Thursday, May 16th, 2019

Washington D.C.

16th operating temple

Dedicated: 19-22 Nov 1974

By: Spencer W. Kimball

Jesus Christ, Divine Sonship

1 John 4:10

Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.

Book of Mormon

Alma 1:1-14

New Testament "Come Follow Me"

Luke 18:1-14 The unjust judge and the importune widow

General Conference

The Power of Sustaining Faith

President Henry B. Eyring

"The fact that you are in mortality now assures us that you sustained the Father and the Savior. It took faith in Jesus Christ to sustain the plan of happiness and Jesus Christ's place in it when you knew so little of the challenges that you would face in mortality."

My reading in the Book of Mormon today took me to the meeting of Gideon and Nehor where Nehor slays Gideon for his beliefs. Would I be so bold as Gideon to stand up for what I believe in knowing that I would die for it?

I was especially touched in my reading of the New Testament today with uke 18:13 ...God be merciful to me, a sinner.

Sorry to see two of the great ones leave this life, Doris Day and Tim Conway. We can still enjoy seeing them on screen though. I love Tim Conway in the Hallmark movie he made, "Surprised by Love" with two of my favorites, Hilarie Burton and Paul Campbell.

I own many Doris Day movies and love to watch them. Back in the 60's she was my favorite movie star.

I reordered the book we sold today because we made over $15.

I stretched the truth today to protect myself. Do I feel guilty? A little but sometimes a girl has to look out for herself or she is no good to anyone else. No further details are forthcoming.

I listened to the Book Profits webinar this morning with four of the six figure earners, Barry, Herman, Jim, and Kris. They are good but I'm not sure I will ever devote as much time and energy to book buying as they do.

James is going to be home this evening and I am so excited to see him. He's been gone since early Monday morning. 

I made one of my dot journals my food journal.

Plain on the outside, fancy on the inside.

I watched a couple of older Kellie Martin movies on Hallmark today and loved them both. "I Married Who?" and "So You Said Yes."

 Tired

 Free textbooks!

 I love a beautiful sunset, expecially when

it includes clouds!

 I miss Abigail!

 I didn't like what I saw today from my bedroom deck,

but James assured me the fence they are building will

benefit us. I just like my privacy.

Paul's sister Tara who lives in Whales. Her husband

works on the set of "Dr. Who."

 Happy Birthday Bishop Hall!

 I miss Yannick Bisson and the part he played on

Aurora Teagarden.

Monday, April 1st, 2019

Kyiv, Ukraine
134th operating temple
Dedicated: 29 Aug 2010
By: Thomas S. Monson

Jesus Christ, Divine Sonship

Alma 5:48

I say unto you, that I know of myself that whatsoever I shall say unto you concerning that which is to come, is true; and I say unto you that I know that Jesus Christ shall come, yea, the Son, the Only Begotten of the Father, full of grace, and mercy, and truth. And behold, it is he that cometh to take away the sins of the world, yea, the sins of every man who steadfastly believeth on his name.

Book of Mormon

Omni 1:12-30

New Testament "Come Follow Me"

Matthew 16:1-12

General Conference

"How Can I Understand"

Elder Ulisses Soares

When we earnestly, heartily, firmly,and sincerely seek to learn the gospel of Jesus Christ and teach it to one another, these teachings may transform hearts. 

I wrote to Ben today and he sent me back a short message and told me to see the letter he wrote to his mom, which I did. Here it is.

So many of us at home are struggling but it is nice to know that Elder Trezise is carrying on! I draw a great deal of strength from him and his testimony,

James went to town this morning to see why he can't charge his phone. They fixed it right away. He brought me back tacos from Filiberto's for lunch. Bless him!

James and I both bought five books today which puts us right on target for buying ten books a day. 

I talked to Lucretia Barton today and told her I would take her to Snowflake to see her attorney on Wednesday. 

We went to the post office and picked up a couple of books and then Dollar General where I bought a chocolate cake mix. I am making unfrosted cupcakes for Kerri. It's her 59th birthday tomorrow.

Lois is home from the hospital again. This time she is going to be staying with Cathi and Terry during the week and going home to Tempe on the weekends when Dawn is home. She is on oxygen.

This evening James and I made an apple cobbler with some apples we had. James poured a yellow cake mix over the top and I added a stick of butter and we stuck it in the over and yalla! We had apple cobbler. It was delicious. We like it better than apple pie.

Brother Chubbs, James's former counselor is in Ireland with his new girlfriend. They are posting lots of pictures on Instagram of castles.

 "Come Follow Me"

She likes to stick her tongue out.

Lots of old movies while I walk and work.

Saturday, March 23rd, 2019

Rexburg, Idaho

125th operating temple

Dedicated: 10 Feb 2008

By: Thomas S. Monson

Jesus Christ, Divine Sonship

Mark 14:61

But he held his peace, and answered nothing. Again the high priest asked him, and said unto him, Art thou the Christ, the Son of the Blessed?

