Thursday, December 27th, 2018

Buenes Aires, Argentina

39th operating temple

Dedicated: 17-18 Jan 1986

By: Thomas S. Monson

Jesus Christ, Death of

Alma 22:14

And since man had fallen he could not merit anything of himself; but the sufferings and death of Christ atone for their sins, through faith and repentance, and so forth; and that he breaketh the bands of death, that the grave shall have no victory, and that the sting of death should be swallowed up in the hopes of glory; and Aaron did expound all these things unto the king.

Book of Mormon

#1- Moroni 7:35-48

#2 - Ether 15-Moroni 4

General Conference

Wilt Thou Be Made Whole?

Matthew L. Carpenter

 "Through His ministry, Christ taught that He had power over the physical body. We cannot control the timing of when Christ's healing of our physical ailments will occur. Healing occurs according to His will and wisdom. In the scriptures some suffered for decades; others, their entire mortal lives. Mortal infirmities can refine us and deepen our reliance upon God. But when we allow Christ to be involved, He will always strengthen us spiritually so we can have greater capacity to endure our burdens."

I blogged through December 19th today. I wonder if I will ever catch up. My problem is that my internet is so slow and it takes forever to download pictures.

Stacy is coming today so I had to do a little cleaning. I vacuumed our bedroom and the family room. I dusted and cleaned bathrooms upstairs and did some laundry. 

After cleaning, James and I went to town. We had lunch at Los Corrales because Maxine told me they had a lunch special for $6.95. I got a chicken enchilada plate with rice and beans, which is the lunch special. James splurged and got the Los Corrales enchilada and it looked like this:

Pork with bell peppers, onions, and sour cream sauce.

I tasted it and it was delicious!

We picked up a prescription for James at CVS and then did some shopping at Walmart. I bought squash, broccoli, asparagus, two roasts, steak, spinach, bread, pineapple, bananas, eggs, milk, cheerios, shakes, ice, diet Dr. Pepper, and toilet paper and paper towels. That ought to last us a couple of days.

When we got back to Vernon Stacy, Michael, Joshua, Shipley and Vader were there. I guess Paul decided not to come. It took me forever to carry in all of the groceries. Michael was carrying in wood with Joshua.

We have more snow. While it was snowing outside Stacy, Michael, James, and I played Hearts. James ran them at least twice and Michael ended up losing. 

For dinner Michael made us Gordon Ramsey steaks and Stacy made fingerling potatoes with parmesan cheese. I made some asparagus and squash. Everything was delicious. 

Stacy and the boys watched Harry Potter while I watched a Christmas movie in the bedroom. I also walked.

 Zoo Lights

 The Whalen family

 The Thompson family

 The dogs love Michael

They love Joshua too, especially when he

shares his apple with them.

Such a big girl!

 I love that smile!

Monday, February 5th, 2018

Frieberg, Germany

33rd operating temple

Dedicated: 29-30 June 1985

By: Gordon B. Hinckley

Jesus Christ Authority of

Luke 10:22

All things are delivered to me of my Father: and no man knoweth who the Son is, but the Father; and who the Father is, but the Son, and he to whom the Son will reveal him.

Book of Mormon

2 Nephi 1:13-29

*When have I been benefited by a priesthood blessing?

-When Stacy was 7 and had pneumonia and James gave her a blessing and she was healed. As her mother, that was a great benefit to me.

Old Testament

Exodus 28-29

28 Aaron and his sons are to be consecrated and anointed to minister in the priest's office - Aaron's garments are to include a breastplate, an ephod, a robe, a coat, a miter, and a girdle - The breastplate of judgment is to contain twelve precious stones with the names of the tribes of Israel thereon - The rim and Thummim are to be carried in the breastplate.

29 Aaron and his sons are to be washed, anointed, and consecrated - Various sacrificial rites are to be performed - Atonement is to be made for the sins of the people - The Lord promises to dwell among them.

