Thursday, April 30th, 2020

Guatemala City, Guatemala

32nd operating temple

Dedicated: 14-16 Dec 1984

By: Gordon B. Hinckley

Jesus Christ, King

1 Samuel 12:12

And when ye saw that Nahash the king of the children of Ammon came against you, ye said unto me, Nay; but a king shall reign over us: when the Lord your God was your king.

Book of Mormon/"Come Follow Me"

Mosiah 9; Sunday Journal and Study Guide

April General Conference

"Go Forward in Faith"

President Russell M. Nelson

"I bless you with peace and increasing faith in the Lord."

"The Prophet of God"

Elder Neil L. Andersen

April 2018

While I was walking this morning I listened to "Thou Hope and Deliverer" from "The Lamb of God."

 "Thou Hope and Deliverer promised of old,

For whom we have waited e'er long,

O come and redeem us from slavery's yoke,

And deliver Thy people home.

Yea, Thou in whose presence our soul takes delight,

On whom in affliction we call,

Our comfort by day and our song in

the night, 

Our Hope, our Deliv'rer, our All.

Hosanna! Hosanna! Sing praises to God,

Our Hope, our Deliv'rer, our All.

O hear Thou dear Savior, our call."

For breakfast I had blueberry muffins, fresh pineapple, and sausages. James cut up the pineapple.

I made a mistake regarding Zeniff. He did have conflict with the Lamanites after living among them for 12 years. He led his army in the strength of the Lord and defeated them. Twenty two years later he did it again. I think he was a righteous made that made a poor decision by returning to the land of Nephi.

A couple of weeks ago I bought a frozen Mexican minestrone soup mix that is supposed to be cooked in a pressure cooker. I got out my pressure cooker and the instructions and finally figured out how to use it. A little while later we had Mexican minestrone soup. It was quite good but I'm not sure James liked it as well as I did.

James went to town to deposit a check, and horse feed. I had asked him to get me a cherry Dilly bar but he forgot. I must admit I was a little sad.

I went upstairs this afternoon to work on the health masks that Maxine brought to me last week. I have one made and there are five more to make. I finished all but two and then decided I needed to quit and finish the last two tomorrow morning. While I was working I watched the last episdoe of "Lark Rise to Candleford." It was a good one.  Alf proposes to Minnie and Gabriel proposes to Dorcas and Margaret is expecting a baby. The only thing that could have made it better was if Daniel proposed to Laura. The series is based on a trilogy of books by a woman named Flora Thompson. The story is based on her life growing up in England. I am sorry it is finished by I am going to enjoying going back and re-watching it many times with James and others.

Here are some quotes from a previous episode when Thomas orders some long woolen underwear for Margaret from a famous German named Dr. Fortwrangler. 

Thomas to Margaret: "I urge you to put it on my dear. A chill may strike at any moment. The fluctuatin' temperatures of autumn can be hazardous to the delicate constitution."

Margaret wears the underwear to make Thomas happy but she is miserably warm and is continually scratching herself. She finally decides she wants to be comfortable so she goes home to her bedroom and begins to take it off when Thomas comes in. This is what she says:

"No Thomas no. I beg you, do not say a word. I will not be oppressed for another minute by this wretched German wool! I am not a child or an invalid. I will not be struck down by some slightly, chilly wind."

I love the English accents, the period costumres, and the expressions they use when they speak. I love that Laura is a journal keeper, writing everything down that she see.  I also love the beautiful English country side and the thatched cottages of Lark Rise. It gives me a desire to go back to England. My favorite place in England was Stratford-upon-Avon, the little village where Shakespeare grew up. We toured his home and his sweethearts home and shopped in the village. Such a picturesque English village. This is the part of England I loved the most.
I also how the poor people of Lark Rise are content and happy with what they have. They make their own fun through song and dance.

James went on a Luna ride this evening while I stayed home and studied "Come Follow Me" and the new Inklings study of the new proclamation. 

I wrote a note back to my friend Judy Hunter today and signed birthday cards for my friend Maxine and for Autumn.

Love the smile!

Cinder block bench

 Woohoo!

