Saturday, September 16th, 2017

St. Louis, Missouri

50th operating temple

Dedicated: 1 June 1997

By: Gordon B. Hinckley

Atonement

Moses 5:7

And then the angel spake, saying: This thing is a similitude of the sacrifice of the Only Begotten of the Father, which is full of grace and truth.

Jesus Christ, Antemortal appearance of

Genesis 32:30

And Jacob called the name of the place Peniel: for I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved.

JST, Exodus 33:20,23

20 And he said unto Moses, Thou canst not see my face at this time, lest mine anger be kindled against thee also, and I destroy thee, and thy people; for there shall no man among them see me at this time, and live, for they are exceeding sinful. And no sinful man hath at any time, neither shall there be any sinful man at any time, that shall see my face and live.

23 And I will take away mine hand, and thou shalt see my back parts, but my faces shall not be seen, as at other times; for I am angry with my people Israel.

Helaman 5:5-27

*I call this my WOW! chapter because so many amazing things happened as a result of the preaching of Nephi and Lehi.

As you read Helaman 5:5-12, look for the word remember.

How can remembering the righteous examples of others help you choose to "do that which is good?"

What do you do to remember the Atonement of Jesus Christ?

*If we build our foundation on Jesus Christ, Satan will have no power over us.

*President Spencer W. Kimball said: "When you look in the dictionary for the most important word, do you know what it is? It could be remember. Because all of you have made covenants - you know what to do and you know how to do it - our greatest need is to remember."

General Conference

Kindness, Charity, and Love

President Thomas S. Monson

"Let us examine our lives and determine to follow the Savior's example by being kind, loving and charitable. And as we do so, we will be in a better position to call down the power of heaven for ourselves, for our families, and for our fellow travelers in this sometimes difficult journey back to our heavenly home."

James and I went out on the deck because it was a gorgeous day, and I gave him a haircut. It looks good from the front, but there are a couple of nicks in the back. Oops! I will do better next time.

James has so many frustrations right now. He can't fix one of the doors on the greenhouse and he just found out that Owen won't be coming up this weekend to help him fix his two pieces of diesel equipment that are broke down. That is frustrating for me too because I am tired of looking at them. Oh yes, there is another rats next in the Cat. 

He was feeling sad so I suggested that we make a trip to the dump and I would read to him. Neither one of us had any cash so we robbed his Snoopy bank. Later on in the day he thanked me and said it was just the distraction he needed.

I made ham and scalloped potatoes for dinner which also helped cheer him up. I also made chocolate chip cookies, the ones for Primary with no nuts, the ones for us with nuts.

I polished the family room and living room wood floor. It looks beautiful!

Worked on our lessons and then we went to bed.

Photos:

Peggy Butler passed away a week ago. 

Her funeral was today. My mom said she was

the best customer we ever had.

Saved by the nub

I love this picture!

They don't stay still for very long

Bishop Miller's mother, daughter Andyn,

and son Uriah. 2015

Before Lola

Arizona desert sunset

Wednesday, March 16, 2016

Our friends The Whalen's visiting the San Diego temple.

One of the first items of business after gospel study was to cut James's hair.  I have been mentioning that he needs a haircut for several days now, but it will only happen when he is ready.  I gave a good one this time, no nicks, and not too short.

 As part of my gospel study this morning, along with reading from "The Blueprint of Christ's Church", I read the Sunday School lesson for this week, "Seek Ye for the Kingdom of God".  It is based on Jacob 1-4 and the purpose is to: Help class members feel a greater desire to magnify their callings, be chaste, and invite others to come unto Christ.  

I also listened to two talks from the last General Conference, both from the priesthood session.  "Your Next Step" by Randall K. Bennett and "Be Not Afraid, Only Believe" by President Dieter F. Uchtdorf.  As I listened, I was ironing.  After the conference talks I listened to two articles from this month's Ensign: "Caring for the Needy in Our Families", and "When One Needs Care, Two Need Help."  As I listened, I went about doing my chores, emptying the dish washer, making my bed and carrying in boxes to be put away.  

