Wednesday, May 2nd, 2018

Manhattan, New York

119th operating temple

Dedicated: 13 June 2004

By: Gordon B. Hinckley

Jesus Christ betrayal of

1 Nephi 11:32

And it came to pass that the angel spake unto me again, saying: Look! And I looked and beheld the Lamb of God, that he was taken by the people; yea, the Son of the everlasting God was judged of the world; and I saw and bear record.

Book of Mormon

Mosiah 21:9-27

*Why did the Lord not see fit to deliver the people of Limhi out of bondage (21:15)? How does this relate to our trials?

- sue_heugly: "Vs 15, the Lord was slow to hear. The Lord did not see fit to deliver the people of Limhi from bondage. Why? Because the people needed to make genuine changes. When going thru hard things we exercise our agency by showing whether we will be bitter and angry, or become more humble and draw ourselves closer to God and seek His help."

Old Testament

1Samuel 6-7

6 The Philistines send back the ark with an offering - The Lord smites and slays the Israelites in Beth-shemesh who look into the ark.

7 Samuel exhorts Israel to forsake Ashtaroth and Baalim and serve the Lord - Israel fasts and seeks the Lord - The Philistines are subdued - Samuel judges Israel.

General Conference

Am I a Child of God?

Elder Brian K. Taylor

"This great war over divine identity rages fiercely as Satan's proliferating arsenal aims to destroy our belief in and knowledge of our relationship with God. Thankfully, we have been blessed with clear vision and understanding of our true identity from the beginning: 'And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness,' and His living prophets proclaim, 'Each human being is a beloved spirit son or daughter of heavenly parents, and, as such, each has a divine nature and destiny.'"

I paid bills today and it's a good thing I did because I had made a mistake in my checkbook register and I would not have had enough money to pay all my checks that were out and then would have had to pay an overdrawn charge of $34. I made a transfer from our line of credit and took care of the problem.

Russell M. Nelson, 10/2000: Living By Scriptural Guidance

DC 88:36-38

36 All kingdoms have a law given;

37 And there are many kingdoms; for there is no space in the which there is no kingdom; and there is no kingdom in which there is no space, either a greater or a lesser kingdom.

38 And unto every kingdom is given a law; and unto every law there are certain bounds also conditions.

Rescuing Wayward Children: Unity of Faith through Purpose, Action, Fasting, and Prayer.(223-24).

Whatsoever ye shall ask in faith, being united in prayer according to my command, ye shall receive. DC 29:5-6

"Accessing the power of the unified faith of thousands through the temple prayer rolls, and of the faith and help of those across the veil, whom we help when we do the work for the dead, we can effectively gather in the Lord's name as we strive for the salvation of our children and loved ones, knowing that Christ's grace and power is thus in our midst and we are His."

Elder Dale G. Renlund: Melchizedek Priesthood: Chapter 2: Priesthood Offices and Keys

It has been raining/snowing for quite sometime now! We had moisture off and on all day and I am so thankful because there are now two fires in our state, the Rattlesnake and the Tinder. 

I woke up at 1 a.m. this morning with severe pain in my upper left arm. Yesterday when getting out of the bathtub I hurt it. I got up, ate one of my rolls, took a couple of aspirin, and laid down on the recliner. I couldn't sleep so I finished watching the new Candace Cameron Bure movie on Hallmark Movies and Mysteries, "You Reap What You Sew." Afterwards I fell asleep. I slept a short while and it was time to get up for the day. I ate, took some Tramadol and began to feel better in about an hour after taking the Tramadol. 

Our dry does not get hot. I did laundry today and hung things around the house. 

Because of the broken skidsteer James did some errands with Alex, who was one of his workers today, and then decided to come home. 

I cooked him his favorite for dinner, cooked cabbage. He was so happy. 

I had a meeting tonight to plan the next ward activity which the Relief Society and the missionary department is in charge of. Laurann was home with sick kids so it was Tamara, Kerri, myself, and Brother Reidhead the ward mission leader. 

It was a great meeting. Tamara had the idea to use family history as the theme and we all just brainstormed from there. Here is what we came up with: 

8:00 - Activity ends

Jesus and Mary as painted by
Minerva Teichart
(Trudy Lamb's grandmother)

I would love to go here sometime and
see what a real tea party is like.