Cathy Arnett

This is our sweet friend Cathy Arnett.

We are praying for her.

Wednesday, February 26th, 2020

Quetzeltenango, Guatemala

136th operating temple

Dedicated: 11 Dec 2011

By: Dieter F. Uchtdorf

Jesus Christ, Judge

Ecclesiastes 12:14

For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil.

Book of Mormon/"Come Follow Me"

2 Nephi 27:6-35

Restoration:

Saints, Volume 2

Chapter 25

The Dignity of Our Calling

Chapter 26

For the Best Good of Zion

Inklings

JS-H 1:1-13

Oct 2019 GC
"Giving Our Spirits Control Over Our Bodies"
President Russell M. Ballard
"Every person who has ever lived or ever will live on this planet made an essential decision to choose to accept Heavenly Father's plan for our salvation. So we all came to earth with a proven track record of a successful spiritual nature and eternal destiny."

Happy 30th Birthday Adam:

I couldn't decide which to post so I did both. These

two have been friends for over 15 years.

Joseph's 23rd:

Happy days ahead Joe!

I went back and read a post in my 2018 Blog/Journal. Here are some thoughts on Islaam:

Islaam is the worlds 2nd largest religion. Islaam means submission to God. A believer is a Muslim, a submitter.

Another interesting fact from my April 12, 2018 blogpost:

While reading "The Atoning One" by Robert Millett I learn that Christ is the God of the Cosmos. 

I suppose I already knew this but I've never heard it put that way before.

After herbal tea, grits, and family prayer, James leaves for the valley this morning. It's supposed to be 16 degrees but his truck says 8. Also, he doesn't have a heater in his truck. Ride like the wind Bullseye and get to some warm air.

Things went pretty well this morning as I was posting on my blog. I worked on my book biz;  repricing, putting new books in inventory, and buying 3 books. I was finished with books by noon. 

I cooked myself a hamburger and put it on two slices of Dave's thin sliced bread. It was delicious.

I read and rested and then began my afternoon activities. On the agenda for today is paying bills. The big ones are due: Quicken mortgage on the house, credit card, Navapache electric, and tithing and fast offerings. I paid fast offerings for March so we are covered this coming Sunday.

The guy from Quicken never called about the problem with our home owners insurance being cancelled. I guess James will have to call him tomorrow.

I cannot find where we paid for our car insurance. It is a yearly bill due in February. James spoke to them on the phone in January and I thought he took care of it but I can't find it on either credit card statements. Also, I got a call from AARA, the arthritis center, saying my secondary insurance, Translife with Transamerica is not active. That's interesting because they took money out of my account this month just like they always do. What's going on with our insurance? Allison is going to try to run my information again and will call me tomorrow. Fun times.

James made it home earlier than I expected, somewhere between 4 and 4:30. I had put a pot pie in the oven for him and he had to wait a few minutes for it to get done.

After eating he took a nap on the recliner and headed over to Chuck's for an elders quorum presidency meeting. I am home alone again this evening.

I did my study guide for 2 Nephi 27 and worked on Inklings. Before I knew it James was home wanting me to read to him from "Aunt Dimity Goes West" so he could walk. I agreed when I was finished studying and asked him to make me some tea. He made peppermint which I did not like so he made me some chamomile, my favorite, and said he would drink the peppermint tomorrow. 

 Emily's new book 

 Plants in the mail?

 I wake James up with a cup of herbal tea

 Nice tribute for Randy. He spent so much of his

time at the Little League park.

I have read 2 Nephi 9 30 days in a row

but I have not done the other things

 My favorite grandparent, "Nannie", my mom's mom,

Myrtle Mae Strickland, born on December 5, 1905.

She was 5 in this picture. On the way home in the buggy she

threw the hat away because it had flown off several times

on the ride over.

Elder Benjamin Trezise

Idaho Falls, Idaho mission

2018-20

 Nobody from this boys family came

to his baptism.

