Friday, April 12th, 2019

Cordoba, Argentina

145th operating temple

Dedicated: 17 May 2015

By: Dieter F. Uchtdorf

Jesus Christ, Divine Sonship

John 3:16

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

Book of Mormon

Mosiah 6:1-7:7

New Testament "Come Follow Me"

In this article Elder Andersen also said that "Faith never demands an answer to every question."

General Conference

Behold the Lamb of God

Jeffrey R. Holland

"Our modified Sunday service is to emphasize the sacrament of the Lord's Supper as the sacred, acknowledged focal point of our weekly worship experience."

I try not to get too involved in politics,  but something I feel strongly about is stopping abortion. Over the years it has gotten worse instead of better. First it was first trimester abortions, then partial birth, and now up until birth. The following is part of an email I received from someone named Brian Fisher who thinks the Christian churches should get more involved in trying to stop abortion. After reading what Brian has to say, let me know what you think.

James says that many abortion clinics are selling the body parts from these abortions for surgical transplants and medical studies. They justify this by saying they are saving lives.

One of the young men in our ward is serving a mission in Africa. He wore the soles of his shoes out and instead of buying new shoes he took the tread from some old tires and sewed them on the bottom of his shoes. He said he did this in pure Ugandan fashion.

I love it!

We had another pellet/snow storm today. We didn't get much to stick on the ground but the trees at our place we covered in white. By the time we got in to Vernon, there was no white trees or snow. Show Low was a different story. It was snowing like crazy when I went into the bank and then when we went in to LaCasita to have lunch. We ordered the usual, me a chicken enchilada with red sauce and rice and beans, and James a green chili chicken enchilada with a side of refried beans. James finished mine off for me because I couldn't eat it all. 

We took our books to the UPS store. I figured that we have shipped off 52 books since last Saturday. I figured out that we will make $559.52 if we sell all of these books. Is this something we can do? I hope so. At least now we know what we need to do to make this business work. Our original goal was to make an extra $2,000 a month. 

We sold two books today, "The Invention of Wings," and "The Complete Stories of Truman Copote." 

James thought he lost the Amazon credit card today. He couldn't find it and so he called an cancelled it. When we went to bed he found it on top of the bed. There was a charge on there for today that we didn't recognize so I guess it's a good thing. 

We were in bed by 10. Tomorrow is Cliff's funeral and we are leaving around 5:30 a.m.

None of the snow really lasted very long.

Such adorable pictures!

Darrel put up the kitchen lights today.
He's becoming quite the handyman.

Saturday, November 3rd, 2018

Cordoba, Argentina

145th operating temple

Dedicated: 11 May 2015

By: Dieter F. Uchtdorf

Jesus Christ, Davidic Descent of
Jeremiah 23:5
Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, and a King shall reign and prosper, and shall execute judgment and justice in the earth.
Book of Mormon
3 Nephi 19:1-29
*What can you do to feel closer to the Savior?
- How hard do I labor to put myself in places where Jesus can show himself to me? What efforts do I put into attending the temple? What sacrifices do I make to have FHE, scripture study, family prayer? How often am I pondering and seeking the Spirit? How often and well do I serve? What am I doing with my time? What sacrifices am I making? Do I labor exceedingly that I might be in the place where Jesus can show himself to me? When we put forth effort and we are doing the things that our Savior has asked, He will certainly "bless us and His countenance will smile upon us, and shine upon us." We will witness the Savior in our life. He will come to us as we come to Him!
Book of Mormon
Mosiah 24-26
Old Testament
13-16
General Conference

Lift Up Your Head and Rejoice

By M. Joseph Brough

"As we face hard things in the Lord's way, may we lift up our heads and rejoice."

Sore throat again this morning. It feels like it is on fire. What's a good remedy? A fun Christmas movie starring Autumn Reeser, "Love at the Thanksgiving Day Parade."  Here are some lines from the movie as Henry and Emily meet the Star Light dancers some of whom have been married and dancing together for over 30 years.

Henry: "What makes a relationship last for years?"

Emily: "Peaks and valleys. You remember the peaks to get you through the valleys. Affection, compromise, and peaks and valleys."

I think I am going to text this to Elder Bernecker. He asked me what was the secret to being married 50 years.

Later Emily's friend says to her, (back to the movie): "Be his soft place to fall." Emily: "Where did you hear that?" Friend: "Dr. Phil."

The interesting story of James's morning hunt. I woke up early this morning with the thought that he should go out near the girls camp on the Vernon-McNary road. I remember thinking that I needed to be sure and tell James when he gets up. He left in such a hurry after our prayer that I forgot to tell him. I did remember to pray for him though.

He was home sooner that I thought he would be. The first thing James said to me was, "Thanks for praying for me." I asked him if he was successful and he said yes. He then told about how he ended up saying and prayer and decided to go on the Vernon-McNary road and within a few minutes he found a deer and shot it. I told him about my earlier impression and how I had forgotten to tell him. In his prayer he said to Heavenly Father, "I don't know where the deer are but you do." Heavenly Father really is in the details of our lives.

I am still feeling pretty low with a sore throat, cough, and no energy. I did go to town with James today. We stopped at the Aliberto's on the Deuce and I got a breakfast burrito. It was delicious and really hit the spot. James liked it better than the Torta that he got. I stayed in the car while James went in to Safeway to get some freezer bags for his deer meat. While James was getting gas and washing the car I walked to McDonald's to use the little girls room and to get an ice cream cone. I know ice cream isn't the greatest thing to eat when you have a sore throat but it sure feels good on a scratchy throat.

James spent a couple of hours washing the car since the carwash didn't get all the mud off, the truck, the Razr and the driveway and garage. I appreciate him so much. 

I worked on my lesson, blog, and walked and that's about it. James said a fast prayer and included missionary work as per Elder Robbins' request.

He worked on Book Traders and built a fire before going to bed, which keeps the house warm during the night and is much cheaper than having the heater come on.

Scarlett is such a sweetie!

 Where's your nose Charlie?

Anything else you want me to do?

Going for a walk with Mama

Great photo of Paul and Stacy!

 Dallin's new ride. Oh dear.

 So sorry I missed it.

 Someone didn't do their market research.