Oquirrh Mountain, Utah
130th operating temple
Dedicated: 21-23 Aug 2009
By: Thomas S. Monson
Jesus Christ, Divine Sonship
DC 93:14
And thus he was called the Son of God, because he received not of the fulness at the first.
Book of Mormon
Jacob 7:21-Enos 1:1-10
New Testament "Come Follow Me"
Matthew 15:1-20; Mark 7:1-23
"Fear Not to Do Good"
Henry B. Eyring 10/2017
General Conference
"Choose You This Day"
Elder Dale G. Renlund
As the Book of Mormon prophet Jacob said, I say with him:
"Therefore, cheer up your hearts, and remember that ye are free to act for yourselves - to choose the way of everlasting death or the way of eternal life. Wherefore, my beloved brethren (and sisters), reconcile yourselves to the will of God, and not to the will of the devil ...; and remember, after ye are reconciled unto God, that it is only in and through the grace of God that ye are saved."
So, choose faith in Christ; choose repentance; choose to be baptized and receive the Holy Ghost; choose to conscientiously prepare for and worthily partake of the sacrament; choose to make covenants in the temple; and choose to serve the living God and His children. Our choices determine who we are and who we will become. I conclude with the rest of Jacob's blessing: "Wherefore, may God raise you from ... everlasting death by the power of the Atonement, that ye may be received into the eternal kingdom of God."
James listened to and watched the Book Profits webinar while I got ready to go to town. It was Jim and Herman teaching again.
Today was my Aunt Gene's, (dad's sister) 91st birthday. I went to visit her and stopped on the way to get yellow mums at Safeway. I chose yellow because I always think of the song, "You Are My Sunshine" when I think of Aunt Gene.
When I first arrived at her house it was just she and I. She took me into the bedroom and gave me a picture of my grandma and grandpa from their 50th wedding anniversary. It was hanging on the wall in a frame and she gave me the frame also.
Arlee T. Maxwell and
Verdie Rea Robinson Maxwell
This is another picture that was hanging on the wall. Aunt Gene said this picture was taken when grandma and grandpa were first married.
Aunt Gene and I visited a little while when the doorbell rang. It was Harold and Dennis. I had invited them to come. Denise was at work and Vickie's allergies were bothering her. I am glad I invited my brothers. I don't see them too often and it's always nice to catch up.
Dennis says he and Denise are going to Cleveland, Ohio in May to celebrate their anniversary at the Rock n' Roll and Football Halls of Fame. They love to travel and Dennis loves history of any kind. They will also be going to Texas at the end of May for Bettylea's high school graduation in Del Rio. I told them we were going to Texas also for two graduations.
Harold gave us an update on Monte. Right now he is not allowed to eat any food or drink anything He has a bag he carries around that supplies him with nutrients. On April 19th he is scheduled to have surgery at the Chandler hospital. We will be down on the 20th and 21st for Easter so hopefully we can go see him.
Aunt Gene is pretty independent for a 91 year old, kind of like James's mom. She just got back from a trip to Texas and Arkansas where she visited with her husband Clyde's family. She said she had attendants push her around the airport in her wheelchair and she gave a $5 to everyone that helped her.
Aunt Gene has a great attitude. She says she focuses on what she can do, not on what she can't do.
We stayed an hour or so and then we said our goodbye's. I promised Aunt Gene I would be back soon to see her.
I stopped at the post office and mailed a book we sold, "Visions of Glory." I went to the bank to deposit a check from Mario Chacon and then went on to Walmart to go grocery shopping. On the way home I stopped and filled my car with gas.
James stayed home because he had some phone calls to make regarding work that was to be done today that Armando is handling. He went to town at 4:30 because that's when President Beeler said he could meet with him and sign his temple recommend. It is frustrating when we have to make two trips to town in the same day but I guess this time it couldn't be helped.
This evening we ordered books, I blogged, and walked while watching Hallmark movies. Maybe I am in a rut.
The ice hotel in this movie is amazing!
This girl loves books!
Dallas, Texas temple
Filmed in Bruges, Belgium
One of my favorites
