California hillside after the rainy season.
For my study in Preach My Gospel I read 2 Nephi 28. Here are some of the verses that especially meant something to me:
14 - . . . they have all gone astray save it be a few, who are the humble followers of Christ.
24 - Wo be unto him that is at ease in Zion!
26 - Yea, wo be unto him the that hearkeneth unto the precepts of men, and denieth the power of God, and the gift of the Holy Ghost!
Repent, and come unto me!
My daily study of the Book of Mormon:
Mosiah 21:9-27
9 - Great mourning among people of Nephi.
11 - Because of the cries of the widows, the remainder of the people of Limhi are angry with the Lamanites. They go to battle and suffer great losses.
12 - Went for the third time and suffered losses again.
13 - AND THEY DID HUMBLE THEMSELVES, submitting to the yoke of bondage.
14 - And they did humble themselves even in the depthis of humility; and they did cry mightily to God; yea, even all the day long did they cry unto their God that he would deliver them out of their afflictions. ( Humility fortifies our dependence upon the Lord.)
15 - The Lord was slow to hear their cries because of their iniquities. The Lord did soften the hearts of the Lamanites.
22 - Ammon comes from Zarahemla.
24 - Limhi filled with exceeding great joy.
27 - Limhi's people find the Jaredite record.
I usually eat breakfast when I get up, sometime between five and six. Today was no different. Later in the morning James made steak and gravy. Of course he brought me some into the bedroom where I was working on the computer. I couldn't resist.
While I was ironing I listened to the talk by Elder and Sister Renlund that they gave at BYU Women's Conference. Thanks Jared for posting it on Facebook. The theme for women's conference was "One in Charity." I especially liked the idea that "charity leads to unity, and unity leads to charity." Another quote I liked: "Charity is a consequence of conversion." I want to go back and listen to Marvin J. Ashton's April 1992 General Conference address, "What is Charity." Oops! The name of the talk is: "The Tongue Can Be a Sharp Sword."
One last quote: "Increasing our Sabbath day observance will increase our charity."
I got a call from my friend Charlotte Mattice this afternoon. Also talked to Stacy about Jared Ammon.
I fixed a late lunch for James and Adam since we had a late breakfast. We had: Pork chops with stuffing, asparagus salad, rolls, cranberry sauce and apple sauce. Adam says he doesn't usually care for pork chops but he loved these!
After lunch the two guys go in to town to get more plywood for the roof of the storage shed.
We had some dark clouds today and Adam said it hailed on him, but James said he never felt the hail. Weird.
On worked on Primary preparation and my blog this afternoon. I also said a prayer as I went upstairs to look for my mom's memory book. I didn't find it but later while I was in the kitchen I decided to go look on the shelf in the living room where I have several photo albums. There it was! I said a prayer of gratitude. I also found my mother's birth certificate and baptismal certificate and James and my marriage certificate. It was a good day.
I wasn't going to fix dinner because we had such a big lunch, but I decided to make stirfry because I had mushrooms, celery, onion, and snow peas. I also added a little ham. James loved it. For dessert I made strawberry shortcake. Since we are going to be gone the rest of the week, I am trying to clean out the fridge.
For FHE we listened to President Eyring's talk, "Where Two or Three are Gathered." In his talk he talks about the Parable of the Sower. I love this parable and the symbolism.
After FHE James and I watched "The Good Witch" and then went to bed. Adam went upstairs to watch "Castle".
