68th operating temple
Dedicated: 18-19 December 1999 by
Gordon B. Hinckley
Alma 14:23-15:4
* When have you seen people suffer trials even though they were striving to be righteous?
* Why were Alma and Amulek able to receive strength from the Lord? (see Alma 14:26, 28.)
* If we call on the
Lord in faith, He will strengthen us in our afflictions and deliver us in His way and in His own time.
* How can suffering trials bring us closer to the Lord?
DC 88:14-24
14-16, The Resurrection comes through the Redemption, 17-31, Obedience to celestial, terrestrial, or telestial law prepares men for those respective kingdoms and glories;
How can the spirit and the body constitute the soul of man?
* "It has been declared in the solemn word of revelation, that the spirit and the body constitute the soul of man; and, therefore, we should look upon this body as something that shall endure in the resurrected state, beyond the grave, something to be kept pure and holy." - James E. Talmage, DCSM, DC 88:15, The Soul of Man, p. 198).
General Conference
Songs Sung and Unsung
Jeffrey R. Holland
Believe in yourself, and believe in Him. Don't demean your worth or denigrate your contribution. Above all, don't abandon your role in the chorus. Why? Because you are unique; you are irreplaceable. The loss of even one voice diminishes every other singer in this great mortal choir of ours including the loss of those who feel they are on the margins of society or the margins of the Church.
Stand Up Inside and Be All In
Elder Gary B. Sabin
We are, in effect, refusing to unroll our spiritual sleeping bags when we don't take the time to sincerely pray, study, and earnestly live the gospel each day; not only will the fire go out, but we will be unprotected and grow spiritually cold.
James dug 15 holes for posts today with the auger. He cleaned our the dirt with a shovel and set the posts with cement. I am impressed!
The next time he came in to give me a report he said: "I hit sold rock and broke a blot and sprang a hydraulic leak and then hit my head on the auger. I need a throw away towel. He passed through again to get a measuring tape and to wash his hands. He smells like a diesel truck.
I decided to count how many emails I got today. It was over 200 when I stopped counting.
Jared sent us a link to a talk by Jeffrey R. Holland today. The talk is, "Bound by Loving Ties." Jeffrey R. Holland is one of my favorite speakers. James ask me to read to him so I stopped what I was doing and read to him from "The Lost Heiress."
Later I was working on my blog when James asked me to go to town with him, which I did, in spite of the fact that it was not on my list of things to do today. We went through Sonic for my corn dog, on to Cal-Ranch where I bought a light-up fidget spinner, and then to Walmart and Home Depot. I did not get to finish my shopping at Walmart before James was ready to go. I guess I will have to finish another day.
Saving this one for Kacey W.
When we got back home, some of the cows were back. I chase them away while James puts the fence back up. They were back before too long.
I guess they think they belong here.
For F.H.E. we read lesson #13 in the Gordon B. Hinckley manual, "Peace and Contentment Through Spiritual Self-Reliance." Afterwards we watched the latest episode of "The Good Witch."
The Vernon postmistress posted these pictures.
She lives in Clay Springs and took this picture on the way
to work one morning.
Here are some photos the kids sent from San Diego:
Suited up to go look for whales.
Off they go!
Sun-bathing sea lions.
Notice the smile on Stacy's face. This was before she
dropped her phone into the ocean.
Celebrating Ian's birthday at Olive Garden.
Evan taking his time eating a breadstick
while Ben looks on.
Looks like he is in a food coma by the
time he got to dessert.
I guess Kim and Sheri are taking the photos.
When you have talented kids you have
entertainment wherever you go.
Nothing like a sunset over the ocean for
the end to a perfect day.
Carol D. and her husband Roger got asked to tell their
story at the Chandler West stake trek. She was fortunate to
have family in the group.
I think Brennan looks like his dad, Mario, in
this photo.
Mario and Carol and their boys.
