Name this temple
Helaman 11:21-38
It can be very easy to forget Heavenly Father and fall into wicked ways What are some safe guards to help us from doing the same thing as the Nephites?
Karen: 1.) Seek to surround yourself with righteous people. Those who will uplift you and make you better. Avoid those who will lead you into temptation and sin. 2.) Avoid contention. Seek to have the Spirit with you at all times. Always have a prayer in your heart.
3.) Focus on true doctrine and the Plan of Salvation. All men must come unto the Savior, gain faith, repent, be baptized, receive the Holy Ghost, and endure in faith until the end. True doctrine understood changes attitudes and behavior. 4.) Understand the power of covenants. Look forward to taking the sacrament and worshiping in the temple. 5.) Prepare to receive personal revelation through prayer, scripture study, and listening to the prophets, apostles, and other church leaders. 6.) Be humble and teachable, not prideful. 7.) Love God more than man. Put Him first in your life. 8.) Keep the commandments. 9.) Daily repentance. 10.) Be truly converted through gospel living because conversion leads to commitment. 11.) Love one another.
Back in the 1960's and 70's there was a cartoon character called Pogo. He was a wise little possum. This is what he said:
"We have met the enemy, and he is us."
This saying of Pogo's could certainly apply to the Nephites.
According to Elder Neal A. Maxwell "Significant moral decay can happen within a single generation - whether in a family or a nation."
GC: 'The Power of Godliness' Elder Kent F. Richards
"Temple work is . . . of as much benefit to the young and the active,
as it is to the aged, who have laid behind them many of the
burdens of life. The young man needs his place in the temple even
more than his father and his grandfather, who are steadied by a
life of experience; and the young girl just entering life,
needs the spirit, influence and direction that come from
participation in the temple ordinances."
Great advice from Elder Holland.
Braun Rogers, a returned missionary in our book Millennial Glory gave an amazing lesson in Brother Anderson's Gospel Doctrine class on the 6th and 7th Seals as discussed in Revelations by John. James and I both learned some things we didn't know. I think I like futuristic fiction.
James discovered a problem with the Razr as he was changing fluids yesterday. When he tried to put one of the screws back in the end of the liquid holder it would not tighten, indicating that the threads had been stripped.
Screw and new threads
What looks like a simple problem to solve has turned in to a nightmare. You can't get to it without disassembling the machine because the tools won't reach the position to re-tap it. You can't get to it without taking the whole frame off. You can loosen or tighten the screw, but you can't fix it. Somehow, someway, I know there is a solution to this problem and that James will find it. He was gone three hours to town today looking for parts and tools and came back and worked another three hours to no avail. It is frustrating because he feels like he wasted his entire day. I told him it wasn't wasted that he had just eliminated the things that wouldn't work. Now he just has to find out what will work.
Ferrunginous Hawk
Our friend who lives in Vernon by the church posted this
picture on Facebook. When her daughter Trenda, who lives in the valley now, saw it she said: "This is one of the things I miss about living in Vernon."
Trenda
I found an interesting quote as I was listening to an article in the New Era called 'Digital Dark Ages.'
"Distraction is one of Satan's biggest and most effective tools."
This is definitely true in the world today.
This afternoon I made two loaves of zucchini bread to deliver to two of the sisters I visit teach whom I was not able to make an appointment with. One is out of town so I will deliver it to her family, and the other does not answer her phone.
We may have to wait until tomorrow to make my
deliveries. I want James to go with me but he is too
busy with the Razr today.
