"I am encircled about eternally in the arms of His love."
2 Nephi 1:15
I went visiting teaching this morning to Linda Diewald. Linda is about my age and lived in the valley before she and her husband retired and moved to the valley. Her husband's mother just past away so they were gone a couple of weeks. We had a nice visit. I gave the message from Elder Richard G. Scott's talk entitled "Peace at Home." Here are a few quotes from Elder Scott's talk:
"One of the greatest blessings we can offer to the world is the power of a
Christ-centered home where the gospel is taught,
covenants are kept,
and love abounds."
"Invite the Holy Ghost's influence and act obediently on promptings."
"Have daily personal and family prayer,
daily personal and family scripture study,
and weekly family home evening."
"Make decisions based on
what the Lord would have you do."
"Be wise in how you embrace technology."
"Be a worthy example."
"Recognize the good in others."
"Be a true friend."
When I asked Linda if they had any plans for the summer she said they always take their travel trailer up to Delores, Colorado and camp on the river for some fishing and relaxation. Sounds like a good idea.
She also wanted to know how she could get a copy of her patriarchal blessing. I told her to look on lds.org.
I chased cows today several times. It's my new hobby. The sky was overcast today and the high was around 70. It's 101 in the valley. Sure glad I'm here. I wish James could be here too.
I watched two Amish movies today, "The Shunning" and "The Confession." I am saving them so James can watch them too. I also watched the results show for "Dancing with the Stars." Ingo went home. The four finalists will be: Kellie Pickler, Zendaya Coleman, Aly Raisman, and Jacoby Jones. Not sure who I wat to win. Also the first episode of the tryouts for So You Think You Can Dance was on tonight.
James is preparing for his talk on the Book of Mormon by reading President Benson's 1988 Conference address, "Flooding the Earth with the Book of Mormon."
I talked to my friend Karen Schneider today. She is going to London this weekend and is excited about eating at Harrod's like she and I did when we were there. I remember the food was good but very pricey. In other news she said our friend Charlotte Mattice had a stroke and was in the hospital. The good news is that her girls seem to have stepped up and are taking care of her. Karen and I are going to take Charlotte out to eat when she gets out of the hospital and Karen gets back from her world travels.
Tonight's sunset:
Ominous sky. I thought for sure it would rain.
