OUR FAMILY: Mikey and Janny

Tuesday, February 21, 2017

Wednesday, February 8, 2017

Happy Birthday Stacy!

2 Nephi 2:22-3:5

1. What insights about parenting do we learn from this section?

2. What do you learn about joy in these verses?

Mosiah 3:15-4

DC 20:25-36

How do we become sanctified through the grace of God?

* We came to earth to master the traits of godliness while under intense pressure - the pressure that is required to produce those very traits within us. His grace allows us to be purified and sanctified by that pressure without being crushed by it.

Article: "Justification and Sanctification by Elder D. Todd Christofferson

June 2001 Ensign

GC: 'Am I Good Enough? Will I Make It?' by Elder J. Devn Cornish

"Really trying means doing the best we can, recognizing where we need to improve, and then trying again. By repeatedly doing this, we come closer and closer to the Lord, we feel His Spirit more and more, and we receive more of His grace, or help. The great news is that if we have sincerely repented, our former sins will not keep us from being exalted. Moroni tells us of the transgressors in his day.
'But as oft as they repented and sought forgiveness, with real intent, they were forgiven."

James made this comment to me this morning: "Dr. Memon is sending me his plans today. It is a $1.5 million job.

I cleaned the wood floor while James brings in wood. I am not sure our timing was very good. I also had to vacuum the family room couch.

James ask me to put Kristy Thomas's name on the temple prayer roll, which I did.

Phoenix temple

(I actually put her name on the Gilbert prayer roll).

I couldn't import pictures from my phone to the computer like I normally do because the import command was not coming up. I prayed and tried several times but it didn't work until I went over to my bed and knelt in prayer and poured my heart out to the Lord of my need to download these pictures. I explained that this was for my journal, a history of my family and this particular entry was a record of Jared and Kacey's eternal sealing. I got up, went back to the computer and was able to download the photos. Thank you Heavenly Father. Another tender mercy.

James went on a Razr ride this afternoon since the weather was so nice. I worked on making Valentines. Here are a few I did:

I am making one of these along with an original verse for each of my grandkids.

I read to James from "Boys in the Boat." The boys are in Germany and the Olympic games are beginning. The book stresses the superficial grandeur of Nazi Germany. We also watched a Valentine's movie called, "Dogs in Love."

Stacy and Paul used the gift card we got them for Cheesecake Factory. This is a picture of a meal Paul fixed Stacy a couple of years ago. He invited James and I to eat with them.