Book of Mormon

Jacob 5:35-48

New Testament "Come Follow Me"

Luke 13

"The Blessings of Sacrifice"

M. Russell Ballard

General Conference

"The Correct Name of the Church"

President Russell M. Nelson

"My dear brothers and sisters, I promise you that if we will do our best to restore the correct name of the Lord's Church, He whose Church this is will pour down His power and blessings upon the heads of the Latter-day Saints, the likes of which we have never seen. We will have the knowledge and power of God to help us take the blessings of the restored gospel of Jesus Christ to every nation, kindred, tongue, and people and to prepare the world for the Second Coming of the Lord."

We left for the temple this morning around 5:40. 

The Brimhall's did our training today and it was unique and interesting. President Brimhall explained what a investiture and an endowment is. He told a story of when he worked for the Benson Foundation and a farmer in Arizona wanted to donate 10 million dollars. This farmer laid out in detail how exactly he wanted this endowment to be set up and what the terms were. He likened this to the temple endowment and how our Heavenly Father covenants with us to do certain things contingent upon us obeying His commandments.
Oh and by the way, this farmer lived in a small three bedroom home and drove an old pickup truck. Brother Phelps, the name of the farmer, wanted the funds set up to help developing countries in the field of agriculture. I couldn't help but think of Brother Westbrook and his mission to Algeria. Perhaps he should have gone through the Benson Foundation. 

As we were entering Shumway Valley James pointed out to me three small bull elk grazing in a farmer's field. 

I had the opportunity to help in the baptistry and in initiatory several times today. Maybe someday I will have the initiatory endowment memorized.

I saw Anne Williams, President Williams's wife when I was in initiatory. I know how much she loves coming to the temple. I told her to say hello to President Williams for me. 

Other sisters I associated or worked with today: Sister DeWitt, Sisters Humphries, Fish, Turley, Wenhardt, and Reidhead. I love them all!

The Bowers' who are on a leave of absence from our shift came in today to do the sealings for relatives of Sister Bowers. She had a picture of the 11 daughters of this family. They were all beautiful!
I love the Bowers. Their daughter lives in Tyler, Texas and they are from the same town where Palmer's grandparents live. I think the town is Gilmore.

We had no cinnamon rolls left. James couldn't help but notice that the bunch of bananas laying next to the cinnamon rolls had not been touched.

This afternoon I worked on my blog, did some walking, and started preparing for the lesson I will be teaching tomorrow. The gospel certainly keeps us busy, and I love it! Oh yes, I had time for two Hallmark movies while I was walking and working on my blog. One of them was a brand new one!

A girl on the go with squeaky shoes

Love the girl and the saying, you go Kate!

Pam and Rick about 18 years ago

A great movie about rescue pet adoption and
a little romance!

She loves books and she loves her Dad!

I love hearts!

Wednesday, March 20th, 2019

Newport Beach, California

122nd operating temple

Dedicated: 28 Aug 2005

By: Gordon B. Hinckley

Jesus Christ, Divine Sonship

DC 50:27

Wherefore, he is possessor of all things; for all things are subject unto him, both in heaven and on the earth, the life and the light, the Spirit and the power, sent forth by the will of the Father through Jesus Christ, his Son.

Book of Mormon

Jacob 4:1-18

New Testament "Come Follow Me"

Matthew 13:24-43; BD: Kingdom of Heaven

"What Will a Man Give"?

Mark E. Peterson

October 2018 General Conference

"The Ministry of Reconciliation"

Elder Jeffrey R. Holland

"My beloved brothers and sisters, I testify that forgiving and forsaking offenses, old or new, is central to the grandeur of the Atonement of Jesus Christ. I testify that ultimately such spiritual repair can come only from our divine Redeemer, He who rushes to our aid 'with healing in his wings.' We thank Him, and our Heavenly Father who sent Him, that renewal and rebirth a future free from old sorrows and past mistakes, are not only possible, but they have already been purchased, paid for, at an excruciating cost symbolized by the blood of the Lamb who shed it."

I cancelled my Audible membership today. I have Deseret Book Plus instead. The last couple of book club books I have tried to listen to on Audible have used bad language and I stopped listening.

I'm having another knee flareup so I took some tramadol and sat down on the recliner to watch a movie, "Marrying Mr. Darcy.

Right now James and I have 11 books ordered for our business. Kathy, my mentor, orders 10-30 books a day. I guess I need to pick up my pace. I spent several hours looking for books and only bought two today. 

Laura has been arranging for people to go sit with Lois so she isn't alone. Kim went today. This was Lois's comment: "Why the devil do I have to be babysat"? Kim told her she wanted to come and visit anyway so she was glad that Laura called her. 

When James isn't here I watch more movies than normal. Here are some I watched today. Of course I did blog, or source books or walk while I was watching. "Jane Doe: Ties that Bind," starring Lea Thompson. An oldie from 2007. "Dater's Handbook" starring Megan Markle, "Like Cats and Dogs," "The Art of Us," and "June in January."

By the way, today is the first day of spring. It is not necessarily the same day every year. Next year, 2020 it will be on March 19th.

 Happy Anniversary!

The cutest little flower around!

And now she is a widow with a little baby

and her best friend is off the show.