Porto Alegre, Brazil
102nd operating temple
Dedicated: 17 Dec 2000
By: Gordon B. Hinckley
Jesus Christ, Jehovah
1 Timothy 3:16
And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory.
Book of Mormon/"Come Follow Me"
1 Nephi 13:20-42; Sunday School journal
"The Savior's Touch"
Elder Walter F. Gonzalez
"Whatever our circumstances might be, we can exercise our faith to come unto Christ and find a God we can trust. As one of my children, Gabriel, once wrote:
According to the prophet, God's face is brighter than the sun
and His hair is whiter than snow
and His voice roars like the rushing of a river,
and next to Him man is nothing. ...
I am crushed as I realize that even I am nothing.
And only then do I fumble my way to a god I can trust.
And only then do I discover the God I can trust.
A God we can trust emboldens our hope. We can trust Him because He loves us and wants what is best for us in every circumstance."
Happy 72nd Birthday James!
"Yoda" one for me!
I was up at 3:50 to get everything ready for James's birthday. The first thing I did was write him a message in his birthday card.
When I went in the bedroom to wish him a Happy Birthday, James said: "I think I got old at midnight." When I told him there was a herd of deer in the yard, he was up and out of bed. Later when people would call to wish him a happy birthday he would say:
I'm just looking out the window at a herd of deer waiting for my Eagle Brand pie to cool. What more could I ask for?
Here are some of the gifts he received besides the ones I mentioned I got for him in yesterday's post. A sweet card from the Trezise's with a message from everyone except Ben who emailed and wished him a Happy Birthday earlier in the week, and a $50 gift card to Brass Pro Shop. Jammies and a fishing bag and a $50 Amazon gift card from his mom and Dawn. He got several phone calls, a FaceTime from Jared and Kacey, and lots of well wishes on Facebook. Here is one of the best happy birthday's he got:
We love this girl!
After our lunch of soup and salad I put candles in the cooled pie and sang "Happy Birthday" to my sweetheart.
It was a low-key day spent at home, the kind we love. James did go outside and began to remove the bumper from his truck.
For dinner we had hotdogs and sauerkraut, one of our favorites. Afterwards we watched "A Beautiful Place to Die; A Martha's Vineyard Mystery" starring Jesse Metcalf. It was the perfect ending to a perfect day.
Wishing James a Happy Birthday
Cozy jammies from his mom
Lunch
Eagle Brand pie with meringue
He got them all. 7 for the decades and 2
for the years.
In his natural habitat
