Wednesday, April 22nd, 2020

Santiago, Chile

24th operating temple

Dedicated: 15-17 Sept 1983

By: Gordon B. Hinckley

Jesus Christ, Judge

DC 43:33

And the wicked shall go away into unquenchable fire, and their end no man knoweth on earth, nor ever shall know, until they come before me in judgment.

Book of Mormon/"Come Follow Me"

Mosiah 4:17-26; Sunday journal

April General Conference

"A Perfect Brightness of Hope"

Elder Jeffrey R. Holland

"Because the Restoration reaffirmed the foundational truth that God does work in this world, we can hope, we should hope, even when facing the most insurmountable odds."

"As A Child"

Henry B. Eyring

April 2006

I am happy to say that some of my 23 pending book orders have been completed. Amazon is just a little slow because of the pandemic. 

James left this morning to go to town. He invited me to go with him but I was not ready. I was still in my comfy clothes working on my blog. 

He took the truck because he was taking the generator in to be fixed. He also had to get bloodwork done. After he had been gone for an hour or so, I texted him and asked if he was going to Walmart. He surprised me by saying he had already been. I asked what he got. He said a pan to put the oil in when he changes the oil in my car. He was in the line to get his prescriptions at CVS. I asked if after getting his prescriptions he could go in and get me a drink. He said he would. Afterwards he said he had a difficult time getting his truck started after going in and that the truck died three times at the traffic light. Now I felt guilty. He needs to get his truck fixed!

When James returned home he had lunch, took a nap and then walked while I read to him from "Aunt Dimity and the Village Witch." Afterwards he went out to change the oil in Lexy. By doing this, we will be saving over $50.

After changing the oil James went to work at the Howard's. He came home with 7 - $100 bills in his pocket. He gave one to me and said, "Here, this is for you to spend on yourself." How sweet. I am sure I will use it to buy groceries. He said that he had earned over $1,000 but he told Tom to only pay him $700 because he wanted to put the rest towards the saddle Tom had given to him. I am sure that Tom was grateful.

James showed me how to feed Luna as he is going to be gone tomorrow. After feeding our sweet Luna we came back in the house and watched an episode of "Lark Rise to Candleford." James then took a shower and I walked, finished my audio book, "His Lady in Hiding", and then began my gospel study. 

I came across this question in the "Come Follow Me" Individual/Family lesson for this week, Mosiah 4-6 "A Mighty Change." Here is the question: "How does sharing with the poor help us retain a remission of our sins?" I asked James and he didn't know. I told him I would find the answer and he said when I did to please come and tell him. I searched Elder Bednar's talk, "Always Retain a Remission of Your Sins," but I couldn't find anything dealing with sharing with the poor that would answer my question. I then looked in the "Preach My Gospel" manual under "The Attributes of Christ." It talked about having charity and the Lord blessing those who bless others, but I wanted something more specific. I then decided to look under the scriptures topical guide. I finally found a scripture that I thought might apply, Mosiah 4:26. If I had only read the scriptures before trying to answer the question I would have found my answer. Here is what it says in Mosiah 4:26:

"And now, for the sake of these things which I have spoken unto you - that is, for the sake of retaining a remission of your sins from day to day, that ye may walk guiltless before God - I would that ye should impart of your substance to the poor, every man according to that which he hath, such as feeding the hungry, clothing the naked, visiting the sick and administering to their relief, both spiritually and temporally, according to their wants."

When all else fails, read the scriptures that go with the lesson. Of course I shared this scripture with James.

Happy Earth Day

 Havasupai Falls

 East Fork of the Black River

 Kaibab

Sonoran Desert

So many beautiful places in Arizona!

 One of Trina's favorite new trails, 

Watson Lake Loop

Saturday, April 18th, 2020

Jordan River, Utah

20th operating temple

Dedicated: 16-20 Nov 1981

By: Marion G. Romney

Jesus Christ, Judge

Alma 10:20

And now I say unto you that well doth the Lord judge of your iniquities; well doth he cry unto this people, by the voice of his angels: Repent ye, repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.

Book of Mormon/"Come Follow Me"

Mosiah 3:13-27; Mosiah 3 study guide

April General Conference

"The Melchizedek Priesthood and the Keys"

President Dallin H. Oaks

"In the Church the authority of the priesthood is exercised under the direction of a priesthood leader who holds the keys of that priesthood."

"The Greatest Leaders are the Greatest Followers"

Stephen W. Owen

April 2016

Ensign

"Ministering through General Conference"

Our gang of elk came by for a visit this morning. Luna doesn't pay much attention to them. I think her mind is on when James is going to come out and feed her.