Wednesday, April 3rd, 2019

Quetzeltenango, Guatemala

136th operating temple

Dedicated: 11 Dec 2011

By: Dieter F. Uchtdorf

Jesus Christ, Divine Sonship

Alma 13:5

Or in fine, in the first place they were on the same standing with their brethren; thus this holy calling being prepared from the foundation of the world for such as would not harden their hearts, being in and through the atonement of the Only Begotten Son, who was prepared -

Book of Mormon

Mosiah 1:1-14

New Testament

Matthew 16:21-28; Luke 9:23-27

General Conference

Answers to Prayer

Brook P. Hales

"The Father is aware of us, knows our needs, and will help us perfectly."

Read three articles from the Ensign. For some reason my audio is not working on my Gospel Library app.

As part of my study of the New Testament I read the explanation of the Mount of Transfiguration in the Bible Dictionary and want to record it here in my journal/blog:

This very important event in the N.T. occurred about a week after the promise made to Peter that he would receive the keys of the kingdom of heaven (Matt.16:13-18; 17:1-9). On the mount (probably Mount Hermon) the Savior, Moses, and Elias (Elijah) gave the promised keys of the priesthood to Peter, James, and John, which enabled these brethren to carry forth the work of the kingdom on the earth after the departure of Jesus. These keys were later given to all of the Twelve.

The transfiguration occurred in about October, some six months before the death of Jesus. The brethren saw the Lord in a glorified and transfigured state. They also saw a vision of the earth as it will appear in its future glorified condition (DC 63:20-21): saw and conversed with Moses and Elijah, two translated beings; and hear the voice of the Father bearing witness that Jesus is his beloved Son, in whom the Father is pleased, and commanding the brethren to hear (obey) him. See also Mark 9:2-10; Luke 9:28-36; 2 Pet. 1:16-18.

The event is important in many ways: Necessary priesthood authority was conferred upon Peter, James,and John: the significance of the Savior's work was emphasized; and the unity of various dispensations and the close relationship of Jesus and his prophets was demonstrated. Few events in the Bible equal it in importance. A similar event occurred on April 3, 1836, in the temple at Kirtland, Ohio, where the same heavenly messengers conferred priesthood keys upon the Prophets Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery (DC 110).

James cooked me pork chops for breakfast. I have been trying to incorporate more protein into my breakfasts so I thanked him kindly.

James found a nest of baby bunnies next to our garage door. They look so sweet. At first we thought there were five, then seven, and the final count was ten.

James texted Addy this picture and she asked him to bring

her one. I wonder how Trina would feel about having a

wild rabbit in her new home.

We were notified that we sold three books: Miss Leslie's Secret, Drops of Gold, and Magic Eye. All of these were books we had already and we will not make a great deal of money but it's always fun to receive the notice from Amazon that you've sold something!

James went in to town and actually did take the wheel and tire. He is Superman even with a reconstructed back. He also picked up nine books we ordered. 

This afternoon I picked up Sister Barton and took her to Snowflake to meet with her attorney. Sister Barton lost her home in the Paradise, California fire and I think she may be filing a lawsuit against Pacific Gas and Electric. She says they are the ones who caused the fire. 

She was in the law office of Brendan Rogers for over two hours. I tried to kill a little time by walking, going to McDonald's and Walmart and looking for a Chase Bank only to find out that there isn't one in Snowflake or Taylor. 

I dropped Sister Barton off at her home at 4 o'clock and stopped to talk to her great granddaughter Jasmine who was walking home from the Vernon school. Jasmine is 12 and has rheumatoid arthritis. I feel for her because of some of the things Lucretia told me about how she is treated at home. I wish I could steal her away and adopt her. Oh dear, maybe I shouldn't say that on here, but it's true.

When I got home James and I finished watching the episode of McBride that we started yesterday. I figured out who the bad guy was and I was right. It was the police officer who looked so noble and good. Looks can sometimes be deceiving.

At seven this evening we had a Relief Society presidency meeting at the church. We talked about changes in our ministry assignments and reported on our ministering interviews.

Another bunny picture. That pink thing sticking

up is a leg.

 Such an adorable little face

 The sky in Snowflake across from the

Attorney's office.

I am intrigued by beautiful heart-shaped,

decorated cookies.