Thursday, August 14th, 2025: Happy 19th Birthday Joshua! Up @ 2:25, new pink dress fits, Ro's vacation, Grand Tetons, Yellowstone, Glacier, lasagna soup for Willy G., snickerdoodles, my puzzle, repairman lost will come tomorrow, J flips our mattress,

Saratoga Springs, Utah

179th operating temple

Dedicated: 13 Aug 2023

By: Henry B. Eyring

Book of Mormon

Alma 50:21-40

* Why was there never a happier time among the people of Nephi (v. 23). 

"Faithfulness to God brings happiness, even amid turmoil."

D&C

88:67-85

Come Follow Me

D&C 88:62-64 "Draw near unto me."

HBE's AGC 2025 address

April General Conference

'And We Talk of Christ'

Elder Gary E. Stevenson

Inklings

Talk: 'Participate to Prepare for Christ's Return'

Elder Steven D. Shumway

Scripture: D&C 84:106

Word: Serve

Phrase: "Who did you bring with you?"

Affirmation: "I am willing. I have a divine mission in mortality, and I choose to fulfill it as I seek personal revelation and willingly serve in my calling, relationship and community." 

Happy 19th Birthday Joshua!

Stacy's cake

Kim's cake

Up at 2:25. My new pink dress fits! Perk so I'm alert. 

For his graduation trip Rowan wanted to go to Yellowstone, the Grand Tetons and Glacier National park. His birthday was on the 10th and Darrel & Trina's anniversary was on the 8th. They all left to celebrate at the three national parks and had a blast. Trina said these are the most beautiful places she has ever been. Because Rowan has been gone, he hasn't answered any of the scripture questions. Some of the pictures they have taken have been pretty incredible!

We got some rain this morning. James ask me to come out and sit on the front porch with him to enjoy it. We sat on the porch, watched it rain and enjoyed the wonderful smells.

I made lasagna soup for lunch and then had James take a pot over to Willy with some buttered Italian bread and snickerdoodle cookies. Willy loved the soup and said he wanted Janna to get the recipe from me. He said the bread was amazing!

I love working on my puzzle. These Ben-Ben puzzles with the letters on the back are the only puzzles I want to do. 

The repairman who was coming out to look at our refrigerator, Mike at "Just Whistle" got lost. James sent him a detailed map and he said he would try again tomorrow. 

I had to take a couple of naps today because I got up so early. 

Joshua turned 19 today. He will be getting the Melchizedek priesthood on August 24th. That's the day I teach my RS lesson. I am going to see if Amy Reynolds will trade with me.

I love days like this, cool, overcast, rain, and the opportunity to stay home and enjoy it. I finished two blogposts today and wrote up "Tender Mercies" or "Spiritually Defining Memories" for five days in my "Spiritual Defining Memories" journal. 

Since I didn't take notes during "Follow Him" because we were in the car, I decided to make a list of my favorite D&C 88 scriptures. There are so many! It's going to take awhile to go over all of them since there are 141 verses in section 88. 

I listened to President Eyring's talk, "Draw Near Unto Me" today. He has the best quote:

"Many of you have loved ones who are wandering off the path to eternal life. You wonder what more you can do to bring them back. You can depend on the Lord to draw closer to them as you serve Him in faith."

I am clinging to this quote!

I called Kim today as she and Brian are coming up either tomorrow or Saturday and told her about our refrigerator being out. I told her we had all of our food in the small refrigerator in the garage. She was quite concerned as they always bring up a lot of food plus she is making my birthday cake up here. I told her I would clean the frig and send her a picture so she could see if she thought they would have enough room. Here is the picture I sent:

Kim said this would work

After my nightly shower I always put on Amber Romance lotion. I am out so I am not going to smell as good as I normally do.

I loved Inklings with Emily and Elain Dalton today. They discussed Elder Shumway's talk and how our callings prepare us for the Second Coming of Jesus Christ. 

"Daily repentance will bring humility to our hearts."

- Eder Christopher H. Kim, AGC 2025

D&C 88:122

Appoint among yourselves a teacher, and let not all be spokesman at once, but let one speak at a time and let all listen unto his sayings, that when all have spoken that all may be edified of all, and that every man may have an equal privilege.

Baby Benson

Today's sunrise

Tom practicing walking on the railing