Monday, November 7, 2016

3 Nephi 22:1-17

When have you felt Heavenly Father reach out and touch your heart to draw you to Him?

* "... with everlasting kindness will I have mercy on thee ..." (v.8).

"The world is not a safe place.  It is not a place where children will feel peace, hope, and direction unless they are taught to love and follow the Savior.  Please help them know that these great blessings can be theirs, and show the what they eed to do to receive these blessings" (Patricia P. Pineager, Ensign, Nov. 1999, 68).  "Prayer is essential to developing faith." (Carol F. McConkie, Ensign, Nov. 2016, 25).

GC:     "A Choice Seer Will I Raise Up" by Craig C. Christensen

The Lord personally declared to Joseph Smith:

'The ends of the earth shall inquire after thy name,

and fools shall have thee in derision, and hell shall rage

against thee; While the pure in heart, and the wise, 

and the noble, and the virtuous, shall seek counsel, and

authority, and blessings constantly from

under thy hand."

I remember when Elaine Cannon said this

regarding President Kimball's statements

about the E.R.A.

GC:      The Lord Jesus Christ Teaches us to Pray by Elder Juan A. Uceda

" On one occasion the Lord Jesus Christ "was praying in a certain place," and "when he ceased, one of his disciples said unto him, Lord teach us to pray.  And today He teaches you and me to pray as we see Him in our minds praying in Gethsemane and saying, 

'Nevertheless not my will, but thine, be done."?

James and I started our 5th book in the Millennial Glory series, "Hanging by a Thread."

I ordered some chocolates that have no sugar in them and they arrived today.

James loves these.  Although they do no have sugar, they do have fat!

While I was blogging this morning I watched the movie: "One Christas Eve" starring Anne Heche.  This movie could have been named: "A Series of Unfortunate Events." 

Today was a gorgeous day here in Vernon.  The high was 59 degrees and there was no wind.  This is the kind of day that James enjoys working outside!  I couldn't help but think of Kim and Brian spending it at Disneyland and hoping they are having a great time!

My little Zemira was successful in his deer hunt this week.

He is in my Primary class and I love him!

This afternoon I wanted to do some cleaning but my right knee was hurting too badly.  Instead and watched "The North Pole".  I had some peanut butter toast and a glass of milk so I could take some Tramadol for the pain.  Soon I became dizzy and nauseous.  I was down for the evening.  

For FHE we listened to Elder Christensen's talk on the prophet Joseph Smith, and then we watched "Dancing with the Stars".  It was Show Stoppers night and I loved it! Marilu and Derek went home.  Next week is the semi-finals.

This is how I imagine the sky will look when

the Savior comes again.

I think it was Jared who put these pictures on Facebook.  I love them!

Three little cuties!

The boys performing the song "Lollipop"

at the Fry Elementary School talent show.

Thank you Sandy for coaching them.

Thursday, October 6, 2016

Happy Birthday Vickie!

You have a heart of gold.

Helaman 16:9-25

Why is it dangerous to depend on your own strength and on your own wisdom?

Michael - Man is foolish and when we choose to depend on our own thoughts before the scriptures we often find "reasons" to exempt ourselves from commandments.  It's like a slow but dangerous road to becoming an apostate.

Sheri- It is justification for unrighteous behavior.  

GC: "A Choice Seer Will I Raise Up" Elder Craig C. Christensen

' Because Joseph was a prophet, we have more than a window into heaven, the very doorway to the eternities is open to us.'

I love this.

After prayers, scriptures, and a General Conference talk I read to James from 'Wars of Light' the second in the Millennial Glory series.  At about 10:40 I left for my dental appointment at Aquila Dental.  I am scheduled to have a new crown put on over the root canal Dr. Higgs did last month. 

I ask the doctor to please look at my other missing crown and do an estimate of how much it would cost to replace it.  He took pictures and showed them to me.  It wasn't pretty.  I have a broken tooth.  Not only would I need a crown but I would have to have repair work done on the tooth.  

James and I met for lunch at Jersey Mike's and then I went back to brush my teeth and go on to my appointment to have my teeth cleaned at Dr. Douglas's.  Dr. Douglas was leaving to do something with her son, Evan when I got there.  I saw Jackie who cleaned my teeth, and then Melissa, Dr. Douglas's assistant.  They both agreed that I needed to have the tooth extracted and gave me a referral to an oral surgeon.  The story with my teeth is a continuing saga. 

Back to Cathi's for a nap and then on to my next big adventure.  I drove to Power and Baseline to pickup a month's supply of thyroid pills from Dr. Allen's.  There was a wreck on the way over which really slowed me down.  
When I returned to Chandler I went to Pei Wei to get their famous spicy chicken salad.  James declined to be my dinner companion.
He is working at the yard where he stores his construction equipment.  He wants to be moved out by December.

Pei Wei Spicy Chicken Salad

Back at Cathi's I waited for a call from Trina.  I am meeting her at the Chandler mall so Ruby and I can get our ears pierced, again.  It is my third time and Ruby's fourth.  We went to Addy's favorite store, Claire's.  There was only one girl working there and she looked like she was about 12 years old but she assured me she was old enough to do our piercings.  Ruby was going to go first, but she was too nervous so I took her place.  She held my hands.

Ruby is such a sweetie!

I am one hip Grannie!

 Ruby's turn while I held her hands.

We survived!

Ruby got the ruby earrings and I got the diamonds.

While we were getting our ears pierced, Lola was picking

out the monkey that she wants for Christmas.

(She actually cried when she had to leave him behind.)

We said our goodbye's and as I was leaving Lola kept yelling, "bye Gramma".  I kept turning around and waving to her until she couldn't see me anymore.  What a fun evening.  Rowan was such a good sport.  He was dying to go to the Lego store but Trina said next time because she had to hurry home for a tennis lesson.

I love spending time with my grandchildren!

Back at Cathi's she told me all about their trip to Salt Lake City and all the fun things they saw and learned.  She especially loved doing a live session in the Salt Lake temple.

I read to James before we went to bed.