Gila Valley, Arizona
132nd operating temple
Dedicated: 23 May 2010
By: Thomas S. Monson
Jesus Christ, Divine Sonship
2 Nephi 25:12
But, behold, they shall have wars, and rumors of wars; and when the day cometh that the Only Begotten of the Father, yea, even the Father of heaven and of earth, shall manifest himself unto them in the flesh, behold, they will reject him, because of their iniquities, and the hardness of their hearts, and the stiffness of their necks.
Book of Mormon
Jarom 1:1-15
New Testament "Come Follow Me"
John 5:17-47
General Conference
Shepherding Souls
Elder Gary E. Stevenson
"May we raise our sights to this prophetic vision so we can shepherd souls to the temple and ultimately to our Savior, Jesus Christ. He does not expect us to perform miracles. He asks only that we bring our brothers and sisters unto Him, for He has the power to redeem souls. As we do so, we can and will secure this promise: 'And when the chief Shepherd shall appear, ye shall receive a crown of glory that fadeth not away.' Of this I testify - and of Jesus Christ as our Savior and our Redeemer - in the name of Jesus Christ, amen."
We left the house this morning at 5:44 am. for the temple. President Palmer and his wife did the training today. President Palmer is the temple president. We saw the same video we saw last week regarding the endowment session. This time President Palmer decided to focus on learning from the Spirit. He told a story he heard about a group of Saints who lived in Sierra Leone, Africa who had never been to the temple. They planned a new trip to the temple in Accra, Ghana. Before they left they had a meal together. The mission president was a little troubled by one of their culture traditions which allowed the men to eat first, then the women, and then the children if there was anything left. He was troubled but he did not say anything. After spending two days doing ordinance work in the temple the group had another meal together. This time the men went to get the food but instead of eating it they took it to their wives and children. President Palmer said that no one had told them to do this but they had been taught by the Spirit through their temple attendance. I loved this story.
I saw my friend from Chandler, Ruth Gale, in the temple today. She lives in Snowflake now and I see her from time to time
I also saw two girls from our ward, Holly and Khaya with a group of girls from the stake. I love seeing people I know when I'm at the temple.
My temple lunch break was quite delicious today. I had half an egg salad sandwich, chalupa, and orange gelatin, Coolwhip salad. I thought all of those things would be good to serve at our Easter potluck. Oh, and the best brownie I have ever had! Maybe I was just extra hungry today because all I had for breakfast was a Slimfast shake.
After our shift was over I went to the dressing room to get my ordinance clothes so I could attend the 1:30 session with the Gordon's from our ward. The Gordon's are a mom and son who joined the Church around a year ago after their husband/father died and are going through for the own endowments today.
While in the dressing room Sister DeWitt began telling us about a sister who complained about one of the films shown. (This was several years ago). She went in to the office and told them she was going to report them to Salt Lake for showing a film with such an evil Satan that brought a bad spirit.
I guess it was the older film with the bald Satan. She said she wanted to know if they showed that film again so she would not be there on that day. I said, "Well it's not like we have a marquee where we can announce what's playing." Sister Wenhardt said: "Maybe we should and it could say: "Now showing 'Bald Satan' movie." I guess you can't please everyone.
While waiting in line to get my new name I met a sister probably in her early 40's. As we began to talk I found out her mother was Nancy McCleve, the sister of one of my best friends in high school, Sharon McCleve. She said Sharon was one of her favorite aunts. This woman's name was Michelle Baker. She lives in Snowflake and was at the temple with her son who just returned from a mission in Germany. It's a small world, especially in the Snowflake temple where I always see someone I know or make a connection with someone.
There were 11 people from our ward supporting Holly and Charlie in the endowment session. The Millers, the Wilhelms, Us, Anthony, Alicia, Stefani, Judy, and Brother Grapp. Being in the Celestial room and seeing how happy Holly and Charlie were and how long they embraced was a real treat. It felt like Heaven and how it will be when we reunite with our loved ones.
Back at home we did our normal things; walking, eating, blogging, and watching Hallmark movies. James went outside and checked out how his bunnies are doing. I thing he also bought a couple of books.
I saw my friend from Chandler, Ruth Gale, in the temple today. She lives in Snowflake now and I see her from time to time
I also saw two girls from our ward, Holly and Khaya with a group of girls from the stake. I love seeing people I know when I'm at the temple.
My temple lunch break was quite delicious today. I had half an egg salad sandwich, chalupa, and orange gelatin, Coolwhip salad. I thought all of those things would be good to serve at our Easter potluck. Oh, and the best brownie I have ever had! Maybe I was just extra hungry today because all I had for breakfast was a Slimfast shake.
After our shift was over I went to the dressing room to get my ordinance clothes so I could attend the 1:30 session with the Gordon's from our ward. The Gordon's are a mom and son who joined the Church around a year ago after their husband/father died and are going through for the own endowments today.
While in the dressing room Sister DeWitt began telling us about a sister who complained about one of the films shown. (This was several years ago). She went in to the office and told them she was going to report them to Salt Lake for showing a film with such an evil Satan that brought a bad spirit.
I guess it was the older film with the bald Satan. She said she wanted to know if they showed that film again so she would not be there on that day. I said, "Well it's not like we have a marquee where we can announce what's playing." Sister Wenhardt said: "Maybe we should and it could say: "Now showing 'Bald Satan' movie." I guess you can't please everyone.
While waiting in line to get my new name I met a sister probably in her early 40's. As we began to talk I found out her mother was Nancy McCleve, the sister of one of my best friends in high school, Sharon McCleve. She said Sharon was one of her favorite aunts. This woman's name was Michelle Baker. She lives in Snowflake and was at the temple with her son who just returned from a mission in Germany. It's a small world, especially in the Snowflake temple where I always see someone I know or make a connection with someone.
There were 11 people from our ward supporting Holly and Charlie in the endowment session. The Millers, the Wilhelms, Us, Anthony, Alicia, Stefani, Judy, and Brother Grapp. Being in the Celestial room and seeing how happy Holly and Charlie were and how long they embraced was a real treat. It felt like Heaven and how it will be when we reunite with our loved ones.
Back at home we did our normal things; walking, eating, blogging, and watching Hallmark movies. James went outside and checked out how his bunnies are doing. I thing he also bought a couple of books.
Cool quilt
Those eyes and cheek
How does anyone make cookie like this?
Cute movie