Kim would have loved the weather
up here today.

I love these two!

I love him too!

This is so funny!
I remember Paul when he
was this age. Such
a cutie but only when
he was smiling!

It's pig raising season for the Chaffin kids.

I love the look on her face I 
couldn't resist reposting.
Sorry about the photo bomber.

Bishop Miller with his girls.

Friday, January 5th, 2018

Logan, Utah

2nd operating temple

Dedicated: 17-19 May 1884

By: John Taylor

Jesus Christ Atonement through

Moroni 8:20

And he that saith that little children need baptism denieth the mercies of Christ, and setteth at naught the atonement of him and the power of his redemption.

Book of Mormon

1 Nephi 4:1-19

*Have you ever been "led by the Spirit, not knowing beforehand the things which you should do?"

I don't think so, if so, I can't recall.

Old Testament Reading

Genesis 9-10, Abraham 1-2

Genesis 9

Noah and his sons are commanded to multiply and fill the earth-They are given dominion over all forms of life-The death penalty is decreed for murder-God will not again destroy the earth by a flood-Canaan is cursed; Shem and Japheth are blessed.

Genesis 10

The descendants of Noah are Japheth, whose descendants are Gentiles; Ham, whose descendants include the Caanaanites; and Shem of whom came Peleg (in whose days the earth was divided).

Abraham 1

Abraham seeks the blessings of the patriarchal order-He is persecuted by false priests in Chaldea-Jehovah saves him-The origins and government of Egypt are reviewed.

Abraham 2

Abraham leaves Ur to go to Cannaan-Jehovah appears to him at Haran-All gospel blessings are promised to his seed and through his seed to all-He goes to Canaan and on to Egypt.

O.T./P.G.P. Scripture Mastery

Genesis 39:9

There is none greater in this house than I; either hath he kept back any thing from me but thee, because thou art his wife: how then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God?

General Conference

The Needs Before Us 

Bonnie L. Oscarson

"Showing kindness and concern for your siblings and parents helps create an atmosphere of unity and invites the Spirit into the home. Changing the world begins with strengthening your own family."

I love this quote from "Rescuing Wayward Children": 

"The miracle of God's work is that weak things are divinely empowered to accomplish great things."

James worked outside today digging a waterline.

He's got big plans for our backyard.

We made a trip to town today. We got dinner at Taco Bell and also got two quarts of hot and sour soup at the Chinese buffet right by Taco Bell. 

We got the new Renee Ryan book in the mail today. It's called "Journey's End."

Woohoo! I think James was more excited

than I was.

This evening when we got home we watched an old "Garage Sale Mystery" and an episode of "Heartland."

Wednesday, May 24th, 2017

Oaxaca, Mexico

74th operating temple

Dedicated: 11 March 2000

by James E. Faust

Alma 5:26-42

*How will experiencing a change of heart now help prepare you to receive a place i the kingdom of heaven?

*In what ways is the Savior the Good Shepherd?

*How are people like sheep in need of a shepherd?

*According to Alma 5:37-38, how does the Good Shepherd show His love and concern for the sheep?

*President Ezra Taft Benson: "When you choose to follow Christ, you choose to be changed...Men and women changed for Christ will be captained by Christ....Their will is swallowed up in His will.  They do always those things that please the Lord. Not only would they die for the Lord but they want to live for Him. Enter their homes, and the pictures on their walls, the books on their shelves, the music in the air, their words and acts reveal them as Christians.  They stand was witnesses of God at all times, and in all things, and in all places.  They have Christ on their minds as they look unto Him in every thought.  They have Christ in their hearts as their affections are placed on Him forever."

Ether 14

The iniquity of the people brings a curse upon the land; Coriantumr engages in warfare against Gilead, the Lib, and then Shiz; Blood and carnage cover the land.

DC 77:1-15

1-4, Beasts have spirits and will dwell in eternal felicity; 5-7, This earth has a temporal existence of 7,000 years; 8-10, Various angels restore the gospel and minister on earth; 11, The sealing of the 144,000; 12-14, Christ will come in the beginning of the seventh thousand years; 15, Two prophets will be raised up to the Jewish nation.

What questions do I have about the book of Revelations?

*None right now.

