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

Friday, June 9th, 2017

Provo City Center, Utah

150th operating temple

Dedicated: 20 March 2016 by

Dallin H. Oaks

Alma 13:10-20

* High priest, king, exercised mighty faith, preached repentance, established peace, prince of peace, reigned under his father.

Who is Alma describing?

* In Alma 13:17, what words describe Melchizedek's people? How were they similar to the people of Ammonihah?

* What did Melchizedek do as the leader of his people? How did his leadership influence the people? How was this influence different from the influence of those in Ammonihah who followed the teachings of Nehor? (See Alma 8:17; 10:27, 32.)

DC 86:1-11

1-7, The Lord gives the meaning of the parable of the wheat and tares; 8-11, He explains priesthood blessings to those who are lawful heirs according to the flesh.

What lessons are we to take away from the parable of the wheat and the tares?

* The parable of the wheat and tares teaches us that the righteous and wicked will grow together until the end of the world, when the righteous will be gathered and the wicked burned.

General Conference

Brighter and Brighter until the Perfect Day

Elder Mark A. Bragg

Preach My Gospel states:

"Through the light of the gospel, families can resolve misunderstandings, contentions and challenges.  Families torn by discord can be healed through repentance, forgiveness, and faith in the power of the Atonement of Jesus Christ."

Now more than ever, our families must be sources of great light to everyone around us. Families increase in light as they increase in love and kindness.  As we establish families of "faith...repentance, forgiveness, respect, love, and compassion," we will feel an increase in love towards the Savior and towards one another.  The family will grow stronger, and the light in each of us will grow brighter.

I always have a shake when I first get up before 5 a.m. so I can take my Tramadol.  Around 8 a.m. I am ready for a real breakfast.  Such was the case today.  James ask if I wanted to go to "Biscuits."  Of course I want to go to the place that has my favorite breakfast!

Just looking at this picture makes my mouth water!

James left in Lexy to run some errands.  I think he went somewhere in Phoenix.  Meantime I stayed behind and studied.  My infusion is at 10:30 in Mesa.  When James got back he drove Terry's truck to Sear's Automotive and parked it. I picked him up there and we drove to my infusion appointment in Mesa. He drove Lexy back to Sears for an oil change, and then took Terry's truck home.  It is so nice of Cathi and Terry to allow us to use their truck.  

When James picked me up around noon he was in Terry's truck.  I was hoping he wouldn't have to bring it to Mesa. 

When we got home to Cathi's, they were back from Colin's reading lesson with Dawn and were sitting down to lunch.  Colin chose corn-on-the-cob and bacon for lunch.  He has never had corn-on-the-cob before but by the way he was eating it I would say he really liked it.  I finished my Joe's Scramble from breakfast.  

We pack up and get everything in the car for the trip home and say our goodbye's to Cathi, Terry, Colin, Lady, and Indy.  Around 1:15 or so we drove over to Sears Automotive to pick up Sheri, Shayna, and Alex so Sheri can have her car serviced before leaving for San Diego in the morning.  We drove to the new Carolina's mexican food place in Mesa on Country Club just north of the 60 on the west side. Carolina's has been in Phoenix for years and some people like it so much they drive that far quite often. James and Sheri and I have been there once.  The place was packed, but the service was good.  I got a shredded beef taco, and a flour tortilla.  I tasted Sheri's refried beans and I should have gotten some to dip my tortilla in.  They were delicious!  Again, I failed to take a picture.

We dropped Alex and Shayna off at Chandler Eyecare and then took Sheri home.  We told her to have a great time in San Diego. I think it is a much needed vacation for her. 

We are on our way home! First stop, Michael's in Gilbert for a couple of fidget spinners, black one and a purple one for me! Next I had to stop at the Target on Power Rd. and the 202 for a potty break. I knew I couldn't make it to Burger House. We both ordered green chili burros and I ordered a side of refried beans.  I only ate half my burro, maybe because I was still full from lunch.  The refried beans were very tasty.  A little runny just how I like them.

I read from "The Lost Heiress" on the way home.

  

We stopped in Show Low at CVS and James ran in and got me two more fidget spinners, all this because I am not sure the ones I ordered from Amazon will be here and I don't think my Primary class can last another day.  

When we stopped at the Vernon post office I had a package from Amazon with six red, white, and blue fidget spinners!  Now I have plenty!  

When we arrived home James unloaded the car while I changed into my comfy clothes and then we put everything away before sitting down to watch a movie.  We had one interruption before the movie started.  The moon!  It was huge and golden yellow.  We just can't get a picture to do it justice.  James says he needs some filters for the camera.

It was huge!

It looked like a big orange in the sky.

We watched the latest Aurora Teagarden mystery centered around a baby.  I forgot to look at the title so I am calling it: "Bundle of Joy."

I love Yannick Bisson, the actor who plays Aurora's boyfriend. I used to watch him in "Sue Thomas, FBI."

Good advice

Here is my purse. Nothing fancy, but it is my favorite

for two reasons:

1.  It's purple!

2.  It has lots of zippered compartments for 

all of my stuff and a long shoulder strap

so I can wear it over my shoulder when I

am shopping!

Sophia Emma was born today.

Congratulations Bishop and Anne!

Lots of babies coming!

This is Bailey Ann, Patrick and Heather's

wee one.

My fidget spinner.

My collection for my Primary class

I was going to order these, but I ordered

three glow in the dark ones instead.

The Vernon youth went to the Tucson temple open house

today and then to the wind tunnel in Eloy.

I guess they had a blast.