Medford, Oregon
79th operating temple
Dedicated 16 Apr 2000
By: James E. Faust
Jesus Christ, Jehovah
Isaiah 49:26
And I will feed them that oppress thee with their own flesh; and they shall be drunken with their own blood, as with sweet wine: and all flesh shall know that I the Lord am thy Savior and thy Redeemer, the might One of Jacob.
Book of Mormon
Moroni 10:8-34
"Come Follow Me"
Introduction and Title of the Book of Mormon
Oct General Conference
Closing Remarks
President Russell M. Nelson
"Now, for just a moment, I would like to speak to our youth. We encourage you to qualify for limited use temple recommends. You will be asked only those questions applicable to you in your preparation for the ordinances of proxy baptism and confirmation. We are very grateful for your worthiness and willingness to participate in that sacred temple work. We thank you!"
Today is Kim's 46th birthday. Usually she is up here celebrating, but because the 31st is in the middle of the week, Brian has to work on the day after New Year which would cut their time short. We know she had a great birthday because Brian got tickets for them to go see Brian Regan.
Ben was made an A.P. this transfer. It is a little bittersweet for him because he will not be able to proselyte nearly as much as he is now. While Sheri was talking on the telephone to him, Ziggie had a "serious accident" on the rug by the door going outside. When I told Sheri she immediately cleaned it up even though she was still on the phone with Ben. Elder Brown, one of Ben's companions recently, and a thorn in his side because of his lack of desire to do the work, is going home because his time is up. Elder Clark who spent hours in the bathroom, and refused to go out unless he was forced to, was sent home. How sad that missionaries come out and are not really interested in sharing the gospel with others.
Shayna and Alex went home this morning. They also have tickets to go see Brian Regan.
Sheri took the picture for me. I was in the
kitchen making lasagna soup.
It's a little blurry I noticed. Shayna is such a tiny thing.
She weighs less than 90 lbs.
James and I had chicken tacos for lunch. I made lasagna soup and Sheri made rolls and a ham and chocolate chip cookies. Michael made another cobbler. This one was cherry and we had Bluebell Homemade vanilla ice cream to go with it. What is it about the holidays that makes everyone want to eat?
James and I made a trip to Dollar General. I gave Rowan a Hershey bar and a Mug rootbeer. Sheri brought plenty of snacks for her boys and Michael was taking care of Joshua. I thought Rowan might need a little TLC.
I did a little work today. I made our first mortgage payment and did all of my ministering interviews except for one. I also got all of my steps and spent some of the Relief Society money we had left in our account. It won't roll over to the new year. I bought items from Walmart online and paid with my credit card. Hopefully I will get a receipt dated December 31st.
Today the kids got in to "The Twilight Zone." They taped episodes and watched it most of the day while Sheri and I were in the bedroom watching Hallmark movies. We should have invited Alexis in to watch with us. She said it would have been much better than "The Twilight Zone."
Michael and Alexis went to eat at Licano's again and to look for fireworks. They didn't find any fireworks to speak of. Michael brought tacos back for Joshua. Michael loves Licano's carne asada burros.
Christmas movies we watched:
"The Christmas Jars"
Kim asks me every time we talk if I watched it yet. It was really good and of course was about doing service.
"Two Turtle Doves"
"A Merry Liddle Christmas"
Happy New Year!
Last year's visit
