OUR FAMILY: Fraser Castle

Cedar City, Utah

159th operating temple

Dedicated: 10 Dec 2017

By: Henry B. Eyring

Jesus Christ, Condescension of

John 6:38

For I came down from heaven, not to do mine own will, but the will of him that sent me.

Book of Mormon

Alma 14:6-22

* Through the power of the priesthood he held and his faith, Alma had the ability to deliver the faithful women and children of Ammonihah from their terrible deaths The rd did not permit him to do os, however (see Alma 14:11). Alma explained to Amulek that the Lord would receive the righteous martyrs unto Himself as a testimony against the evil acts of their persecutors (see Alma 14:11; 60:13).

*When the righteous and innocent suffer, some become critical or lose faith. President Spencer W. Kimball offered the following counsel for when we witness suffering:

"If we look at mortality as the whole of existence, then pain, sorrow, failure, and a short life would be calamity. But if we look upon life as an eternal thing stretching far into the premortal ast and on into the eternal post-death future, then all happenings may be put in proper perspective. Is there not wisdom in His giving us trials that we might rise above them, responsibilities that we might achieve, work to harden our muscles, sorrows to try our souls? Are we not exposed to temptations to test our strength , sickness that we might learn patience, death that we might be immortalized and glorified? If all the sick for whom we prayed were healed, if all the righteous were protected and the wicked destroyed, the whole program of the Father would be annulled and the basic principle of the gospel, agency, would be ended. No man would have to live by faith. If joy and peace and rewards were instantaneously given the doer of good, there could be no evil - all would do good but not because of the rightness of doing good. There would be no test of strength, no development of character, no growth of powers, no agency, only satanic controls. Should all prayers be immediately answered according to our selfish desires and our limited understanding, then there would be little or no suffering, sorrow, disappointment, or even death, and if these were not, there would also be no joy, success, resurrection, nor eternal life and godhood (Faith Precedes the Miracle, 97).

Old Testament

2 Kings 9-10

9 A prophet anoints Jehu king over Israel and prophesies the destruction of the house of Ahab and the death of Jezebel - Jehu kills Joram in the field of Naboth - Jezebel is killed by Jehu and is eaten by dogs.

10 Ahab's seventy sons are slain - Jehu destroys the house of Ahab and all the worshippers of Baal, but he continues to worship the golden calves in Bethel and Dan.

General Conference

What Every Aaronic Priesthood Holder Needs to Know

Douglas D. Holmes

"So, what is the role of the Aaronic Priesthood? How does it help us gain access to Christ's atoning power? I believe the answer lies in the keys of the Aaronic Priesthood - the keys of the ministering of angels and of the preparatory gospel."

Introductory Remarks

President Russell M. Nelson

"Some of you serve where the Church has been established for generations. Others serve where the Church is relatively new. For some, your wards are large. For others, your branches are small and distances are great. Regardless of your individual circumstances, each of you is a member of a priesthood quorum with a divine mandate to learn and to teach, to love and to serve others."

Russel M Nelson 10/14 #64. Sustaining the Prophets.

"Our sustaining of prophets is a personal commitment that we will do our utmost to uphold their prophetic priorities."

Dale G. Renlund The Melchizedek Priesthood, Chapter 23, Prinicple 15: A Priesthood Holder Judges Righteously

A Reason for Faith: Read about how similar the genomes and DNA of humans and chimpanzees are.

Ensign: "Being Honest with Myself."

600 homes have been destroyed on the big island of Hawaii because of volcano eruptions and no end is in sight. Please continue praying for these people!

Today was our Relief Society sisters luncheon at Licano's. My friend Pam had asked me if I would pick up Nita, our summer visitor from Yuma. I know Nita and love her and was happy to pick her up. We had a nice visit into town.

We were among the first to arrive at Licano's. We have to leave at one because Nita has an appointment with the eye doctor about scheduling cataract surgery, so we ordered first. My food came before Nita's and I looked around the tables of sisters and I was the only one with food. I did not want my green chili chicken enchilada to get cold, so I ate it. It was delicious.

These are the sisters who attended: Nita, Kerri, Catherine, Linda D., Teresa S., Pam, Jenny, Ellen K. and her husband, Bonnie H., Holly, Linda P., Judy, Millie, Nadine, Mary, Alicia, Stefani, Ruth, Debbie, Lorraine, Tina, myself, and 4 women I did not know.

We had an enjoyable time but some sisters had to leave before their food came, such as, Pam and Bonnie. Next month we are meeting back at Debbie's house.

I ordered food for Becky S., my friend who just had knee surgery, and her mother-in-law who is staying with her. After I dropped Nita off at home I went to Becky's and delivered her and her mother-in-law, Marlene, each a meal consisting of two cheese enchiladas, refried beans, and rice. They seemed very appreciative. Becky is such a great example to me and a dear friend. Her knee looks very bruised and swollen. She says she is going back to work in two weeks, which seems a little early to me.

When I came home James had already taken the garbage to the dump which I very much appreciate!

I sat on the recliner to rest. When I got up I caught up on my blog, ran off President Nelson's and Sister Nelson's talks to the youth, paid some Lambson Construction bills and our Disnetwork bill, and made myself a green smoothie. James was outside working on the small Cat, which he was not able to fix. I fixed him a smoothie when he came in from working.

For FHE this evening we worked on FamilySearch. I ran off some names to do ordinances for. I still have not been able to get Mary Strickland retrieved from Bettylealareerogers line. I will try again tomorrow.

For the first time since last Wednesday I was able to do my 10,000 steps today.