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Monday, November 18, 2019

Monday, November 11th, 2019

Manila, Philippines
29th operating temple
Dedicated: 25-27 Sept 1984
By: Gordon B. Hinckley

Jesus Christ, Head of Church
DC 45:1
Hearken, O ye people of my church, to whom the kingdom has been given; hearken ye and give ear to him who laid the foundation of the earth, who made the heavens and all the hosts thereof, and by whom all things were made which live, and move, and have a being.
Book of Mormon
3 Nephi 27:1-12
New Testament
Hebrews 7-13 "An High Priest of Good Things to Come"; Hebrews 7; 7:1-22 Living worthy of the covenants and blessings of the Melchizedek Priesthood leads to exaltation.


10/2019 General Conference
"Consistent and Resilient Trust
Elder L. Todd Budge
"Our son Dan got very sick on his mission in Africa and was taken to a medical facility with limited resources. As we read his first letter to us after his illness, we expected that he would be discouraged, but instead he wrote, 'Even as I lay in the emergency room, I felt peace. I have never been so consistently and resiliently happy in my life.'
As my wife and I read these words, we were overcome with emotion. Consistently and resiliently happy. We had never heard happiness described that way, but his words rang true. We knew that the happiness he described was not simply pleasure or an elevated mood but a peace and joy that come when we surrender ourselves to God and put our trust in Him in all things. We too had had those times in our lives when God spoke peace to our souls and caused us to have hope in Christ even when life was hard and uncertain."

RWC: "A successful parent is one who has loved, one who has sacrificed, and one who has cared for, taught, and ministered to the needs of a child." - President Howard W. Hunter

I sold a merchant fulfilled book, "City of Glass." It's one that Sheri gave to us when we were at her house last time. Someone in a detention center in Florida bought it.

James is working on the roof and under the eaves today. This always makes me a little nervous. 

After lunch James went to the post office to mail "A City of Glass" and to pick up the mail. We forgot it was the day the federal government is celebrating veterans day so there was no mail.

Sean Spicer was finally eliminated from "Dancing with the Stars." What a relief! I thought someone he can't dance was going to make it to the finale.

I am doing something I found on Instagram called "7 Scriptures to Pray for The Child in Your Life." Sheri is doing it with me and we are doing it for Max.

Today was Day 1: Salvation - Mark 10:15
The gospel is simple Jesus died to redeem lost people and He rose from the dead to save them. All children need to know the saving love of Jesus Christ and Heavenly Father.
Prayer: "I pray the message of the gospel would be heard and understood by Max today. I pray for clarity and understanding of the message and that Max will come to know thee and thy Son. Thank you Heavenly Father, for thy offer of salvation and that everyone who follows thee can rest in thy forgiveness."

Beautiful weather while I stayed inside to blog, walk, and work on books and pay bills.

 The road to fall












 Please get well Charlie. We love you!















Wednesday, April 25, 2018

Monday, April 23rd, 2018

Monterrey, Mexico
110th operating temple
Dedicated: 28 April 2002
By: Gordon B. Hinckley

Jesus Christ betrayal of
Matthew 26:45
Then cometh he to his disciples, and saith unto them, Sleep on now, and take your rest: behold, the hour is at hand, and the Son of man is betrayed into the hands of sinners.
Book of Mormon
Mosiah 14-15:9
* Why do we do things our "own way"?
- Sometimes we think our way is easier...or the right way. But we don't see the whole picture as God does. It's hard to let go of the wheel...it can be scary too!
Old Testament
Ruth 1
Elimelech and his family go to Moab because of famine - His sons marry - The father and sons die - Ruth, the Moabitess, her husband having died, remains constant to Naomi - They come to Bethlehem.
General Conference
Christ the Lord is Risen Today
Elder Gerrit W. Gong
"This is Easter Sunday. I reverently witness and solemnly testify of the living Christ - He who 'died, was buried, and rose again the third day.'"

Prophets Speak by the Power of the Holy Spirit
Elder Ulisses Soares
"Having prophets is a sign of God's love for His children. They make known the promises and the true nature of God and of Jesus Christ."



"Rescuing Wayward Children," 202: "The blessings given to Abraham flow to us by and through the Melchizedek Priesthood. What the ancients called entering into the order of the Son of God is today called entering into the fullness of the Melchizedek Priesthood. This can only happen in the temple. Both worthy men and women enter into this highest order of the priesthood in the temple....We obtain the power to bring our children into the presence of God by going to the house of the Lord and entering into 'the order of the Son of God' by means of the ordinances, including eternal marriage when the opportunity arises."

Russell M. Nelson 4/96 #25: "Thou Shalt Have No Other Gods Before Me" "Which way do you face? Our respect for the first commandment fashions our feelings for all the others."

Two people cancelled appointments with me today. I had an appointment to see Sister MacArthur at 9 this morning and just as I was about to open the muffin mix she called and said she was in town and could I come tomorrow. No problem.
I was going to take Sister Halcomb to have a minor surgery done on her arm and she texted me and said her daughter was home and she would take her. No problem.

James and I are really getting in to the "Kill the Chunky Monkey Weightloss Challenge. We both walked 45 minutes straight to get the 7 exercise points. 

I wrote a check for the last half of our property taxes. The check was around $1,400. 

James went to the post office today and there was a check there from Dianne Rico for $1,150. There was also a check from a life insurance company with the policy on me, for $118. The Lord really does answer prayers.

I started cleaning upstairs for our company on Thursday, Dave, Laura, Cathi, Terry, and Lady. It gets so dusty! James joined me. He moved the kingsized bed from my office to Sheri and Ian's room, their bed into his office, and the bed in his office into my office. 

He also started making shutters for the front windows today. It was a good day for him! He also did yard work and planted the iris's and hydrangea bush he bought the other day. 

We had boiled cabbage for dinner and then for FHE we listened to Brother Soares conference talk, "Prophets Speak by the Power of the Holy Spirit."



This baby bunny couldn't reach inside the 
bowl for his feed so he solved the problem
by jumping in.



Hello world!
Garden State Tortoise

Dresden, Germany
I remember President Uchtdorf giving a
talk where he mentioned how Dresden was
destroyed during World War II and then
was rebuilt to be just as beautiful as it was before.

Buffalo St., Chandler, Arizona
This is the first building where we attended
church in Chandler. It was light green in
color when we were there and before it was
torn down.