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Thursday, May 30, 2019

Monday, May 27th, 2019

Boise, Idaho

27th operating temple

Dedicated: 25-30 May 1984

By: Gordon B. Hinckley

Jesus Christ, Divine Sonship

Mosiah 15:3

The Father, because he was conceived by the power of God; and the Son, because of the flesh; thus becoming the Father and Son -

Book of Mormon

Alma 7:1-13

New Testament "Come Follow Me"

Matthew 25:1-13 The Parable of the Ten Virgins

General Conference

Good Shepherd, Lamb of God

Gerrit W. Gong

"At this Easter season, we celebrate the Good Shepherd, who is also the Lamb of God. Of all His divine titles, no others are more tender or telling. We learn much from our Savior's references to Himself as the Good Shepherd and from prophetic testimonies of Him as the Lamb of God. These roles and symbols are powerfully complementary - who better to succor each precious lamb than the Good Shepherd, and who better to be our Good Shepherd than the Lamb of God?"

I spoke with my friend Debbie today about her cataract surgery. A Dr. Pfister from the valley came up to Barnett Delaney and did one of her eyes, and then two weeks later, did the other. She said the first thing I needed to do was to call my doctor and tell him what my plans are.

Brian and Kim left this morning. We were sad to see them go but grateful that Kim is feeling a little better.

While working and walking today I watched some of the Countdown to Summer favorite movies from past years. The first one I watched was "Summer of Dreams" starring Debbie Gibson and Pascale Hutton. Debbie plays a washed up superstar who coaches a choir group at a high school in Ohio. It was fun.

The number one favorite countdown to summer movies was this year's "Paris, Wine and Romance" starring Jen Lilley.

I love the digital photo frame Kim and Brian gave us last year for our anniversary. They showed me how to load more photos from my phone so I am excited to do that!

It was windy today so of course I stayed inside. James is a little more adventurous than I am and went outside to work on the deck.

We watched a new Hallmark movie, "Love in the Sun." Here is my favorite quote from the movie by Kai: "There aren't any alligators, the sharks ate them all."

Ben wrote a letter to Sheri and gave quite a sermon on repentance today.

Ben has such a strong testimony and is not afraid to share it with others. What a preacher!

The corner of Dobson and Willis

Jesse and Valoise

Friday, March 29, 2019

Tuesday, March 26th, 2019

Twin Falls, Idaho

128th operating temple

Dedicated: 24 Aug 2008

By: Thomas S. Monson

Jesus Christ, Divine Sonship

Mosiah 15:2

And because he dwelleth in flesh he shall be called the Son of God, and having subjected the flesh to the will of the Father, being the Father and the Son-

Book of Mormon

Jacob 6:1-13

New Testament "Come Follow Me"

Matt 14:22-36; Mark 6:45-56; John 6:15-21

"Five Loaves and Two Fishes"

James E. Faust

General Conference

"Taking Upon Ourselves the Name of Jesus Christ"

Elder Robert C. Gay

"His grace is sufficient. He alone descended below all things. The power of His Atonement is the power to overcome any burden in our life. The message of the woman at the well is that He knows our life situations and that we can always walk with Him no matter where we stand. To her and to each of us, He says, 'Whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but shall have a well of water springing up into everlasting life.'"

James left for the valley around 5:30 this morning.

At 8:00 I watched the Book Profits webinar which featured Jim and Herman. They

I left the house around 10:30 to pick up my friend Jean to take her to lunch for her birthday. On the way to Show Low the low tire icon came on so we stopped at Discount Tire for air. The young man who put the air in said he was giving each tire 32 lbs. I said that was fine.

Jean wanted to go to Mountain Thai and get some noodle soup because she was cold. We each got our soup with shrimp and then we added the sweet chili sauce. It was delicious. We ordered fresh mango and sticky rice for dessert.

On the way home we stopped at Walmart so I could pick up my tramadol prescription. Jean waited for me in the car.

After taking Jean home I went to the post office to pick up the mail One of the books I had ordered was there.

In Chandler James is staying at Kim and Brian's. They were told they had mold in their laundry room and had someone come to tear up the walls to treat it. Once the walls were torn up they discovered there was no mold. Now they want James to put everything back together and their insurance will pay for it. James also need to do a little job for Reed and Janis Willis.

I am listening to a new audio book on my phone. It's called Squint. The title reminds me that is what Trina and Darrel sometimes call Rowan. The main character is a middle school boy with an eye disease who has to wear big, thick glasses and everyone calls him Squint.

I texted Rita and got Aunt Gene's phone number and made an appointment to go see her on Thursday, which is her birthday.

James visited his mom today. Both Aunt Gene and Lois are 91.

Scarlett takes a selfie

Abby turn 8 and will be baptized on Saturday.

When she was 6 the Primary president asked the Primary children

what is meant to be reverent. I will never forget Abby's answer. She said: "It means to be quiet and respectful."

Hallmark movies starring Jack Turner and Taylor Cole.

Happy girl!

Wednesday, March 27, 2019

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!