Nashville, Tennessee
84th operating temple
Dedicated: 21 May 2000
By: James E. Faust
Jesus Christ, Lamb of God
Revelation 7:14 (1 Nephi 12:11)
And I said unto him, Sir, thou knowest. And he said to me, These are they which came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.
(And the angel said unto me: Look! And I looked, and beheld three generations pass away in righteousness; and their garments were white even like unto the Lamb of God. And the angel said unto me: These are made white in the blood of the Lamb, because of their faith in him.)
Book of Mormon/"Come Follow Me"
Review of Alma 13-16 "Enter into the Rest of the Lord"
April General Conference
"A Perfect Brightness of Hope"
Elder Jeffrey R. Holland
"We pray for those who have lost loved ones in this modern plague, as well as for those who are currently infected or at risk. We certainly pray for those who are giving such magnificent health care. When we have conquered this - and we will - may we be equally committed to freeing the world from the virus of hunger, freeing neighborhoods and nations from the virus of poverty. May we hope for schools where students are taught - not terrified they will be shot - and for the gift of personal dignity for every child of God, unmarred by any form of racial, ethnic, or religious prejudice. Undergirding all of this is our relentless hope for greater devotion to the two greatest of all commandments: to love God by keeping His counsel and to love our neighbors by showing kindness and compassion, patience and forgiveness. These two divine directives are still - and forever will be - the only real hope we have for giving our children a better world than the one they now know."
I started reading this one!
James went out to feed Luna as he does every morning only to find that cows had come in the night and eaten more than a bale of hay.
Not only that, they drank all of her water too!
They were back in the evening when he went out so he chased them away and put the hay inside the electric fence. Two bales of hay donated to feed Kerry Dobson's cows.
Happy Father's Day to my sweetheart. He is the best husband, father, and grandpa anyone could ask for. We have been married for 52 years and I love him more now than ever.
I got up early this morning and started a stew for our dinner. I started the meat first and it smelled so good. When James got up I had a card and a gift bag for him to open. I got him two books that are as different as they can be from each other. I ordered him something for the outside grill but it hasn't come yet.
He would have a better chance if
he kept quiet.
Fountain Hills with the Bush Fire in
the background
Goodnight everyone.
We had our "Come Follow Me" meeting at the Goodman's this morning. The opening song was "A Poor Wayfaring Man of Grief", all seven verses. I gave the opening prayer and then we sang the sacrament song, "With Humble Hearts". James and Owen blessed and passed the sacrament.
Pierce asked us if we had seen Elder Bednar's YouTube video about Covid-19 and Religious Freedom. We had all heard of it but none of us had watched it. We took a vote and decided instead of going over the "Come Follow Me" lesson which we had all studied, we would watch the video. It was informative and eye-opening.
James wants all of the kids to watch it too. Sheri watched it this evening.
After the video we had a discussion about it and the situation of the world right now. Pierce told a story about Danny Arnett living in Manhattan and seeing busloads of Antifa members being unloaded. We talked about being required to wear a mask if going out in public in both Maricopa county and Tucson. Elder Bednar spoke about how the government should not be allowed to have unlimited power. We are all concerned about the future but mostly for our children and grand children.
We had delicious lemon squares for our refreshments. We said our goodbyes and went home to our stew.
We both loved the stew and after lunch we laid down to take a nap. I couldn't sleep so I got up after about five minutes.
I spent most of the rest of the afternoon going over the talks for our discussion on Covenants.
At 5:15 Jared called for our weekly Face Time talk. Charlie wasn't really in the mood for company until she got her drink and animal crackers. Jared, Kacey, and Charlie were able to attend church today. They said they had not looked forward to it but it was actually a very nice experience. The quiet atmosphere of just having 50 people in attendance helped them to feel the Spirit.
When we were talking to Pierce today he said that the bishops and stake president had decided to skip phase one of going back to church and were waiting for phase two.
Jared, Kacey, Kim, Brian, and Sheri joined us for our discussion on covenants. Kim shared about how she had prayed for peace and felt it. My take away from the discussion was something Kim said and an experience that Kacey shared. Kim said she realized that in order to truly keep her covenants she needed to be involved more in sharing the gospel and ministering to others. Kacey shared how when she became active at the age of 23 she was still struggling with some addictions. She got her patriarchal blessing and in the blessing it said she needed to go to the temple. (Sorry Kacey, I know I'm paraphrasing). She went to the temple and no longer had the problem with the addictions. That is the power of obedience and keep covenants. Kim is going to be in charge of next week's discussion. I tried to get Stacy to join us. She promised she would next week.
I spent this evening reading from the book about the temple that I got James for Father's Day while he wrote a letter to Elder Trezise.
the background