Old Testament Favorite Scriptures

Genesis 12:1-2

1 Now the Lord had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father's house, unto a land that I will shew thee:

2 And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing:

General Conference

The Need Before Us

Bonnie L. Oscarson

" Elder D. Todd Christofferson has taught, 'A major reason the Lord has a church is to create a community of Saints that will sustain one another in the strait and narrow path which leads to eternal life.' He goes on to say, 'This religion is not concerned only with self; rather, we are all called to serve. We are the eyes, hands, head, feet, and other members of the body of Christ."

I came across these two quotes this morning while reading from "Rescuing Wayward Children:" "Holiness is the strength of the soul. It comes by faith and through obedience to God's laws and ordinances. God then purifies the heart by faith, and the heart becomes purged from that which is profane and unworthy." - President James E. Faust

"Sanctification is the process of becoming pure and spotless before God through the power of the sanctifier, who is the Holy Ghost, through true and constant repentance and a love of that which is good." - Blaine M. Yorgason

James and I went to lunch at Persnikkity's today. We were disappointed that they did not have our Philly cheesesteak sandwich. I ordered my second favorite thing, the chicken, green chili and bacon sandwich with sweet potato fries. James ordered the same thing except instead of sweet potato fries, he just had plain fries.  My friend Claire was there with a gentleman friend. She came over to me and gave me a big hug which made my day.

FH

After lunch we went to CVS to pickup James's prescriptions, and then on to Safeway for DP10, and then Walmart. We read from "The Marshall Takes a Wife." 

Lee texted James and said that his daughter, Debbie fell and broke her neck so they have been going back and forth from Ramah to the valley to help take care of her. We put her name on our prayer list.

For F.H.E. we listened to this conference talk: "The Plan and the Proclamation" by Elder Dallin H. Oaks. I also did 3 blog posts today. Hopefully I will catch up before the end of the year.

We watched "Secret Valentine," starring Lacey Chabert and Andrew Walker and an episode of "Heartland" where Lou buys Maggie's Restaurant.

Chandler Stake Officers 

1984-85

Making orange juice

Carmen's dinosaur cake

The last time I went to Target I was disappointed.

They didn't have anything I was looking for and

Target didn't tell me what I needed.

Friday, April 1, 2016

TGIF!

This was a post on Facebook today.  At first I thought it was real and began reading it to James.  When they started talking about Elder Youknowwho from the third quorum of the Seventy I knew it was an April Fool's joke.

April Fool's! 

I am grateful for these two posts by Christina Tibbetts Hoose today.

Their family is really a wonderful example of how a family should be.

 Brent is of course, Christina's dad.

 Brent and Rebecca's youngest, Nathan returning 

from his mission in France.

James and I went into town today.  Before going I read the letter I sent to Michael to James.  He thought it was great, which made me feel pretty good about it. 

In town we stopped at Grumpy Jake's for lunch.  I had a cheeseburger and James had a quarter rack of ribs.  I ordered a salad along with my cheeseburger.  I could only eat half the burger.  James ate the rest.  

I went to Walmart to pick up a few things while James went to CVS to get a prescription Dr. Memon called in for him.  He has been having chest pains lately and I ask him to please go see the doctor.

On the way home I read from our Sarah Eden short stories book.  At home we watched a Hallmark movie together called "The Edge of the Garden."

 Brian Connor buys an abandoned house in the country, and begins

to communicate with the spirit of a woman who lived there

years earlier.

We both really liked this story.

 

Monday, March 14, 2016

Happy Pi Day!

I got off to a slow start this morning because I wasn't feeling well.  I sat down to rest and ended up watching a movie called "Second Chances" about a wounded fireman and his landlord who fall in love.

James and I went to Show Low a little after noon.  Our first stop was Licano's where I had a tamale and a taco.  I want to eat well today because I am starting a diet tomorrow.  James wants to go to our class reunion in July and I have got to lose some weight if I am going to go.

