Wednesday, September 3rd, 2025: Up @ 2:00, couldn't go back to sleep, I listened to some of the songs from the new part of the hymnbook, "The Deep,Deep Love of Jesus," "This Is The Christ:, Cress's carrot cake, new refrigerator arrives, lasagna soup w/o noodles, J working on deck

 

Salvador, Brazil

199th operating temple

Dedicated: 20 Oct 2024

By: Neil L. Andersen

Book of Mormon

Alma 60:29-61:5

* What conditions indicate the serious nature of Pahoran's situation? (61:3-5)

D&C

95:8-17

Come Follow Me

D&C 95

The Lord chastens those He loves

D&C 121:43-44; DTC, "As Many As I Love, I Rebuke and Chasten," AGC 2011

April General Conference

'Right Before Our Eyes'

Elder David A. Bednar

A.S.K.

'Spiritually Whole in Him'

President Camille N. Johnson

Priesthood Power

'Spiritual Treasures'

President Russell M. Nelson

Other

'The Priesthood Power of Women'

Barbara Morgan Gardner

Up at 2:00 a little early, even for me. I listened to some of the new hymns. Two of my favorites are "Oh the Deep, Deep, Love of Jesus", and "This is the Christ." I also finished the book, "The Priesthood Power of Women," by Barbara Morgan Gardner. Now on to Sheri Dew's book, "Women and the Priesthood."

My main project for the day was to make a carrot cake for Cress Miller's birthday. Cress is one of my heroes. She turns 65 and she is raising three of her grandchildren with the help of her husband Richard. They are three of the cutest kids ever!

Cress asked that I not put any nuts in her cake because Richard doesn't have teeth to chew them up. James and I delivered the cake together. He drove and I held the cake. The Miller's and their grandchildren only leave two or three miles away.

Geno, Grandma Cress, Jacob & Pantera

(Aren't the kids cute!)

We finally got our new refrigerator delivered today and the old one picked up. It is not quite as wide as our old one and you can see behind it so James will have to put some wood on the wall behind it.

We love it though. It's been so long since we've had a refrigerator that dispensed ice and water we are on cloud nine!

The drawer you see between the freezer

and the refrigerator can be used either

as a refrigerator or a freezer. We

are using it to store our fresh vegetables

and fruits in.

I walked over 10,000 steps today, worked on my World Wonders puzzle and blogged for August 18th. I keep telling myself I am never going to catch up until I start doing two blogposts a day. I also made lasagna soup without the lasagna noodles, I add cheese instead and it is delicious! 

James has been working on replacing warped boards on the deck. Because of this he has a big spot where all of the decking is pulled up. If you go outside using the door from the family room that goes on to the deck you could fall right through.

At one point James did fall through,

although it wasn't at this time.

Sammy likes me again and is rubbing up against my legs. He is the most fickle cat I have ever met. We should have named him Luke with the middle name of Warm.

I finished the book, "Under the Scottish Sky" and started Sheri Dew's book, "Women and the Priesthood."

"Our divine nature and covenant relationship with God entitle us to receive divine help."

- Elder Sergio R. Vargas, AGC 2025

D&C 95:12

If you keep not my commandments, the love of the Father shall not continue with you, therefore you shall walk in darkness.