OUR FAMILY: France

Wednesday, April 24, 2019

Tuesday, April 23rd, 2019

Paris, France

156th operating temple

Dedicated: 21 May 2017

By: Henry B. Eyring

Jesus Christ, Divine Sonship

John 11:4

When Jesus heard that, he said, This sickness is not unto death, but for the glory of God, that the Son of God might be glorified thereby.

Book of Mormon

Mosiah 14:1-15:9

New Testament "Come Follow Me"

Luke 10:1-16

General Conference

The Atonement of Jesus Christ

Tad R. Callister

"The Savior's Atonement is not only infinite in scope but also individual in reach."

One of the things I love most about spring is the birds singing in the morning. I heard them today.

I read a great article today by President M. Russell Ballard from 1996 called, "When Shall These Things Be"? You can find it in the Dec 1996 Ensign on p. 60.

James came in this morning and announced that he could not find his wallet. He spent over an hour looking for it. He said the last time he saw or used it was on Saturday when he bought gas.

On our way to town I called Darrel and asked him to look in the bedroom where we stayed. At first he couldn't find it but then he said he found it on the floor at the edge of the bed. Thank goodness! How many more things can this guy lose?

Our first stop in town was at the bank where I deposited $1,200 that James got from Mario. This money belongs to Burnham for cleaning up the lots after the work was done.

We were hungry so we stopped at LaCasita for lunch. When the waitress asked for our order I said, "I'll have the usual." She looked at me kind of funny and I said, "Oh, I thought you probably had our orders memorized by now." She said she didn't but would try to remember next time. I told her I was only joking.

After lunch we went to Walmart to do some shopping. I ran in to a friend who spends her winters in the valley and summers in Vernon, Teresa. She was frustrated because she couldn't find a couple of items she wanted. I told her I knew how she felt. She said tomorrow is her husband Wes's birthday and she is going to go to Safeway because she thought their ribeye steaks were better than Walmart's. I agreed.

We went to Safeway to get Dr. Pepper10. We saw Teresa again. We also stopped by CVS and spent $146 for James's prescriptions. On the way out of town we stopped for gas. It rained on us most of the way home, quite hard. We always need the rain and I love rainy days.

We listened to our Anita Stanfield book, "Ivy and Stone" on the way home from town. I also listened to the book "Squint."

After returning from town I got a Facetime call from Jared and Charlie. How fun! The highlight of my day.

I watched one of my favorite Hallmark movies, "A Country Wedding" while working on the floor and walking.

James and I watched McBride: Dogged. I had already seen it but I wanted James to see it too. He guess right away who the killer was. I guess he has more of a criminal mind than I do.

Two more books that I ordered came today. I will need to create a shipment tomorrow.

Uh oh

That's better

James and I both love this sweet girl.

Her birthday was yesterday.

My sweet friend Jean with her husband, Marcy her

daughter, Joe her son-in-law and two of her

grandchildren. Jean and Ralph spoke in Church and

shared their testimonies of the Gospel.

Friday, July 13, 2018

Thursday, July 12th, 2018

Taipei, Taiwan

31st operating temple

Dedicated: 17 Nov 1984

By: Gordon B. Hinckley

Jesus Christ, Creator

1 Nephi 17:36

Behold, the Lord hath created the earth that it should be inhabited; and he hath created his children that they should possess it.

Book of Mormon

Alma31:24-38

*How has the Lord given you strength to bear your infirmities?

- The scripture, "I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me? (Philippians 4:13), gave me strength when I couldn't get out of bed because of rheumatoid arthritis.

When my mother passed away unexpectedly I was strengthened knowing that there is a resurrection and that I will see her again.

Old Testament

2 Chronicles 16-18

16 Asa employs Syria to defeat Israel - Hanani the seer reproves Asa for lack of faith - Asa suffers from disease and dies.
17 Jehoshaphat reigns well and prospers in Judah - Priests travel and teach out of the book of the law of the Lord.
18 Jehoshaphat of Judah joins Ahab of Israel to fight Syria -Ahab's false prophets foretell victory - Micaiah prophesies the fall and death of Ahab - The Syrians slay Ahab.
General Conference

Introductory Remarks

President Russell M. Nelson

"Tonight we announce a significant restructuring of our Melchizedek Priesthood quorums to accomplish the work of the Lord more effectively. In each ward, the high priests and the elders will now be combined into one elders quorum. This adjustment will greatly enhance the capacity and the ability of men who bear the priesthood to serve others. Prospective elders will be welcomed in and fellowshipped by that quorum. In each stake, the stake presidency will continue to preside over the stake high priests quorum. But the composition of that quorum will be based on current priesthood callings, as will be explained later."

I sent a dispute claim to the bank to get a refund for the watch I ordered from Brobrogadgets. It cost $69:95 and we've already spent $15 sending it back to China.

Today was a gorgeous cloud-filled rainy day. I paid bills and asked James to drop them in the mail. It's a good thing he checked before he mailed them because one was a blank envelope.

At 3:15 we left for the 4:30 session at the temple. James says, "You know, if we get there too early they will ask us to be the witness couple." I told him that was fine. Sure enough at the top of the stairs right where James waits where he is officiating a session, was a brother who came over and asked if we would be the witness couple. We told him that of course we would.

The first person I saw in the women's dressing room was my next door neighbor, Kathy. Our friends the Wilhelm's sat next to us in the session. John shaved off his beard and looks so great! I guess he just grew it for trek. Their son Talon is returning from Washington state where he has been a bee keeper for his uncle on Tuesday and at 9:30 p.m. he is opeing his mission call at President Beeler's in Show Low. Next Friday he is going through the 6 pm session to get his endowments. Sandra also told me their daughter Ruthie is being baptized next Saturday, the 21st, at 11 a.m. We don't work on the first and third Saturday's but we traded with the Nelson's and working next week. We really want to go to the baptism because we love the Wilhelm's and James is one of their ministering brothers. Somehow we will make it there.

Arrived 2 1/2 weeks ago.

The session was small, 7 couples and we were of course the first ones through the veil. We sat in the celestial room for awhile, each of us saying a prayer. I went back in the dressing room and put two more names on the prayer roll after receiving a prompting.

The officator who offered the prayer in the prayer circle thanked the Lord for the moisture and asked for more.

On the way home we stopped at Walmart for snacks, fruit, Benadryl, toothpaste, and some more frozen dinners.

I had put Slimfast in my thermos, drinking my smoothie before I left, so I had my dinner on my way home.

I didn't have a name for James to do, as all of my male names need initiatory first, so he got a name from one of the sisters in our ward.

I did the name of Ida Baxter, who I believe is one of my grandpa Strickland's relatives.

I home I change my clothes and get ready to do some walking. I went over to close the blinds by the fireplace and the thought came to me that I should turn on the light. Then I thought, no, I don't need too. As I walked past the ottoman, I tripped and face planted right on the wood floor. I yelled to James, Help! I've fallen and I can't get up. He helped me up and when I looked in the mirror I looked like Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer. I also had a cut on my upper lip and it hurt on the left side of my tush and my right knee. I sat down and took it easy for a few minutes. I did manage to get my 10,000 steps in spite of my injury.

I slept on the recliner this evening.