Sunday, November 27, 2016"

I love this scene!

Thanks honey!

Mormon 8:12-25

How can Moroni's words: "For the eternal purposes of the Lord shall roll on, until all his promises shall be fulfilled," strengthen us as we labor in the Lord's cause?

We know that no matter what happens the Lord is in charge and His eternal purposes will be accomplished.

GC:     "If Ye Had Known Me" by Elder David A. Bednar

As the Savior concluded the Sermon on the Mount,

He emphasized the eternal truth that 

"only by doing the will of the Father is the saving grace

of the Son obtainable."

GC:     "The Doctrine of Christ" by Brian K. Ashton

Elder D. Todd Christofferson taught:

"Being born again, unlike our physical birth, 

is more a process than an event.

And engaging in that process is the central purpose

of mortality."

This was in my Primary lesson this week.

Moroni 7:45 says:

"And charity suffereth long, and is kind, and envieth not, and is not puffed up, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil, and rejoiceth not in iniquity but rejoiceth in the truth, beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things."

Moroni had the pure love of Christ.  Explain the qualities of charity found in Moroni 7:45 using terms the children can understand.  

*Suffereth long: Is patient -  Moroni lived alone for over thirty-six years patiently keeping the records. (Mormon 8:5).

*Kind: Not cruel, or mean, loving - Moroni prayed for us, and he loved his brethren. (Ether 12:36, 38.)

*Envieth not: Is not jealous - Moroni saw our day and counseled us to not be envious or proud. (Mormon 8:35-37.)

*Not puffed up: Humble, not proud - Moroni was humble because of his weakness in writing. (Ether 12:23-25.)

*Seeketh not her own: Is unselfish - Moroni unselfishly worked and prayed for us that we would have a knowledge of Jesus Christ. (Mormon 9:36; Ether 12:41.)

*Not easily provoked: Slow to anger, quick to forgive - Moroni forgave his enemies and worked hard to write things that he hoped would be of worth to them. (Moroni 1:4.)

*Thinketh no evil: Is trusting, looks for the good - Moroni exhorted us to hold to good and touch not evil. (Moroni 10:30.)

*Rejoiceth in truth: Is honest - Moroni was honest. (Moroni 10:27.)

*Beareth all things: Is obedient - Because Moroni would not deny Jesus Christ, he had to wander alone for his safety. (Moroni 1:2-3.)

*Believeth all things: Is faithful - Moroni encouraged us to believe in Jesus Christ. (Mormon 9:21.) So great was Moroni's faith that he was able to see Christ face to face. (Ether 12:39.)

*Hopeth all things: Is optimistic, trusting - Moroni understood the importance of hope. (Ether 12:32.)

*Endureth all things: Is patient, persistent - Moroni was faithful to the end. (Moroni 10:34.)

I love Moroni, he is one of my heroes.

I sure do love these two!

Judy Hunter was back at church this week.  It was so good to see her.  She has been sick for over a month.  Now Sean Hunsaker is in the hospital.  He has very serious heart problems.  We as a ward were ask to pray for him.

The Grapp's spoke in sacrament meeting.  Cammy spoke about five minutes and Thomas spoke 40 minutes.  I could have listened to him another 40 minutes.  He spoke on how to be actively involved in the ward.  He gave personal examples of people in their previous wards who have been an example in their family's lives and then he shared a scripture to go with each example.  These are the scriptures he shared: Mosiah 18:9, D&C 121:37, 4 Nephi 1:12, D&C 18:15, Matthew 4:19, Mosiah 3:19, Mosiah 2:17, D&C 137:9, 3 Nephi 18:22, 2 Nephi 31:20, and Proverbs 31:10.

He talked about the temple and how important eternal families are and expressed love for his wife and children.  It was amazing!

I had three kids in my Primary class today.  Curtis, Zemira, and a visitor, Baden. I miss Braylin and Kacey so much!

 During the third hour we had our teacher's council meeting.  Brother Wilhelm ask us: How can we make teaching in the Church connect with teaching in the home?  We had a good discussion.

We got to spend a little time with Kim and Brian before they left for home:

Playing a game of Five Crowns.

