7th operating temple
Dedicated: 23-26 October 1927 by
Heber J. Grant
Rededicated: 15-16 April 1975 by
Spencer W. Kimball
Mosiah 28:1-20
* The sons of Mosiah desire to preach to the Lamanites.
* According to Mosiah 28:2-3 what were the reasons the sons of Mosiah wanted to preach to the Lamanites?
* How did the conversion of the sons of Mosiah influence their desire to share the gospel?
Gospel Principle: As our conversion deepens, our desire to share the gospel increases.
* Who received the sacred records?
* Why was Alma a good choice to care for these records?
Mormon 6-7
6 The Nephites gather to the land of Cumorah for the final battles; Mormon hides the sacred records in the hill Cumorah; The Lamanites are victorious, and the Nephite nation is destroyed; Hundreds of thousands are slain with the sword. About A.D. 385.
7 Mormon invites the Lamanites of the latter days to believe in Christ, accept His gospel, and be saved; All who believe the Bible will also believe the Book of Mormon. About A.D. 385.
DC 72:13-26; 73-74
72:13-26 Bishops are to certify the worthiness of elders.
73 Elders are to continue to preach; Joseph Smith and Sidney Rigdon are to continue to translate the Bible until it is finished.
74 Paul counsels the Church of his day not to keep the law of Moses; Little children are holy and are sanctified through the Atonement.
Why is it important for us to know little children are holy?
* Little children are sanctified through the Atonement of Jesus Christ. We would do well to remember this and treat them accordingly. Also, this knowledge refutes the need for infant baptisms.
General Conference
The Language of the Gospel
Elder Valeri V. Cordon
"I notice a similarity between preserving a mother tongue and preserving the gospel of Jesus Christ in our lives. Today in my analogy, I would like to emphasize not any particular earthly language but rather an eternal language that must be preserved in our families and never lost. I speak of the language of the gospel of Jesus Christ. By 'language of the gospel,' I mean all the teachings of our prophets, our obedience to those teachings, and our following righteous traditions."
We were going to go home to Vernon this morning but James had a sink to install. I told him to go ahead and do it today so he wouldn't have to come back next week to install it. He said it would probably take him 3-4 hours. It actually ended up taking him 14 hours, minus the lunch break he took when he came home and took me to Taco Bell. Oh, I forgot to mention the fact that this morning he jumped the doggie gate in the office at Cathi's and tripped and fell and hurt his wrist. At first he thought it was broken because it began to swell up. Cathi gave him a wrist brace to wear and it seemed to help. The problem with installing this sink was the epoxy concrete top. James had a hard time finding a saw blade that would saw through. He finally got it done though and got home about 9:30 this evening.
I kept myself busy today. The only thing I was sad about missing was the Young Women's fundraiser Navajo taco dinner this evening. I had to cancel my order. I was really looking forward to that Navajo taco. I hear they made over 300.
I kept myself busy today. I studied, worked on my blog, took a nap, and attended a meeting with Dave, Laura, Cathi, Terry, Dawn, and Wendy (Cathi's daughter), at Dave and Laura's for Lois's 90th birthday party in October. Rebecca should have been there too, but she was out of town. Dave and Laura have a new electronic toy. Her name is Alexis. She is a round disk that looks like a hockey puck. Dave says: "Play 70's music and she plays the Beatles "Let it Be." I guess she's kind of like Google. You can ask her all kinds of questions and she will give you the answers. I would like her to be my partner in my next Trivial Pursuit game.
Wendy stayed and went back to Cathi and Terry's with us after the meeting. I had a nice visit with her. Cathi ordered us dinner from Panda and paid for mine and James's. Wendy passed because she is on a carb free diet. She said she had a pound of bacon this morning for breakfast. She drank beef broth for dinner.
Wendy is very worried about her son Colton. Colton is Max's age and he is over 6'2". She found stretch marks on his back and other signs of a condition called marfan that is found in tall, slender people. Michael Phelps has this condition. It can be life threatening and affect the person's heart. They are going to be doing more tests on Colton. I have put him on my prayer list as well as Cathi's brother in law Paul, who has cancer. Wendy says if you have this condition you cannot play in the NBA. Some athletes who have had it have suddenly died. Hopefully if Colton does have it they caught it in time and will be able to help him.
Because James got home so late we will not be going home until tomorrow morning around 6:30 a.m.
Photos:
White tigers are so beautiful!
I have a fascination with castles.
Trina made Rowan and Darrel take one of her first
aid kits to the Fathers and Sons outing.
Birthday shopping with Addy last August.
Andy and his new knife
Zemira loves Legos.
Ruthie and her pet purse.
James is their home teacher and asked me to buy
them something for their birthday's.
The most beautiful bouquet I have ever
received from a child.
Preparing to leave for Havasupai.
