Wednesday, May 20th, 2026: Joshua 3:5, cancelled temple appt., no more manna, Joshua 6 walls of Jericho, expectations exceed my ability, Chelsea guilt, po, Shanna's for over an hour, 12,000 steps, 2 blog posts, 5 handouts, Kat & larry here, finished "No Match for Love: dress & good girdle if there is such a thing

 

Reno, Nevada

Temple #81

Joshua 3:5 - How do we sanctify ourselves? 

Joshua 5 - No more Manna!

Joshua 6 - The number 7 indicates completion or perfection. The walls of Jericho fall but Rahab and her family are saved. Jericho was unrepentant, whereas Rahab changed her life and conformed to God's will. Are the desires of my heart aligned with God's will?

How do I do it all? My expectations exceed my ability to perform and it is quite disappointing. My mind keeps going back to Chelsea and how disappointed she probably is in me. What can I do to make it up to her? Invite the kids over to play in the backyard might be a good way to start. I'm going to write her a note.

This afternoon I made a trip to the post office to mail the eight thank you cards for Mom's funeral, Cayli & Mason's birthday cards and Curtis And Aurora's grad cards, On the way home I stopped at Shanna Penrod's to give her my names to take to the temple with the youth on Saturday. 

Shanna came out to my car saying her dog would "eat me up" if I came into her yard. He looks like Willy Grombach's dog. She does have a no trespassing sign on her fence. We talked for about an hour and a half. Shanna did most of the talking. Her husband shot himself in front of her in the house she still lives in because she can't afford to leave. She told me that 2 of her children have turned against her. She shared with me the issues of most all of her family members, including Kyle, her 23 year old grandson who attends our ward. The problem with Kyle is he doesn't have a job so he doesn't pay rent or help pay for groceries. Shanna says he eats four times as much as she does and she likes to eat. 

I admire the strength of Shanna Penrod. She is 65 years old, she is a temple worker and a counselor in the Young Women's.

I was able to walk 12,000 steps, do to blog posts and make five handouts. I finished "No Match for Love" and will start "The Duke's Bargain" by Megan Walker tomorrow.

The girdle I got will work nicely with my new dresses.

Kat and Larry were here today.

"The teachings of the family proclamation were revealed by our Lord Jesus Christ to His Apostles then and now."

- Elder Ronald A. Rasband

Joshua 3:7

And the LORD said unto Joshua, This day will I begin to magnify thee in the sight of all Israel, that they may know that, as I was with Moses, so I will be with thee.