The love the Savior has for us is
unconditional.
Alma 32:1-20
1 - Alma and his brethren begin to preach the word of God.
2 - They began to have success among the poor class of people who were cast out of the synagogues because of the coarseness of their apparel.
3 - They were esteemed by their brethren as dross. They were poor as to worldly things and poor in heart.
4 - The poor gather to the hill Onidah where Alma is preaching.
5 - The foremost among them tells Alma they have no place to worship and wonders what they shall do.
6 - Alma beheld their afflictions had humbled them and they were prepared to hear the word.
7 - Alma said no more to the other multitude but he cried unto those whom were truly penitent and said:
8 - Ye are lowly in heart and blessed are ye.
10 - Do ye suppose that ye cannot worship God save it be in your synagogues only?
11 - Do you think ye should worship God only once in a week?
12 - It is well ye are cast out of your synagogues that ye may be humble and learn wisdom.
13 - Sometimes if a man is compelled to be humble he seeketh repentance. Whosoever repenteth shall find mercy and he that findeth mercy and endureth to the end the same shall be saved.
14 - Do ye not suppose that they are more blessed who truly humble themselves because of the word?
15 - He that truly hmbleth himself, and repenteth of his sins, and endureth to the end, the same shall be blessed.
16 - Blessed are they who humble themselves without being compelled to be humble; and believeth in the word and are baptized.
17 - Some seek for a sign.
18 - This is not faith if you seek for a sign. For if a man knoweth a thing he hath no cause to believe.
19 - Cursed is he that knoweth the will of God and doeth it not.
20 - Every man will be judged of his works.
GC: The Sacred Place of Restoration by Elder Jairo Mazzagardi.
We had some elk in our yard this morning.
Three cows, a yearling and on calf.
James says the bulls aren't doing their job because each one of those cows should have had a calf.
Later in the day after James had left for the valley, these same elk were in our yard again and one of the smaller ones was nibbling on one of the fruit trees that James had planted. I shooed him away but he must have come back because when I got up this morning most of the leaves were gone. James needs more tree elk repellant.
Today would have been Steve Westerman's birthday. He died last month of complications due to brain cancer. I sent his wife Karin a message on Facebook today expressing my love.
The nearly completed Tucson temple.
These two brothers built the Salt Lake temple using
the Brickem' Young building set.
I put beans in the crockpot today and will put them on low or warm all night. When they are done cooking I will put them in the refrigerator to marinate. When James gets home he will have one of his favorite foods to eat. I am enjoying our Whole Food Plant Based diet. I have not eaten meat for awhile but I have used butter and cheese.
I had a 'warm' water shower. I guess the gasline that James broke was to our water heater too.
I finished typing Lois's history, or at least as much as I got from her, which was only up to the beginning of high school. I will get more when I go back down this month.
Trina posted this awhile back. This girl is pretty amazing!
I watched, or rather listened to "Chopped" while I paid bills and worked on my blog. I also read from Seven Miracles that Save America and Seven Tipping Points that Saved the World.
It's lonely when James isn't here.
Corinna Westbrook and her girls,
Kyah, Joely, and Macey. They moved from Vernon to
Washington state in March. I miss them.