General Conference

Perfect Love Casteth Out Fear

by President Dieter F. Uchtdorf

"Fear rarely has the power to change our hearts, and it will never transform us into people who love what is right and who want to obey Heavenly Father."

The visiting teaching message for April was on the Oath and Covenant of the Priesthood.  In it, there was a quote by Sister Linda K. Burton, who was then the General Relief Society President:
"I invite you to memorize the oath and covenant of the priesthood, which can be found in Doctrine and Covenants 84:33-44.  By doing so, I promise you that the Holy Ghost will expand your understanding of the priesthood and inspire and uplift you in wonderful ways."  I immediately began memorizing these verses and I am still working on them.  At the time, I did not realize that she gave this challenge in 2014.  I am grateful for the challenge because I learned something during my study of the Doctrine and Covenants that applies, I think to these scriptures.
DC 84:33 says:

For whoso is faithful unto the obtaining these two priesthoods of which I have spoken, and the magnifying their calling, are sanctified by the Spirit unto the renewing of their bodies.

Whenever I have read this scripture, I have always thought of President Hinckley and how much energy he had in his old age.  Today while reading in the Doctrine and Covenant Student Manual for DC 77:15 I read this quote by Elder Orson Pratt which gave DC 84:33 an expanded meaning for me.  Elder Orson Pratt:

"When the temple is built in the New Jerusalem the sons of the two Priesthoods, Melchizedek and Aaronic, will enter into that temple.... and all of them who are pure in heart will behold the face of the Lord and that too before He comes in His glory in the clouds of heaven, for He will suddenly come to His temple, and He will purify the sons of Moses and of Aaron, until they shall be prepared to offer in that temple an offering that shall be acceptable in the sight of the Lord.  In doing this, He will purify not only the minds of the Priesthood in that temple an offering that shall be acceptable in the sight of the Lord.  In doing this, He will purify not only the minds of the Priesthood in that temple, but He will purify their bodies until they shall be quickened, and renewed and strengthened and they will be partially changed, not to immortality, but changed in part that they can be filled with the power of God, and they can stand in the presence of Jesus, and behold His face in the midst of that temple.

" This will prepare them for further ministrations among the nations of the earth, it will prepare them to go forth in the days of tribulation and vengeance upon the nations of the wicked, when God will smite t hem with pestilence, plague, ad earthquake, such as former generations never knew.  Then the servants of God wll need to be armed with the power of God, they will need to have that sealing blessing pronounced upon their foreheads that they can stand forth in the midst of these desolations and plagues and not be overcome by  them.  When John the Revelator describes this scene he says he saw four angels sent forth, ready to hold the four winds that should blow from the four quarters of heaven. Another angel ascended from the east and cried to the four angels, and said, 'Smite not the earth now, but wait a little while."
'How long?' 'Until the servants of our God are sealed in their foreheads.' What for To prepare the to stand forth in the midst of these desolations and plagues, and not be overcome.  When they are prepared, when they have received a renewal of their bodies in the Lord's temple, and have been filled with the Holy Ghost and purified as gold and silver in a furnace of fire, then they will be prepared to stand before the nations of the earth and preach glad tiding of salvation in the midst of judgments that are to come like a whirlwind upon the wicked." (In Journal of Discourses, 15:365-66.)

That is a lot to take in, but I find it very interesting.  I finished my book "100 Favorite Verses To Bring You Closer To Christ." After having family prayer and scripture study James went out to work on the well.  In less than two hours he fixed both the air leak and the water leak.  Pretty amazing.  I am grateful to have a husband who has skills.  At ten o'clock this morning he left to go get Anthony and take him to the cannery to fill a food order.   He was gone for five hours.  Anthony could not believe how much stuff they had at the cannery and how organized it was.  
One of my fidget spinners came today.  At first James thought it was lame but when he saw how well it worked he liked it.

The wheels on the bus go round and round.
Originally made for children with autism,
these handy little spinners are a big
hit with kids of all ages.

I still feel pretty lousy today.  I have a sore throat, and I am achy and tired.  

It was announced today that President 
Monson is no longer attending his
weekly meetings because of his failing health.
Let's all be sure and pray for him.

Congratulations to Addy and friends for
being Goldern Scholars at their school!
(Notice the photo bomber in the right hand corner).

