Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo
Groundbreaking ceremony held on
23 Aug 2025; full-scale construction pending.
Book of Mormon
3 Nephi 27:1-12
D&C
130:4-21
Come Follow Me
D&C 130-132
God wants to exalt His children
Revelations in Context: "Our Hearts Rejoiced to Hear Him Speak"
October General Conference
'Simplicity in Christ'
Elder Michael Cziesla
Up at 3:38. Tom is outside so it's just me. James's snoring sounds like he is in pain. My right hand is still swollen and painful.
I was interested to read in my commentary what it means to have your calling and election made sure.
Addressing the passage in John 14:12-27, the Prophet Joseph Smith explained: "After a person hath faith in Christ, repents of his sins, and is baptized for the remission of his sins, and receives the Holy Ghost (by the laying on of hands) which is the first Comforter, then let him continue to humble himself before God, hungering and thirsting after Righteousness, and living by every word of God, and the Lord will soon say unto him, Son thou shalt be exalted. When the Lord has thoroughly proved him, and fins that the man is determined to serve him at all hazard, then the man will find his calling and Election made sure, then it will be his privilege to receive the other Comforter....Now what is this other Comforter? It is no more or less than the Lord Jesus Christ himself, and this is the sum and substance of the whole matter, that when any man obtains this last Comforter he will have the personage of Jesus Christ to attend him or appear unto him from time to time, and even he will manifest the Father unto him, and they will take up their abode with him, and the visions of heavens will be opened unto him and the Lord will teach him face to face, and he may have a perfect knowledge of the mysteries of the kingdom of God" (Joseph Smith Papers, "History, 1838-1856, volume C-1,"8-9 addenda).
A couple of other quotes from books I read today:
"Obedience to what He commands is the definition of righteousness."
(Look Unto Christ in Every Thought, p. 230).
"Family is who you choose." ('Snow Drops and Winter Berry')
James worked on the railings today. He finished one section, using the railing Cope gave him. He still needs to stain it. I am a little frustrated because he has been working in two different areas, which means two messes.
James wrote to Max and Michael and he got a sweet response.
Today is Veterans Day where we honor those who served and sacrificed for our freedom.
Some of my accomplishments today:
Two blog posts. I washed all of the sheets from upstairs. I haven't put them back on the beds yet, James said he would help me, so I am postponing for awhile. My energy is gone and my pain is up. I'm not working on getting my 10,000 - 12,000 steps a day until after I get my next injections. I am focusing on my blog, Christmas, my lesson, and my health.
I watched "Love At The Thanksgiving Day Parade" again today. Some things I like about the movie.
* Emily, Autumn Reeser, wears vintage clothing. When her mother died her dad gave her clothes to Goodwill. She thinks if she buys enough vintage clothing from Goodwill someday she may be wearing her mother's clothes.
* Her favorite place to eat is Jim's pizza because her dad is a hero there, saving the place from getting robbed. When she takes Henry there and the pizza comes she says: "It is Buddha, one with everything."
* Emily believes in true love. Henry does not. He has a 5-date rule.
* Henry bought the termite-infested library that Emily loves and he's going to tear it down. Emily compares it to a favorite sweater. If you get mustard on it or it gets a hole in it, you don't throw it out, you fix it!
I could go on and on because there are so many things I love about this movie, but if you want to know more, you are just going to have to watch it.
"While many circumstances in life may be beyond our control, none of us is beyond the reach of the Lord's infinite blessings."
- Bishop Gerald Causse, AGC 2025
D&C 130:2
And that same sociality which exists among us here will exist among us there, only it will be coupled with eternal glory, which glory we do not now enjoy.
several months ago.
raccoon problems.
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