61st operating temple
Dedicated: 19 Sept 1999
By: Gordon B. Hinckley
Jesus Christ, Creator
DC 38:3
I am the same which spake, and the world was made, and all things came by me.
Book of Mormon
Alma 48:18-49:8
*How does humility promote peace?
- Becoming humble is an active process whereby we are changed from the natural man to a person of obedience. It's not the good deeds that we do that change us into humble creatures, but rather it's the effect of those deeds in us and others that create a peaceful society.
Old Testament
Job 38-42
38 God asks Job where he was when the foundations of the earth were laid, when the morning stars sang together, and when all the sons of God shouted for joy - The phenomena of nature show the greatness of God and the weakness of man.
39 Man's weakness and ignorance are compared with God's mighty works - Does man even know how the laws of nature operate?
40 The Lord challenges Job, and Job replies humbly - The Lord speaks of His power to Job - He asks, Hast thou an arm like God? - He points to His power in the behemoth.
41 The Lord points to His power in the leviathan - All things under the whole heaven are the Lord's.
42 Job repents in dust and ashes - He sees the Lord with his eyes - The Lord chastises Job's friends, accepts Job, blesses him, and makes his latter days greater than his beginning.
General Conference
Family History and Temple Work: Sealing & Healing
Elder Dale G. Renlund
""God, in His infinite capacity, seals and heals individuals and families despite tragedy, loss, and hardship. We sometimes compare the feelings we experience in temples, as having caught a glimpse of heaven. 'Mortals say of some temporal suffering, No future bliss can make up for it, not knowing that Heaven, once attained, will work backwards and turn even that agony into a gory. The Blessed will say, 'We have never lived anywhere except in Heaven.'"
We said family prayer before we left the house this morning at 5:45. We listened to scriptures and the conference talk of the day on the way to the temple.
James and I thought preparation meeting was upstairs like it normally is so we went upstairs to find the room closed and dark, so we went downstairs and joined the other workers in the chapel. Soon Brother Coltrin came in and said the meeting was upstairs. Too bad I don't carry my phone in the temple for the steps.
The Reidhead's were in charge but President Reidhead was late so Brother Hatch took charge. We watched videos about the baptistry. When President Reidhead arrived he explained that he did not think they were on the schedule. He was outside trimming roses when he looked at his phone and saw that the temple was calling. Sister Reidhead will be coming later.
For my first break I visited with James, Sister Lundgren and Sister Humphrey. I am on schedule to assist Sister Bradshaw with a live sealing so we sat in the break room later and discussed our responsibililties. She will help the bride dress and to the short veil ceremony with the bride and groom. I will direct the guests into the chapel, bring them upstairs, get the marriage license and have it signed. Sister Bradshaw will be in the sealing and return the marriage license information to the records office. The last name of the bride was Ault and the groom, Sargeant. Both families are from Snowflake. There were 55 guests attending.
My last assignment was in initiatory. James and I are getting off early to attend Brother Moore's baptism in Vernon. I got off earlier than James and waited for him outside where it was nice and warm.
We arrived at the Vernon church building at 12:30, the same time Kerri, Tamara, and Maxine, the other members of the RS presidency, arrived. James helped us set up the refreshment table and made himself useful.
The Moore's live here in the summer and in Yuma in the winter. They had over 50 friends and family at this baptism supporting them. Nita's grandson, a Farnsworth, did the baptizing. After the service was over the missionaries called the mission president and explained that Brother Farnsworth did not have his right arm raised to the square, so they had to do the baptism over again after all the guests were gone.
We had tons of refreshments. Nita bought a big cake and made two gluten free cakes and some gluten free cookies for her great grandsons who get sick if they eat anything with gluten in it. Ward members brought cake and cookies and we had milk and water to drink. We made plates for the missionaries to take to families, and we are saving other leftovers for RS tomorrow. I forgot and took my cookies home.
When we got home James loaded up our stinky garbage and went to the dump. He hadn't been gone too long when I got a call asking me to look for his glasses in the bedroom. I told him they weren't there and he said, "darn," I must have lost them when I fell into the garbage dumpster. I asked him how that happened. He said he was standing on the tailgate of his truck when it broke loose and he went flying, landing on top of the garbage. A lady near by screamed. I guess she thought he was dead. James really does have the weirdest accidents. Sorry I don't have a picture.
I came home after the baptism and crashed. I watched a Hallmark movie and then did some walking and reading. James worked on his Primary lesson this evening while I read.
I want to make these for Valentine's Day
A little girl and her rhino taking a walk
Racoons take a swim
Taken along the Bush Highway between
Mesa and Payson