One of the reason I am sharing my gospel study is because of something I learned from Nephi.  When he gave the small plates to Jacob he had a special commandment for him: "And he gave me, Jacob, a commandment that I should write upon these plates a few of the things which I considered to be most precious; ...And if there were preaching which was sacred, or revelation which was great, or prophesying, that I should engraven the heads of them upon these plates, and touch upon them as much as it were possible, for Christ's sake, and for the sake of our people." ( Jacob 1: 2, 4)

I want those who read this record to know that the gospel of Jesus Christ is the most precious thing in my life.  Therefore, I must include the things of the Lord in this record.

This afternoon James and I made another trip to town.  James wasn't going to come but I told him I would read to him and that I really enjoyed his company.  He caved.  

I needed to get some things at Walmart for my diet.  I needed fruits, veggies, nonfat salad dressing, some Lean Cuisine dinners, yogurt, shakes for James, and black ink for the printer.  I also got both of us new pillows.  Maybe a new pillow will help me sleep better.

I bought tickets online today to see Kaitlin Booth in "Legally Blonde" at Mesa Community College.  Karen and I were going to go together but she couldn't go until the 16th and I will be down there on the 8th so James is going to go with me.   Kaitlin will play the part of Elle Wood, the star of the show.

I love the picture of Kaitlin, but I think her dog,

Bruiser, was a chihuahua.

For dinner tonight I substituted my Nutrisystem meatballs, which I was suppose to eat with a small wheat roll, for Lean Cuisine spaghetti and meatballs.  

Delicious, especially the meatballs.

I was supposed to have a cup of cooked broccoli, but James made cooked cabbage and mushrooms with onions and bell peppers instead.  It was all wonderful.  He is so supportive!

We watched another movie about firemen tonight.  This one was called "For the Love of Grace" and starred Mark Consuelo and Chandra West.  We both liked it.  James may have liked Chandra a little too much.

 They never even kissed.  I wonder of Kelly Ripla had

anything to do with that.

Sunday, January 5, 2014

I took some Nyquil last night for my stuffy nose.  My plan was to get up at 4 am to do some studying.  It was more like 6:30 when I finally woke from my drug induced stupor.  After some breakfast I gave James a haircut.

We arrived at church a few minutes early and sat right behind Bill and Rita Solomon.  Today is Sadie Westbrook's farewell and they work with her in the temple so they came to here her speak.  It was such a wonderful sacrament meeting.  Maddie Carroll, Sadie's niece, was the youth speaker.  She spoke about missionary work and bore a sweet testimony.  Sadie's talk was inspirational.  She always makes me cry.  She is going to be such a wonderful missionary.  I used her talk as the basis for this month's family message that I sent to all the kids.  Her dad, Dave Westbrook, was the final speaker and he told of some experiences he had on his mission in Scotland.  He told a powerful conversion story of a man who had a drinking and gambling problem.  He talked about how the Lord will help people overcome their stumbling blocks.  It was so good!!  I am so impressed with him.  He took President Williams' challenge seriously and memorized the family proclamation.  I told James that he should be on the high council.

In Sunday School this year we are studying the Old Testament and the books of Moses and Abraham in the Pearl of Great Price.  Today we had a lesson on Moses 1.  The three main points of this lesson were: We are children of God, we can resist Satan's temptation, and God's work and glory is to bring to pass the immortality and eternal life of man.
Sandra Wilehlm taught the Mia Maids today and based her lesson on Sister Dibbs's October 2012 conference address: "I Know It, I live It, and I Love It!"

For lunch today I made pumpkin pancakes and we also had leftover roast from last Sunday.  Afterwards we took a nap. 

James and I are reading one chapter from the Book of Mormon each day and then discussing and writing down the principles we have learned.  We are also reading from the Old Testament and Moses and Abraham in the Pearl of Great Price.  In Reliev Society and Priesthood the course of study is the life and teachings of the Prophet Joseph Fielding Smith.  Since his mother was a Lambson James calls him Uncle Joseph.  This evening I wrote a family message to our children and their spouses.  I hope it will help strengthen their families in the gospel. 

Since James is leaving town tomorrow we watched a movie together this evening.  We watched "A Walton Wedding."  Erin finally gets married!