Recife, Brazil
101st operating temple
Dedicated: 15 Dec 2000
By: Gordon B. Hinckley
Jesus Christ, Lamb of God
1 Nephi 13:40
And the angel spake unto me, saying: These last records, which thou hast seen among the Gentiles, shall establish the truth of the first, which are of the twelve apostles of the Lamb, and shall make known the plain and precious things which have been taken away from them; and shall make known to all kindreds, tongues, and people, that the Lamb of God is the Son of the Eternal Father, and the Savior of the word; and that all men must come unto him, or they cannot be saved.
Book of Mormon/"Come Follow Me"
Alma 30:30-42; "Teaching with Power"
April General Conference
"The Coming Forth of the Book of Mormon"
Elder Ulisses Soares
The translation process of the Book of Mormon was a miracle. This sacred ancient record was not "translated" in the traditional way that scholars would translate ancient texts by learning an ancient language. We ought to look at the process more like a "revelation" with the aid of physical instruments provided by the Lord, as opposed to a "translation" by one with knowledge of languages. Joseph Smith declared that through God's power he "translated the Book of Mormon from (hieroglyphs), the knowledge of which was lost to the world, in which wonderful event he stood alone, an unlearned youth, to combat the worldly wisdom and multiplied ignorance of eighteen centuries, with a new revelation." The Lord's help in the translation of the plates - or revelation, so to speak - is also evident when considering the miraculously short time Joseph Smith took to translate them.
Inklings
"Let there be light"
and laughter
Lambson Study Group
"Your Personal Influence"
Thomas S. Monson
April 2004 GenCon
I finished cleaning this morning in preparation for Dave, Laura, Cathi and Terry. When I finished upstairs I went to the basement and cleaned down there. I am not sure where Cathi and Terry will want to stay. Dave and Laura will stay in the family room on the couch. I sanitized the bathrooms, kitchen counters, and door knobs. When I was finished cleaning I worked on getting my books out of the stranded condition. I was finally successful!
It's funny because Cathi texted me around 11:30 and told me to stop cleaning. I was downstairs working on the bedroom when I got the text. My response was, "where are you?" I thought maybe she was here. She said they were stopped for construction at the Queen Creek bridge just outside of Superior. I knew they weren't going to make it here by one o'clock as planned when she told me that.
Anyway, I asked Cathi how she knew I was cleaning and she said: "Because I know you." All I said was "Yes you do."
Cathi also wanted us to notify the Crane's that there would be shooting tomorrow. One of the reasons they are all coming up is to do some target practicing. Cathi and Laura are taking a concealed weapons class. They both have pistols. Cathi's is purple.
It was nice to visit with everyone. Terry had a temple recommend interview with Ernesto Jiminez via Zoom. We all got to say hello to him. He asked me what kind of candy Evan likes. I guess he works with the Deacons. I told him I wasn't sure of his favorite but I knew he didn't care for chocolate. I probably should have told him Mike and Ike's. I did tell him he likes hashbrowns so maybe he will take him a plate of hashbrowns. Ernesto's daughter Evie recently received her mission call to Porto Alegre, Brazil. She is to report on August 5th and will probably do home MTC and then serve somewhere in the states before going to Brazil. The said thing is, because of Covid-19, they don't get to go to the temple with Evie before her mission. She will go after she gets in the field when the temple opens up again.
We had our burros for dinner. Everyone except Terry and I got green mixed. Terry got red and I got just plain green. James went for a ride on Luna. While he was gone we played a game of Five Crowns where Laura was the winner. It was fun. We all went to bed around 9:30 because that's what old people do.
Happy 28th Birthday
Jared Ammon
The sweetest two year old ever who
would sit at my computer and play
Freddie the Fish
One time when he spent the night he asked me:
"Gramma, why am I brown?"
This just melted my heart as I tried to explain to him that Heavenly Father loves all of His children and that we are all alike unto Him.
This is the ice cream bar that James bought me
yesterday at Dollar General
Cathi showing off her gun.
Barely made 10,000 today
