Monday, March 20, 2017

Dallas, Texas

30th operating temple

Jacob 4:1-18

All the prophets worshiped the Father in the name of Christ - Abraham's offering of Isaac was in similitude of God and His Only Begotten - Men should reconcile themselves to God through the Atonement - The Jews will reject the foundation stone. About 544-421 B.C.

When asking the Lord for something in prayer, how do you make sure to still take He counsel and not attempt to sway Him?

Alma 43

Alma and his sons preach the word - The Zoramites and other Nephite dissenters become Lamanites - The Lamanites come against the Nephites in war - Moroni arms the Nephites with defensive armor - The Lord reveals to Alma the strategy of the Lamanites - The Nephites defend their homes, liberties, families, and religion - The aries of Moroni and Lehi surround the Lamanites. About 74 B.C.

DC 44:1-6

Elders are to assemble in conference; The are to organize according to the laws of the land and to care for the poor.

How can we better listen to the Spirit so that we can help people in various circumstances?

General Conference

Joy and Spiritual Survival

President Russell M. Nelson

"He taught us how to have joy  When we choose Heavenly Father to be our God and when we can feel the Savior's Atonement working in our lives, we will be filled with joy. Every time we nurture our spouse and guide our children, every time we forgive someone or ask for forgiveness, we can feel joy."

I like a quote I read in The Contrite Spirit:

"If we keep our covenants with Him, He will keep us spiritually safe."

At 10:15 James and I left for Hailey's to deliver her desk, some cookies, and the visiting teaching message.  Hailey has a new car.  She traded in her Jeep for a Toyota 4-Runner.  

After we left Hailey's we went to Persnikkity's for lunch.  I had the green chili chicken sandwich and sweet potato fries.  James had the Phillly cheesesteak sandwich and broccoli, cheese soup.  Next stop was the Book Barn to get Jeron and Jace's names put on their scriptures.  I texted Hailey and told her they had the "Dragonwatch" book at Book Barn.  Braylin, her son, is a big Fablehaven fan.

This is the book I got for Addy.

When I was in Walmart doing a little shopping I saw my cousin Rita and her husband Bill.

Rita said her mom was doing quite well except for her back.

She is going to have a proceedure done at the Arizona Pain Center in Show Low.

This afternoon I worked on my blog and did some filing.  James and I watched the movie "Unleashing Mr. Darcy" and then had FHE.  We listened to the conference talk, "The Great Plan of Redemption" by Linda S. Reeves.  We went to bed around 8:30.

Fun Photos

The home builder built a home for

his feathered friends.

Don't you just love this face!

I wish I could remember who Emmy was doing her report on.

My favorite salad, Pei Wei's

spicy chicken.

Dallin, Joe, and Michael the photo bomber.

Harry Potter look alikes.

When it rains, the frogs come out.

2012

Our dream patio

Wupatki National Monument

Tuesday, May 10, 2016

I just posted this picture because I thought it was pretty.

Today's scripture study: Mosiah 27:1-17:

Mosiah forbids persecution and enjoins equality.  Alma the younger and the four sons of Mosiah seek to destroy the Church - An angel appears and commands them to cease their evil course - Alma is struck dumb - All mankind must be 'born again' to gain salvation - Alma and the sons of Mosiah declare glad tidings.

My favorite verses:

4 - They should let no pride nor haughtiness disturb their peace; that every man should esteem his neighbor as himself, laboring with their own hands for their support.

14 - The angel said: Behold, the Lord hath heard the prayers of his people . . . Alma prayed with much faith that thou might be brought to the knowledge of the truth.  Therefore for this purpose have I come to convince thee of the power and authority of God, that the prayers of his servants might be answered according to their faith.

Question: How can righteous parents influence wayward children?  

I think we have here a prime example of what a parent can do.  Pray and exercise faith and be a good example.  Never give up!

I also listened to Elder Neil L. Andersen's conference address, "Whoso Receiveth Them, Receiveth Me."

'Children today find themselves in many different and complex family configurations.  We need to reach out to those who feel alone, left behind, or outside the fence.'

I also listened to several articles from the New Era.  It was a review and summary of conference addresses by the First Presidency and the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles.

This is what James built today while I was preparing for the missionaries:

Sweet!

I started preparing dinner around 12:30 p.m. and finished just before 5 p.m. when the missionaries were scheduled to come.

Elder Rosenbalm and Elder Goodenough.

Elder Rosenbalm is from Lehi, Utah but right now his family is living in Kuwait where his dad has a job.  Elder Goodenough is from Daytona Beach, Florida.  Both of them want to attend BYU or BYU-Idaho after their missions.

We had enchiladas, spanish rice, refried beans, corn and a lettuce salad for dinner.  For dessert, brownies, ice cream, and chocolate sauce.  

We really enjoyed visiting with these elders.  It seems like they are on missions for all the right reasons.  Before leaving Elder Rosenbalm shared a scripture from Romans 8:16-17:

The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God:

And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together.

After cleaning the kitchen we were both so tired we just wanted to sit down and relax and watch a movie.  This is the one we chose:

Cute movie.

 Thank goodness for Facebook or I wouldn't know anything.

Kylie, Addy, and Kayla are all 

Golden Scholars!

Woohoo!