Friday, December 20, 2013

Gospel Study

"Lamentations of Jeremiah: Beware of Bondage"

-Elder Quentin L. Cook

"Our challenge is to avoid bondage of any kind, help the Lord gather His elect, and sacrifice for the rising generation."

The clouds are rolling in this morning.  It is suppose to snow and I am so excited!

I made more cookies today but this time I used my new Kitchen Aid mixer.  Yes, I talked James into letting me open it early.  It is a dream!

My new mixer, which I love!

We made a trip into town today.  We got two checks today, one was the final one from Horne Auto.  We went into town and made a deposit and then we went to lunch at Panda.  It was packed!  Afterwards I did some shopping at Walmart.  I bought some wax warmers as Christmas gifts and I bought an electric shaver to give James.  

I made chocolate chip and snickerdoodle cookies today.  James made a home teaching visit to the Hunsaker's and then he took cookies to the John Wilhelm family.  He wasn't able to visit with the Wilhelm's because they had company.  We were going to deliver our other cookies tonight but decided to go tomorrow on our way to the valley.  

Tonight we missed Michael's birthday party at Organ Stop Pizza and Addy's guitar recital.  Addy did say she would play the guitar at our family Christmas party on Monday.

James and I watched "Christmas in Conway."  It was good, but a tear jerker.

Sunday, December 15, 2013

I woke up early, around 4am, to study for the lesson I am giving in Young Women's today.  It is about fellowshipping less actives.  James speaks in the Sierra Pines ward today and it start's later, so I left for church by myself.  The McArthur's, the Pope's, and the Horne's are in the Sierra Pines ward.  James is speaking on the Savior.

Tyler Hunsaker was the youth speaker in our ward.  He spoke on gratitude and did a good job.
Ron and Bennett Brewer were the main speakers.  Bennett is a member of the high council and Ron was his speaking companion.  Ron spoke on missionary work and Bennett spoke on the Savior. Bennett said we need to develop a personal relationship with the Savior.  He said we need to realize the love the Savior has for each one of us.  We need to turn our hearts to the Savior.  Are we prepared to kneel at His feet and have Him reach down and lift us up?  We need to share the things we know about the Savior with others.

Hans Soderquist had business in Arizona so he visited our ward today.  It was nice to see him. 

In Young Women's we made plans to visit some of the less active girls in Young Women's.  We are going to Christmas carol at Alex Jones's, take a tree and gifts to Arizona Hill and her family, and visit Hunter Crowe for her birthday.  Shelly Applegate is the one girl who volunteered to go with us. 

We had corn casserole and Katy Crane's cinnamon bread for lunch.  I made cookies for 8 families. 

I watched "Prancer", and "Snow Globe."

Stacy called and asked me if I had any information on keeping the sabbath day holy.  She wants to do a FHE lesson for Michael and Joshua.  I told her I gave a talk in July and would check my notes.  Here is some of what I found:

"The matter of Sabbath observance remains as one of the great tests which divides the righteous from the worldly and wicked." - Elder Bruce R. McConkie.

"In this day of increasing access to and preoccupation with materialsim, there is a sure protection for ourselves and our children against the plagues of our day.  The key to that protection is found in Sabbath day observance.  -D&C 59:9

"It is a test by which the Lord seeks to "prove you in all things (D&C 98:14), to see if your devotion is complete."

Facebook finds:

The Trezise's elf Jolly enjoying a some snickerdoodles

Making gingerbread houses

Joe's gingerbread house.  

Nice job!

 Friends from Chandler:

Tim and Katy Glemser

with Kiter and Alice