In response to the tragedy in Manchester
last night.

Evan reporting on Pat Tillman.
Sheri did a video of his report which he had memorized.
It was pretty amazing!

Pat with his friend Wyatt Earp.

Joshua had his report on Wyatt Earp memorized too.
It was very entertaining!

East Fork of the Black River.  This picture was taken back
in the 1960's.

Kacey's new profile picture on Facebook.

Our friends the Howard's have a new colt.
For now, his name is Maui.

Lola painted her fingers and toes while Trina was in the shower.

Some of the elk who came to visit today.





  

Wednesday, April 26, 2017

Lisbon, Portugal

to be completed mid-late 2019

Mosiah 18:1-16

We receive the Spirit of the Lord and the promise of eternal life by making and keeping the covenant of baptism.  

* Make a list on one side of a sheet of paper the covenants you made at baptism  One the other side of the paper make a list of what God promises to us.

* Review this list each week before taking the sacrament to see how you are doing.

3 Nephi 12

Jesus calls and commissions the twelve disciples - He delivers to the Nephites a discourse similar to the Sermon on the Mount - He speaks the Beatitudes - His teachings transcend and take precedence over the law of Moses - Men are commanded to be perfect even as He and His Father are perfect - Compare Matthew 5.

DC 63:13-23

The adulterous in heart will deny the faith and be cast into the lake of fire; The faithful will receive an inheritance upon the transfigured earth; A full account of the events on the Mount of Transfiguration has not yet been revealed;

What promise do we receive if we keep the commandments.

We will know of the mysteries of the kingdom and receive eternal life.

General Conference

To the Friends and Investigators of the Church

Elder Joaquin E. Costa

" If you pay the price of revelation, humble yourself, 

read, pray, and repent, the heavens will open and you will

know that Jesus is the Christ."

I love President Monson

James left this morning around 5:30 a.m. and asked me to call in his Burger House order at 7:15 because he can't talk above a whisper.  I am home alone, again.  

After my gospel study I watched one of my favorite Hallmark movies, "Country Wedding," starring Autumn Reeser and Jesse Metcalf.

Such a cute couple and a great movie!

A barn wedding

Jared texted me and asked me to put some names on the temple prayer roll because he and Kacey are traveling to Longview for the court date for Tanner to decide who is going to have custody.  I put the judges, the attorney's name, and Kacey and Tanner's name on the prayer roll. I also texted Jared's siblings and their spouses and ask for their prayers in Jared and Kacey's behalf regarding Tanner and Emmy who does not want to come and stay with Jared this weekend because she will miss a Sunday shopping party at the mall.

I got a call from our stake president today.  I thought maybe he was going to ask me to speak in stake conference but thank goodness he didn't.  He just wanted my friend Pam's phone number.  He wants to take Elder Southward to visit them on Saturday morning.

I paid bills today and made a couple of blog entries.  I also made some cinnamon rolls that were in the freezer.  That may have been a mistake since I am the only one here to eat them.

Fun Photos:

Beautiful Arizona

Sheri and some Chandler friends:

Christy, Drea, Adrienne

Joshua is proud of his block creation

and the trophy in his hand which is 

probably for the Pinewood Derby.

Thursday, November 20, 2014

Fire in the sky

"As I have loved you, love one another."

(John 15:12, 17)

 I love this picture of President Monson!

Today I worked on my blog and emailed a letter to the kids from James.  I also went visiting teaching to: Mary, Joyce, and Julie, along with my partner Randa Covert.  My handouts:

Glass jars filled with candy went along with 

Elder Bednar's talk: "Come and See."

I made a trip to Walmart and got a space heater for Darrel's room because he woke up this morning and said he was cold.

Today was Throwback Thursday on Facebook.

Ian as dracula at our Lambson Haunted House

in the basement.

Jared, Ryan, Cheryl and Kim at a family gathering.

Darrel, Rowan and a few of Rowan's friends went fishing with Alex at Power Ranch the other day.  Rowan caught this fish.

Darrel said Alex was awesome and helped

all of the boys with their fishing.

James made it home this evening which always makes me happy! Somewhere today I found time to watch these Christmas movies: "Cookie Cutter Christmas", "Window Wonderland", and "All I Want for Christmas."