Brian ended up winning.

They chose to get their picture taken in front of the

Christmas tree instead of the front door.

I got a text from Kim when they reached Heber:

It's snowing.

It didn't start snowing here until after 5 p.m.

Kim loves snow!

Brian does too!

There is snow in your beard Brian!

They forgot the tree stand for Stacy:

Uh oh.

Our marriage class was cancelled so James and I had the afternoon and evening to ourselves.  We had chili and hotdogs for dinner.  James did some indexing and I did some gospel study.

This was a tough batch to read.

We also read a chapter from Justice of Affliction and watched "Operation Christmas" before going to bed.  We are so boring and predictable.

This is Nemo.  I got it at last year's White Christmas

Party.  Alexis, Michael's friend, made it.

Monday, March 31, 2014

My morning sky

Gospel Study

Conference Goals

"Claim the Blessings of Your Covenants"

Linda S. Reeves

1.  Give away all of my sins so I can be washed clean and feel the redeeming love of the Savior.

2.  Make a list of my covenants and review them each week.

3.  Repent and feel the cleansing power of the Atonement.

4.  Make my prayers more powerful and meaningful.

5.  Remember, after much tribulations come the blessings.

D&C 58:3-4.

6.  Feel the love of the Lord more deeply.

7.  Receive personal revelation.

8.  Understand my temple covenants better.

9.  Have my burdens lightened.

10. Ask: "Is this what the Lord wants me to think about myself or is the devil trying to beat me down?"

"You Never Walk Alone"

President Thomas S. Monson

1.  Make prayer an anchor in my life, a constant source of strength and peace.

2.  Trust in the Lord.

3.  Feast upon the scriptures.

4.  Listen to promptings, they may be an answer to someone's prayers.

James and I both got a text from Jared.  He is signing papers today to buy the practice in El Paso.   Everything is final tomorrow.  Good job Jared.  We are proud of you.

James and I had prayer together before he left for the valley.  He did call and let me know that he arrived safely.

After my morning gospel study I got dressed and went into town.  Today is the 15 year anniversary of my mother's death and I wanted to take some flowers to her grave.  Before leaving I loaded a shovel and water into the back of my car.  My first stop was the post office in Vernon.  We received the check we've been waiting for so I will need to stop at the bank and make a deposit.  

My first stop in Show Low was at Center Tire.  When I asked if they had time to change my oil this morning Mark said the wait would be at least an hour and a half.  I didn't think it would take me that long to eat lunch at Persnikkity's so I said I would come back later.  

I saw Mel and Ruth Wilhelm when I was making my deposit at Chase bank.  On the way to Walmart I decided to get my car serviced there.  That way I could have lunch at McDonald's and then do a little shopping.  Walmart also said it would take over an hour and that they would call me over the intercom when they were finished. 

Kip, Alicia, MaKenzi, LeeAnn,

Hailey, and Colter Hunsaker.

Vernon ward friends.

I had the new artisan burger at McDonald's and I must say it was quite delicious!  While I was shopping I saw Linda Price and visited with her for a few minutes. After I'd been there about 30 minutes I got a phone call from James saying my car was ready.  I said: "How do you know?"  They had been calling my name over the intercom and Brother Price heard it and called James.  Well, my car wasn't finished, they just needed my tire lock.  I finished my shopping, picked up my car and left Walmart for Home Depot to get some flowers or a plant.  I ended up buying four lily plants, two for Mom's grave and two to plant at home.

 Lots of lily blossoms just 

waiting to pop open!

Took a picture of this tree in the Home Depot parking lot.
I wonder what kind it is.

As I was planting the two plants by the side of Mom's grave I told her how much I missed her and was looking forward to seeing her again.  I am so glad that I took the time to do this today.  I love my Mom and miss her so much still.

One thing I was concerned about was that the concrete was flaking and breaking off one side of the slab James poured.  When I told him he said he was afraid that might happen because it froze the night after the slab was poured.  

Back at home I spent the rest of the afternoon finishing the April family letter and sending it off.  I felt good after I was finished.

 Who does this remind you of?