After prayer and scriptures James left for the Howard's. 

As I was working on my blog this morning and eating kettle corn, I noticed something a little sharp on one of my teeth in the front. It was the tooth that Dr. Douglas had patched for me and part of the "patch" came off. This seals the deal. I can't smile and show my teeth until I get it fixed. 

I started a new online book today. It is a novel called, "His Lady in Hiding." 

I have added a couple of things to my daily schedule. One: Take a carrot to Luna in the morning and Two: Take an apple to Luna in the afternoon.

I cooked some navy beans I found in the pantry today. When I was at Walmart I looked for some pinto beans but there were not any. James loves beans and has been asking for me to cook some. I cooked them today and he loved them. I also made banana nut muffins and was going to make corn muffins but all of the boxes of mix had weevils. I made biscuits instead.

James and I set a date to clean out the pantry, a long overdue chore that we have been putting off. I could do it myself but for some reason James wants to help. First we said this coming Saturday the 25th but then I remembered that Erik and his family will be here so we changed it to May 2nd. It is probably going to be an all day affair.

I had 19 books I couldn't send off this week. This is normally the night that we watch a movie but James had to finish doing taxes so I was left downstairs alone. I decided instead of watching a movie that I would take those 19 books and put them in inventory as Merchant Fulfilled. As I was doing this I was getting discouraged thinking how I would not make nearly as much money as I would if I could send them in as Amazon fulfilled Prime. 

After I had done about four or five books I noticed a message posted on the Amazon sellers site. It said that more books could be sent in as of April 18th. I figured it was worth a try to check and see if my books could be sent in. To my amazement all of them could be sent in. I got so excited that I began getting all of the 19 books ready for shipment. 

Instead of sending all of the books to California the shipment was split up and I had to send 3 to Illinois and 3 to New Jersey. The other 13 went to California where I normally ship to. Because I had to ship three boxes it took a little longer than normal. I was finished somewhere around 10.

James had finished with his taxes and I asked him if he wanted to watch an episode of "Lark Rise to Candleford." He said yes so we watched an episode and determined that we both really like this show. Thomas and Margaret who have not ever had any children bought a dog. They named her Amelia Cordelia, after Margaret's mother and Thomas's grandmother. They treated the dog with such love and concern. It reminded me of some people I know and their dogs.

We made it to bed before midnight.

Sheri out for a Shake Snack

Paul's hike

I love this!

Lynda T. of Vernon:

Vernon ward members

I'm excited that I sold $453 worth of books
this week!

Love Tim Ballard

Joe and Bob

Ziggie

I wonder if she would organize my medicine cabinet

Case Cousins

Happy Anniversary

Sisters from Vernon

Decorator extraordinaire

Tuesday, October 1st, 2019

Star Valley, Wyoming

154th operating temple

Dedicated: 30 Oct 2016

By: David A. Bednar

Jesus Christ, Glory of

Acts 7:55

But he, being full of the Holy Ghost, looked up steadfastly into heaven, and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing on the right hand of God,

Book of Mormon

Helaman 13:1-20

New Testament: Ephesians: "For the Perfecting of the Saints"

Ephesians 2

General Conference

The Message, the Meaning, and the Multitude

Elder Jeffrey R. Holland
"Through the incessant din and drumbeat of our day, may we strive to see Christ at the center of our lives, of our faith, and of our service."

A quote from "Rescuing Wayward Children" under the heading: "The Noble and Great Ones Do the Work of Redemption"

The thing that characterizes the God's and those who aspire to godhead is the love of the work of redemption. Israel means 'men becoming like God.' Cry repentance. If the Lord's intention is the redemption of all His children, no childs' birth into a LDS home is a mistake or roll of the dice. The chances of being born into an LDS home are 1 in 508.

My books keep selling and I am creeping towards $10,000 in sales. It will happen sometime in October. 

I paid bills and my tithing today. James did errands for me. He went to take a photo of the Bowen's where he is bidding a porch, stopped at Dollar General to get money for Scarlett's card, and mailed Scarlett's card. I hope she gets it in time. 

I watched "DWTS". Because Ray Lewis got hurt and had to quit, no one else was eliminated.

Anthony had a horrible, near death reaction, to the arthritis drug Humira. They are taking every precaution and paying for him to go to the valley to get more tests done. He said they even paid for his lunch which was a bologna and cheese sandwich on white bread, and a lukewarm bottle of water.

I am inventoring my new books and getting ready to ship them. I am sending one back.

We finished our leftovers today so tomorrow I can make something new, a Dr. Pepper pork roast.

We kept seeing old cars come through town on Friday and

this was why.