After lunch James dropped me off at Walmart to do a little shopping.  I bought two 5-day boxes of Nutrisystem diet food.  I thought James might use one, but he turned his nose up at it and said he would "fend for himself."  I am grateful that he doesn't expect me to cook while I am dieting.

We also went to CVS to pick up a couple of prescriptions for James and then on to Sonic to get my large diet Coke with regular cherry flavoring.  I won't be getting one of these for awhile either.  

On the way home we read the first short story in our new book by Sarah Eden.

 The story we are reading is called

"A Friend Indeed."

Before going home we stopped at the Wilhelm's to take Johnny a birthday present.  He is four years old.  While James was getting his gift out of the back of the car, Johnny came over to my window to tell me his dad got him a handsaw for his birthday.  He seemed quite happy.  An interesting gift for a 4 year old.

This evening for FHE we listened to Elder Oaks's talk on the Atonement.  It was wonderful.  Afterwards we watched the movie "Smooch" which is a modern day take on the movie the Frog Prince.  We both really enjoyed it.

 I would like for my granddaughters to see this one.

Friday, January 29, 2016

Someone I admire very much.

After reading scriptures with James and having family prayer, we drove to town to see Dr. Moffat.  James is very sick with bronchitis.  While I was waiting for him I read a chapter from "A Witness and a Warning", President Benson's book about the Book of Mormon.  It was chapter 8, entitled, Be Faithful in Christ.  I felt the Spirit as I read this chapter.

While we were waiting for James's antibiotic that Dr. Moffat prescribed to be filled at CVS, we went to Arby's for lunch.  According to Dr. Moffat the antibiotic is a very strong one and James only has to take it for five days.  

On the way home I read from "The Governess of Highland Hall."  We stopped at the post office.  Our 2013 taxes are ready.  Thankfully we only owe a small amount of money.  2014 will be very different because of the Hatch Hangar job.

James went home and took his medicine and laid down for a nap.  The doctor told him he shouldn't go anywhere.  

I watched an episode of "Last Man Standing" and then took a nap before I started my afternoon activities.  I worked on my blog and studied my Primary lesson.  I also emptied one box from the garage. 

For dinner I fixed pork chops, asparagus, and whole wheat English muffins.  It was a tasty dinner. 

James and I watched a Hallmark movie we had seen before, "June to January".  I liked it again, especially because Wes Brown was the star.

 

Monday, May 12, 2014

Sunrise over Montosa

I got up at 3am for gospel study because I knew I would be leaving early for my appointment with Dr. Moffat. 

My appointment was at 8am and James had one at 9:30.  Becky Skousen, who works for Dr. Moffat and is a member of our ward took us back to our room.  She put us both in the same room which I thought was a little strange.  Dr. Moffat addressed my needs first.  He said I am getting way to much thyroid with the prescription I have from Dr. Walters.  He wrote me a new prescription.  He doesn't believe in using hormones and thinks they do more harm than good so I guess I won't be on hormones.  While Dr. Moffat took care of James, first ordering an EKG, I slipped out to get my prescription filled and do some shopping at Walmart.  

I picked James up and we dropped his prescriptions off at CVS and then went to Persnikkity's for something to eat.  We got there around 10:30 and they had just started serving lunch.  I got the California burger and James got the green chili chicken sandwich.  We picked up the prescriptions at CVS and then we went to Safeway to get some ice cream for our wards fathers and sons.  This was an assignment James received at priesthood meeting yesterday.  

I slept all the way back to Vernon.  We stopped at the post office.  Jared had sent me a book for mother's day: "Power to Become" by Elder David A. Bednar.  He knows of my great love for church books!

Max had an assignment at school to read a book and then make a character from the book out of a Pringles tube.  Ian was a big help!

Can you guess what book he read?

 

I made the french toast I wanted James to make yesterday.  It was delicious and I am sure I will be eating it for the rest of the week.

I watched a little too much TV today.  There are lots of good shows on Sunday so I have to try and catchup on Monday.  

