Tuesday, February 26th, 2019

Boston, Massachusetts
100th operating temple
Dedicated: 1 Oct 2000
By: Gordon B. Hinckley

Jesus Christ, Divine Sonship

DC 10:57

Behold, I am Jesus Christ, the Son of God. I came unto mine own, and mine own received me not.

Book of Mormon

2 Nephi 19:1-20:11

*How do you combat the four evils Isaiah denounces -- pride, errant leaders, wickedness, and neglecting the poor and needy?

New Testament "Come Follow Me"

Matthew 6:14-24

"The Lord Jesus Christ Teaches Us To Pray" Juan A. Uceda 10/16

General Conference

Wilt Thou Be Made Whole

Elder Matthew L. Carpenter

President Boyd K. Packer stated: "Our spirits are damaged when we make mistakes and commit sins. But unlike the case of our mortal bodies, when the repentance process is complete, no scars remain because of the Atonement of Jesus Christ. The promised is: 'Behold, he who had repented of his sins, the same is forgiven, and I, the Lord, remember them no more' DC 58:42"

Choose You This Day

Elder Dale G. Renlund

"We need to choose whom we will serve. The magnitude of our eternal happiness depends on choosing the living God and joining Him in His work. As we strive to 'do the next bit' on our own, we practice using our agency correctly. As two former Relief Society General Presidents said, we should not be 'babies that need petting and correction all the time. No, God wants us to become mature adults and govern ourselves."

Kathy Crane and I visited with the Robertson's this morning. Kathy was kind enough to offer to drive her four-wheel drive Suburban because the roads are still wet and muddy. 

Sister Robertson has been in the hospital. She had a bad case of pancreaitis and is at home recovering. Her husband Joel has been with her but he needs to go back to his job in Houston so Kathy and I are representing the Relief Society to see what we can do to help.

We had a nice visit and then I asked Marie what we could do to help. Would she like someone to come and stay with her? No. Would she like us to bring in food? Maybe a couple of times a week. Kathy offered to bring some chicken noodle soup and some Cafe Rio chicken and pork she already had made up because she had company this week. That sounded good and since she was bringing it tonight Joel would still be there to enjoy it.

Marie will be staying alone after Joel leaves except for her six dogs that keep her company. She is 75 years old. 

As we were leaving Joel showed us a picture of the actor Ed Asner. I guess he is a friend. He wrote Marie a nice letter when her son passed away. Joel also showed us the letter. 

I came home and made some ground beef tacos and a salad for lunch. After lunch it was rest time and a Hallmark movie. I walked and paid bills this afternoon and made a no-bake cheesecake. 

I made, or I should say warmed up,  some Sister Schuster rolls for Kathy to take over to the Robertson's this evening. When Kathy came to pick them up she had Cafe Rio burros for us and part of an apple pie. Thank you kind neighbor.

James and I watched an episode of "Victoria" this evening. I did not like this one. It featured the cholera epidemic and one of the main characters Nancy Skerret Francatelli died. It was too sad. This is why I like Hallmark movies, none of the main characters ever die and there is always a happy ending.

I inventoried several books this evening. The best was the Book of Mormon Reader. If it sells we will make $35.

James got us new car insurance today. National General was raising our policy by $50 a month because of a claim James had when he ran into a fence. We now have Liberty Mutual for both our house and my car.

Happy Birthday Adam and Joe!

 Those were the days!

Hallmark Movie

All dressed up for our 50th

This girl is sooo much fun!

Thursday, April 12, 2018

Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

99th operating temple

Dedicated: 17 Sept 2000

By: Gordon B. Hinckley

Jesus Christ Betrayal of

Psalms 41:9

Yea, mine own familiar friend, in whom I trusted, which did eat of my bread, hath lifted up his heel against me.

Book of Mormon

Mosiah 6:1-7:7

* After reading about King Benjamin's life, what are the Christ-like attributes you noticed he possessed?

-Some would say that King Benjamin was the greatest King who ever lived..Perhaps because he had many Christlike attributes. He like Christ, lived solely for the good of his people. He put aside every personal ambition to devote himself wholly to the welfare of those whom he ruled - no only their temporal and social welfare but also their eternal welfare. King Benjamin was a great light after the dark ages of his people, winning several generations of peace from his enemies. He was a humble man, who heard directly from Heavenly messengers. I've always admired the way he taught the people. Such a great teacher, even a master teacher just like the Savior. He also had the power to have had the riches of a king...but instead showed a much different example of humility and service to his people. In every way he was a model for Christlike living.

Old Testament

Joshua 21-22

21 The Levites receive forty-eight cities with their suburbs - The Lord fulfills all His promises and gives Israel rest.

22 The 2 1/2 tribes are dismissed with a blessing - They build an altar of testimony by the Jordan to show they are the Lord's people - It is not an altar for sacrifices or burnt offerings.

