Palmyra, New York
77th operating temple
Dedicated: 6 April 2000 by
Gordon B. Hinckley
I forgot to shout hooray!
Yesterday James and I finished the assignment
given by our bishop in January to read the Book of Mormon
by the end of May!
HOORAY!
Alma 8:1-17
*What do these verses tell us about Alma's character? (see Alma 8:8-10.)
*Although Alma's prayers for the people of Ammonihah were sincere his requests were not immediately granted. (Some people in Ammonihah did repent later. See Alma 14:1.)
*President Russell M. Nelson: "I recognize that, on occasion, some of our most fervent prayers may seem to go unanswered. We wonder, 'Why? I know that feeling! I know the fears and tears of such moments. But I also know that our prayers are never ignored. Our faith is never unappreciated. I know that an all-wise Heavenly Father's perspective is much broader than is ours. While we know of our mortal problems and pain, He knows of our immortal progress and potential."
*What can we learn about Alma from the fact that he returned speedily to Ammonihah?
*President Henry B. Eyring: "However much faith to obey God we now have, we will need to strengthen it continually and keep it refreshed constantly. We can do that by deciding now to be more quick to obey and more determined to endure. Learning to start early and to be steady are the keys to spiritual preparation....A loving Heavenly Father and His Beloved Son have given us all the help they can to pass the test of life before us. But we must decide to obey and then do it. We build the faith to pass the tests of obedience over time and through our daily choices. We can decide now to do quickly whatever God asks of us. And we can decide to be steady in the small tests of obedience which build the faith to carry us through the great tests, which will surely come."
DC 82:13-24
14-18, Zion must increase in beauty and holiness; 19-24, Every man should seek the interest of his neighbor.
Why should we make friends with the "mammon of unrighteousness?"
* There is a saying: "Keep your friends close and your enemies even closer." If we are friends with our enemies we can help them understand us better. We become more tolerant of our differences and we realize we have more in common than we thought.
General Conference
And This Is Life Eternal
Elder C. Scott Grow
"Jesus Christ taught many truths that explain Heavenly Father's plan of happiness and your place in it. I'll focus on two of these to help you understand your identity as a child of God and know your purpose in life. First: '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.' (John 3:16.)
Second: 'And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.'" (John 17:3.)
James fixed me my favorite breakfast this morning, maple and brown sugar oatmeal with walnuts and blueberries. Delicious!
Why does it always taste better when someone else makes it for you?
We said goodbye to Kim and Brian this morning. They are heading back to the valley this morning to beat the Memorial Day traffic.
We always love when they come to visit.
Also, the food they made for us was a real bonus!
I forgot to mention the delicious honey-lime chicken
they made for us last night.
At 10am. we had a meeting at the Howard's about horseback riding for the grandkids in July. It was just James and I and Brother and Sister Howard. Brother Howard said because I had been such a good visiting teacher to his wife that he was not going to charge us for the horseback riding. I was overwhelmed. If we went anywhere else it would be at least $25 an hour per person. He did ask us to go on social media and let people know if we have a good experience. We met the newest addition to their family:
Maui and his mom Mirage.
He has grown so much since his birth on the 10th.
The Howard's are wonderful people. They are about the same age as we are and have had some of the same experiences with their children and grandchildren as we have. They showed us around their place. James offered to help them finish a cover on the porch of one of their buildings. Brother Scott was working on it until he left for Utah. We had a great visit and feel like they are truly our friends.
From the Howard's we went in to town. I wanted to get my car serviced, meaning an oil change, before going to the valley tomorrow. James dropped me off at Panda Express while he took the car to Walmart. He was back in just a few minutes and said they asked him why he wanted an oil change when it had been only 2,700 miles since the last one. We also need a new windshield but James promised me he would take care of that in the valley.
We stopped at Harbor Freight to buy a greenhouse that normally sells for 1,600 dollars that is on sale for $622. James also had a coupon for 25% off. He thought he had it with him but he didn't, so he will have to come back. We probably couldn't have gotten the greenhouse in the car anyway. We went home and had a nap and then James headed back into town in the truck with his coupon. He ended up paying $500 for it.
I stayed home and worked on my blog.
For Family Home Evening we listened to Elder Grow's conference talk. I heard it this morning, but I wanted James to listen to it with me. Elder Grow was speaking specifically to the young adults and I thought there might be some things we would like to share with Michael and Alex. After the talk we watched the season one finale of "Victoria." Victoria has her baby and the story says she has eight more children. We are looking forward to season two!
Fun Photos:
My husband is very talented.
Here he is making a pie.
Here he is splitting wood.
Studying for his gospel doctrine lesson.
Enjoying some time with his new friend,
Shipley.
Sweet little Addy on her baptism day.
The Three Amigos with their firstborn.
Darrel, Addy, Jon, Logan, Aaron, and Samantha.
A beautiful end to a wonderful day.
