149th operating temple
Dedicated: 13 Dec 2015
By: Dieter F. Uchtdorf
Jesus Christ, Davidic Descent of
Matthew 22:42
Saying, What think ye of Christ? Whose son is he? They say unto him, The Son of David.
Book of Mormon
3 Nephi 22:1-17
*What do these verses teach us about the "heritage of the servants of the Lord?"
- These scriptures mention words like; shame of thy youth..forsaken..grieved in spirit..barren..ashamed..afflicted. The point? Life is going to be hard. We may feel tossed to and fro, but that is part of the plan. The work of the Lord requires our faith, support and prayers. Though there will be times of loneliness, pain and hardships, the Lord has the power to protect, build and bless us. In vs-7-8 he can and will show kindness and mercy through the atonement. What is our heritage in serving the Lord? Safety and protection.
Book of Mormon
Alma 5
Old Testament
Ezekiel 26-28
General Conference
Firm and Steadfast in the Faith of Christ
Elder D. Todd Christofferson
"In the most recent general conference, President Russell M. Nelson declared: "You don't have to wonder about what is true. You do not have to wonder whom you can safely trust. Through personal revelation, you can receive your own witness that the Book of Mormon is the word of God, that Joseph Smith is a prophet, and that this is the Lord's Church. Regardless of what others may say or do, no one can ever take away a witness borne to your heart and mind about what is true."
Some of the election results are in. The US House will be controlled by democrats and the Senate will be controlled by republicans.
We got some sad family news today. Max has diabetes. I guess he has had several symptoms so Sheri took him to the doctor. His blood sugar was way over 200 so they sent him to Cardon's Children Hospital in Mesa. We thought he would stay over night but they gave him lantis, the long-acting insulin and sent him home. He has to go to the endocrinologist in the morning.
She says he is pretty angry right now, which I guess is to be expected. We are going to the valley tomorrow and I asked James if we could leave and go down right now but he said no. He has work to do for the Howard's and he is also working on the Mesa project.
Thanks to Adam for leaving frozen burgers in our freezer. We had a couple of them for lunch. They were tasty. James went right back to work but not before we said a prayer for Max.
I put a book for sale on Amazon but I'm not sure I did it right because it says free shipping. It's supposed to be "fulfilled by Amazon" but I may have done "Merchant fulfilled." Guess I will put a question in to the help line.
I made cookies today, just because I was craving them. We can take them with us tomorrow. I also had Christmas movies on most of the day: "Very Merry Mixup," "Christmas Detour," and "Magic Stocking."
When James got home he spent a couple of hours on the phone looking for a couple to sub for us at the temple on Saturday so we can go to the Lambson reunion at Discovery Park in Gilbert. He finally called Barry Flake, an old friend from high school and he said he and his wife would do it for us. We will work for them next week on Thursday afternoon. I really like Barry. When I was in high school I got my car stuck in the mud at Dag's Reservoir, now White Mountain Lake and no one could get me out. Barry went home and got his dad's high powered truck and pulled me out. I have loved him ever since! Now I have reason to love him again!
17,000 steps before going to bed!
These two make my day!
That's Talon on the left in front.
He is in the Uganda mission, probably at the MTC.
James was Dahlia's bishop. He was going to go to the sealing
but I was sick so he stayed home.
I believe this photo was taken during the
solemn assembly when he was sustained as
the Prophet.
Wish we had a slide by our stairs.