General Conference

Introductory Remarks

President Russell M. Nelson

" We announce a significant restructuring of our Melchizedek Priesthood quorums to accomplish the work of the Lord more effectively."

The Elders Quorum

Elder D. Todd Christofferson

" Having one Melchizedek Priesthood quorum in a ward unifies priesthood holders to accomplish all aspects of the work of salvation."

What should I pray for? 3 Nephi 19:9

And they did pray for that which they most desired; and they desired that the Holy Ghost should be given unto them.

I wish I had time to read all the articles in Meridian Magazine. There were two today that sounded interesting: "Insights on Ministering" by Elder Andersen and "Why a Russian Temple is Meaningful to President Nelson." I did read "5 Ways Sisters Exercise Priesthood Authority." Here are the five ways:

1.) In their callings when they are set apart, 2.) Through ordinances and covenants, 3.) Faith and prayer, 4.) Temple sealing, 5.) Temple worker. 

I also saw these headlines as I was scrolling through today's news on Meridian:

"Crash kills 257 in Algeria's deadliest aviation disaster - the entire country is in mourning."

"Trump warns Syria and Russia of military strike."

Cathi, Terry, Dave, and Laura are coming on the 26th of this month to visit and to target practice and look for elk antlers. We will be happy to have their company.

My reading in the Ensign today: "Understanding Islam" by Daniel C. Peterson. Islam is the world's 2nd largest religion. Is-LAAM means submission to God. A believer in Islam is called a Muslim, meaning a submitter.

From "Rescuing Wayward Children": Charity Never Faileth. Perfect love casteth out fear. (1 John 4:21). We love God because He first loved us. It is the same way with a parent and a child.

Primary lesson:Jacob and His Family. The purpose of this lesson is to help the children desire to be honest and live with integrity.

In Joshua 22 the altar of testimony is called Ed. Ed the Altar.

Russell M. Nelson talk #14: "Choices"
1. Who am I, 2. Where did I come from?, 3. Why am I here?
Truthful answers to these questions will remind you of important anchors and unchanging principles. They will be a protection to you.

Chapter 3 of The Atoning One by Robert L. Millet, "The Great I Am." 
Christ is God of the Cosmos.

Here is a report on President and Sister Nelson's and the Holland's Global Ministry Tour:
"A meeting will be held in London Thursday evening, April 12, which will be broadcast to Church meetinghouses in the United Kingdom and Ireland. This is a ticketed even and tickets are being distributed. The Church has about 186,000 members in the UK and nearly 4,000 members in Ireland. The first missionaries to go overseas were sent to Britain in 1837 only seven years after the Church was founded.

James made a live rabbit trap. He claims that Rowan asked him how to catch a rabbit. When I asked him what he was going to do with the rabbits he caught, he said: "Sell them or eat them."
"Wait a minute. Did you set these rabbits up by feeding and watering them and making them think you were their friend only to turn on them. Oh, no we are not going to eat these rabbits!  That was my response.

I made chicken enchiladas for lunch and they were yumdeli-icious!
James said: "These are so good but so not good for you that we should probably only eat them once a month." I sadly agree. They are probably my favorite meal.

I called Aunt Gene, who could barely hear me, and asked if Vickie and I could come and visit on Tuesday at 1:30. She said that would be great and she would write in on her calendar.

It is 2:15 and I only have 10,000 steps. At 3:15 I have to leave to go pick up my boy Amaron at school. He is in my Primary class and I told him I would help him do his class "homework" so he could get a treasure. 

He is such a sweet boy. We worked on the paper and then he would take a candy break. After we finished the first page he took a tour of the upstairs and I got the dice out to make my dice pyramids.

Amaron finished his paper and got his treasure, the little stuffed giraffe. On the way home we stopped at Colter's and Jace's and left them a paper so they can get a treasure on Sunday too. 
Amaron told me that Jace is a bully and I told him that made me sad.

When we got to Amaron's home I was surprised by what I saw. Laurann his mom was folding clothes and she looked totally overwhelmed. I am wondering if I should offer my help to her. She has twin boys that are almost a year old.

Laurann needs someone to watch Amaron next Wednesday but that is now the day we are going down to pick up our car. She said that Amaron could come over again next Thursday and I will help him with his reading.

I got home and had some dinner and began walking. I have alot of steps to take. James works on putting in family birthdays, etc., on family search. I also worked on my Primary lesson and ate pistachios.

I made my goal of 21,000!

These are my walking shoes for the past several days.
I used to walk with just socks on but these really do
give me support. I bought them for when I work in the
temple, but I didn't like wearing them for long periods.
They are perfect for walking!

My dear, sweet Ruby!

This is so true

No wonder I love the snow so much.