OUR FAMILY: Pat & Heather

Monday, November 26, 2018

Tuesday, November 20th, 2018

Logan, Utah

2nd operating temple

Dedicated: 17-19 May 1884

By: John Taylor

Jesus Christ, Death of

Proverbs 14:32

The wicked is driven away in his wickedness: but the righteous hath hope in his death.

Book of Mormon #1

Mormon 2:17-29

* What happens when the strength of the Lord is not with us and we are left unto ourselves as it says in verse 26?

-We may not recognize and appreciate how much Heavenly Father helps us in our daily lives as we try to live faithfully. Mormon wrote that when his people became wicked they lost the strength of the Lord that had previously protected them. While serving as a member of the Seventy, Elder Ray H. Wood explained: "When a person violates any of God's commandments, if there is no repentance the Lord withdraws His protective and sustaining influence. When we lose power with God, we know of a certainty that the problem lies within us and not within God. 'I, the Lord, am bound when ye do what I say; but when ye do not what I say, ye have no promise' (DC 82:10). Our misdeeds bring despair. They sadden and extinguish the perfect brightness of hope offered by Christ (2 Nephi 31:20). Without God's help, we are left to ourselves." (Ensign, May 1999, 40-41). I am personally amazed and grateful to Mormon for his righteousness amidst such wickedness. It must have been difficult to stand as a witness of Christ against such odds!

Book of Mormon #2

Alma 34-36

Old Testament

Daniel 11-12

General Conference

The Ministry of Reconciliation

Elder Jeffrey R. Holland

"Last April, when President Russell M. Nelson introduced the concept of ministering, he stressed that it was a way to keep the great commandments to love God and love each other."

Alma 35:15 - ...they began to be offended because of the strictness of the word... (this is still happening today!)

I made LeVain Bakery chocolate chip cookies with walnuts this morning and took a plate to the Grapp's. The kids loves nuts in their cookies and so does Cammy.

The Grapp kids surrounded me and I found myself in the middle of an Old Maid game. I am not really a fan of this game because whoever gets stuck with the Old Maid gets their feelings hurt. I think Emsley got it this time and she was not happy.

I heard that Cammy didn't teach Relief Society yesterday so I wanted to talk to her about why. It was just a simple family matter. Brother Grapp wanted her to go with him to church in Snowflake to her brother Freeman sing "A Poor Wayfaring Man of Grief." She talked to Kerri on Saturday and made arrangements for her to teach for her so she could go with her family to Snowflake. She loves teaching Relief Society and says it has helped her in dealing with depression.

Next stop was the Halcomb's. I got to visit with both Catherine and Kerri. Catherine loves to visit and I wanted to see what they were doing for Thanksgiving. They have plans and the Scott's and the Scott's neighbors are coming over for Thanksgiving.

Sister Catherine knows the Goodman's we knew in Chandler. Her son is married to one of their nieces. It's a small world. I love this turkey Catherine made:

Catherine is diabetic so I did not bring her cookies, I brought her a candle instead.

On the way home I dropped by the Wilhelm's and picked up pies I ordered for Thanksgiving. The pies and Village Inn pies and the proceeds go to help the wrestling program in Show Low. All of the Wilhelm boys wrestle, except maybe for George who is three.

I bought a lemon supreme, cherry, and chocolate cream pie.

When I got home I put a pizza in the oven that claims to have a cauliflower crust but I could not tell the difference. It was really good! I also had a taste of lemon and cherry pie. Quite good.

James came home for lunch and took a nap. While he was napping I realized that I had forgotten to go to the post office earlier and I knew we had a package waiting. I hopped in the car and made a quick trip, only 30 minutes. Sure enough, the scale I ordered to weigh books on had arrived.

James went back to the Howard's to work for a short time. They are going to the valley for Thanksgiving. I paid bills while he was gone but didn't quite finish. When he got home we went to town to buy a meat smoker and to do the rest of our Thanksgiving shopping.

We found smoker's at Home Depot and chose the most reasonably priced one for $99. We got it into the car without too much difficulty and then headed for Walmart. We only had a few items to pick up so it didn't take long.

We were home and had all of the stuff put away by 8:30.

I paid bills and walked before bed. I did not do a blog post or work on the book business today, but what I did was important.