Memphis, Tennessee
80th operating temple
Dedicated: 23 April 2000 by
James E. Faust
Mosiah 26:15-39
*The Lord reveals to Alma how to hold members of the Church accountable for their sins and sets forth conditions of repentance.
*Why do you think the Lord requires us to forgive others? How are repenting and forgiving others connected? (See 3 Nephi 13:14-15.)
*Gospel Principles: 1. Confession of sins leads to forgiveness.
2. The Lord will forgive those who repent in the sincerity of their hearts. 3. We must forgive others to receive the Lord's forgiveness.
Mormon 1-2 (Mormon means more good)
1:1-7 Ammaron prepares Mormon to receive the sacred record.
8-12 Bloodshed among the warring Nephites and Lamanites.
13-19 Spiritual darkness results from Nephite wickedness.
2:1-9 Mormon at 16 leads the Nephite armies.
10-16 The Nephites experience the sorrowing of the damned.
17-29 Mormon's anguish over the wickedness of his people.
DC 70:1-18
Stewards are appointed to publish the revelations; Those who labor in spiritual things are worthy of their hire; The Saints should be equal in temporal things.
What does it mean to be a steward?
*Stewardship is not ownership. Stewardship is management with a responsibility to account to the owner or Master.
Doctrine and Covenants Student Manual
Keys for Avoiding Deception - Those Who Pervert the Ways of the Lord.
General Conference
Becoming a Disciple of Our Lord Jesus Christ
Elder Robert D. Hales
"A disciple is one who has been baptized and is willing to take upon him or her the name of the Savior and follow Him. A disciple strives to become as He is by keeping His commandments in mortality, much the same as an apprentice seeks to become like his or her master....Genuine discipleship is a state of being. Disciples live so that the characteristics of Christ are woven into the fiber of their beings, as into a spiritual tapestry."
My friend Pam got a note from Elder Southward, the visiting authority for our stake conference. He visited with her and Rick in their home, but a note was totally unexpected. Pam is over the moon with excitement!
I made two blog entries today, one for last Thursday and one for last Friday. I hate getting behind! For lunch I shared my leftovers from Panda with James.
We left to go to the temple around 1:45 to make it to the 3:00 session. One of the first people we saw when entering the temple was an old friend from high school, Paul R. If you would have asked me in high school if Paul would ever be interested in joining the Church, I would have said no. I guess marrying a good Mormon girl from Snowflake can make all the difference in someone's life. Paul was the officiator for the 3:00 session and asked us to be the witness couple. Of course we said we would be happy to.
I made two blog entries today, one for last Thursday and one for last Friday. I hate getting behind! For lunch I shared my leftovers from Panda with James.
We left to go to the temple around 1:45 to make it to the 3:00 session. One of the first people we saw when entering the temple was an old friend from high school, Paul R. If you would have asked me in high school if Paul would ever be interested in joining the Church, I would have said no. I guess marrying a good Mormon girl from Snowflake can make all the difference in someone's life. Paul was the officiator for the 3:00 session and asked us to be the witness couple. Of course we said we would be happy to.
As usual, it was windy in Snowflake.
Brother Peeler from our ward was in our session. He and his wife work in the temple on Tuesday afternoons. If they aren't too busy, he does a session. Sister Peeler says he comes to the temple just about everyday that it is open.
James let me choose where to eat, and of course I chose El Cupido's. I ordered the carne asada burro and James ordered a chicken quesadilla. I think he orders light because he knows he is going to end up getting half of mine. I love the drinks here because they have rabbit pellet ice.
I read to James from "To Kill a Mockingbird" and he returned the favor when we got home by watching "Dancing with the Stars" with me. It was trio week. I don't like trio week, and Lynn was very rude to Bonner by telling him he couldn't understand how he had made it this far. Maybe some people are inspired by his story Lynn. Anyway, Bonner can't dance very well and he ended up going home.
Photos:
Jared seems a little puzzled, I guess he
just doesn't get the joke.
Keep your nose out of my business.
The caption says Mt. Baldy, but I don't think
it's the one in Arizona.
Fun times last August with these two while their
parents and brothers hike to Havasupai.
While Max and Grampa played chess,
Evan read to me from his book.
These boys were amazingly good!
I am a sucker for a gorgeous sunset!
