 80's." She was constantly serving in the Church and home. We should love one another to show our gratitude to Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ. Life is not easy, but it is good. We show we are His disciples when we love others.

Janna is going to be in the valley this week taking care of a friend who just had surgery. I told Willy I would bring him some lasagna soup on Thursday. I had planned on fixing it for both of them but since Janna is going to be gone, it will just be Willy. 

Amy Reynolds was the discussion leader in Relief Society. We discussed Elder Palmer's talk on bringing those who have been gone from the Church back. There was lots of good discussion. I guess almost everyone has someone in their family who is inactive. 

We had our second session of Brother Lauritzen's marriage class. We talked about the war in heaven and how many of Satan's minions there really are to help lead us astray. "Don't talk about your spouse behind their back. Encourage them to develop their talents and interests. We discussed gender difference again, Men are from Mars, Women and from Venus. There are three communication styles: Aggressive, Passive and Assertive. 

I was so tired when I got home from church I changed in to my comfy clothes and found a comfortable spot to lie down.

Joshua may be ordained an elder next week. I can't get too excited about it because he still says he is not interested in serving a mission. I texted him several times this week to ask him why and I got no response.

This evening Tom jumped down from the roof. James saw a raccoon eating out of Sammy's feed dish. I am glad it was him and not me. I guess he scampered away and hopefully he won't be back. 

As part of my study on priesthood power I am re-studying President Nelson's talk, "Spiritual Treasures." 

As I look at the pictures from Stacy and Kim's women's conference I see the book, "Beloved Emma." I told the girls I was going to stop at Deseret Book on the way home and buy the book. They both said, "wait until after your birthday."

Rowan's post

Addy's post

Trina's backpack

Show Low