I am glad we had our FHE on Sunday. 

 

Thursday, March 6, 2014

Conference Goals

President Uchtdorf - "Come Join With Us"

1.  Feel the power of the Atonement.

2.  Grow closer to the Savior.

3.  Become a better person through the Atonement.

President Packer - "The Key to Spiritual Protection"

1.  Be not afraid, only believe.

2.  Keep my covenants.

3.  Make the Holy Ghost a moving force in my life.

4.  Repent in my personal prayers.

5.  Teach principles from the Book of Mormon.

6.  Be happy, find hope, turn toward the light.

7.  Unlock protection and redemption in the scriptures.

 Up and ready to go to the valley.  James was supposed to be at Dr. Moffat's office by 8 am.  We got as far as the middle of Vernon when I realized I left my phone.  There was no way I was going to the valley without it.  We called Dr. Moffat's and told them we would be a little late.  James got three prescriptions for his laringytis, two antibiotics and one steroid.
While James was at his appointment I made a trip to Walmart to get a printer to keep in Chandler. 

As we finally leave town we decide to go the Globe way so we can stop for lunch at Burger House.  Our decision to stop instead of ordering our food to go is based on the fact that their burros are quite messy.  
The only part of the "Globe way" that I like, besides Burger House, is our descent down into the valley.  The desert flowers are starting to bloom, and with the mountains in the background the scene is quite beautiful.  
Our first stop in Chandler is at CVS to fill James's prescriptions.  
I got a text from Laura, Lois is out of the hospital.  We were going to go see her tonight but will wait until tomorrow evening when Darrel can go too.  
James and I went to Olive Garden for dinner.  I ordered a new chicken dish and was quite disappointed because my chicken was tough and dry.  
I went to two Hobby Lobby's and only got 14 lightbulbs for my Light of Christ visiting teaching handouts.  I have now decided to do them for the Young Women and my grandkids so I need a total of 46.  More Hobby Lobby's tomorrow.

The printer I bought this morning doesn't have a scanner so James said it wouldn't serve his purposes.  While he made a trip to Home Depot this evening I went to Staples and bought another, more expensive printer.  It's a wireless and it took me an hour or so to set it up, but it works!

Facebook finds:

Snow tunnel

On the Run

Sheris fieldtrip with Max

to the state capitol.

Gilbert temple at night

 

Saturday, May 4, 2013

D&C 6:7

Seek not for riches but for wisdom, and behold, the mysteries of God shall be unfolded unto you, and then shall you be made rich. 

Behold, he that hath eternal life is rich.

D&C 6:20

...Be faithful and diligent in keeping the commandments of God, 

and I will encircle thee in the arms of my love.

I wanted James to watch "The Magic of Ordinary Days" with me this morning and he did.  He loved it almost as much as I did.  I am saving it for when Kim and Sheri come up so they can watch it too.  

We had to make a trip to town this morning to make a deposit for Francesco.  He is working in California and is out of money.  James owes him some money so we stopped at Bank of America and made a deposit in his account.  Of course if we are in town we have to go to lunch.  The waitress at La Casita knows us now.  After lunch James went to C-A-L to get more primers for reloading.  This time they were out.  While he was in there I walked across the street to CVS to get some chocolate.  While there I also found a bag of cinnamon fire stix which they don't have at Walmart.  

James reloaded 50 bullets and says he saved $40.  Considering how much the reloader cost he really hasn't saved anything yet.  The reloading table he built:

Last week James planted two aspen trees and three apple trees.  Elk came in and ate the aspen trees but the apple trees are still ok.  I guess that's why people build electric fences (the Cranes) around their place.

James is really complaining about his back hurting.  I feel so bad for him.  Hopefully he can get something done that will give him some relief.  He also came in frustrated because he wanted to do some work around the place and he can't get the tractor started.

I want James to build some benches like this to go around our fire pit.

 

We started our fast this afternoon.  We are fasting for Dallin.