Monterrey, Mexico
110th operating temple
Dedicated: 28 Apr 2002
By: Gordon B. Hinckley
Jesus Christ, Lamb of God
DC 109:79
And also this church, to put upon it thy name. And help us by the power of thy Spirit, that we may mingle our voices with those bright, shining seraphs around thy throne, with acclamations of praise, singing Hosanna to God and the Lamb!
Book of Mormon/"Come Follow Me"
Alma 34:28-41
April General Conference
"He Goes Before Us"
President Henry B. Eyring
It seems that the Kirtland Temple was important to the Lord's step-by-step plan for at least two reasons: First, Moses waited until the temple was completed to restore the keys of the gathering of Israel. And second, President Joseph Fielding Smith taught that "the Lord commanded the Saints to build a temple, the Kirtland temple, in which he could reveal the keys of authority and where the apostles could be endowed and prepared to prune his vineyard for the last time." Although the temple endowment as we know it today wasn't administered in the Kirtland Temple, in fulfillment of prophecy, preparatory temple ordinances began to be introduced there, along with an outpouring of spiritual manifestations which armed those called on missions with the promised endowment of "power from on high" that led to a great gathering through missionary service.
James left early this morning for the valley. He is concerned about Sal's crew starting the covering for the patio in Peoria. He also needs to get a check from Mario and pay Alberto.
Sheri went out on her run this morning and of course left the dogs at home. Ziggie went up to be with Ian and Ollie laid on the couch in "his spot." He is finally to the point where he doesn't bark at me when I come out of my bedroom. He stills barks at the fans in the bedroom so I keep my door closed. I helped Sheri fix breakfast, I put my frozen hashbrown patties in the oven, turning them halfway at ten minutes. By the time they were done breakfast was just about over. I tried to get Evan to try some but he said he wasn't hungry. Sheri had one and she really liked them commenting on how crispy they were. I think Ian had one and so did I. I put the rest in the refrigerator.
After breakfast everyone packed up to leave. I will miss them and will be home alone for the rest of the day. Of course we had to take pictures on the front porch.
For lunch Joe had left a pasta salad in the frig. I sat down to eat it in front of the TV but I couldn't get the satellite to come on. The lights on the front of it were on but there was no signal. I called Sheri and one of the boys said the input needed to be on HDMI 1. Still nothing. Finally I asked if I needed to plug something in and one of them said they had plugged the HDMI cord into the satellite. I went over to check and nada. I found the right HDMI cord, there were two, and it was the second one, and I plugged it in. Like magic, the satellite came on. I had asked the boys to please put everything back in order after playing their video games, but boys will be boys and they are forgetful.
It rained hard here for about 15 or 20 minutes this afternoon. I loved it! Luna loved it to, I guess, because she took a roll in the mud. She was pawing the ground when I went out to feed her at noon.
We have a funeral luncheon in our ward tomorrow and I signed up to make enchiladas. I was checking to make sure I had all of the ingredients when I realized the small tortillas I bought were flour instead of corn. I called James and asked if he would pick up some yellow corn tortillas before coming home tonight. He said he would. I'm so grateful because I certainly did not want to go into town just for tortillas.
Dr. Memon did the heart procedure on Chuck today. He said it was pretty complicated but Chuck came through the procedure with flying colors. Kathy said the doctor recommended to her that he get a pacemaker. James had a meeting with Dr. Memon about the medical mall he wants James to build. James also went over to the job in Peoria where they are building a covering for the patio. He is afraid the guys don't quite understand how to frame the covering.
I checked on my 25 stranded books and opened my case to ask if there was anything I could do. The person who responded said my books were rated used-good in manage inventory but only "used" on the stranded inventory page. He said
this may be due to the listing condition still not synchronized on our warehouse. With this, kindly wait for the units to be received and complete the shipment process for the conditions to be synchronized." I hate waiting!
This evening I actually studied the "Come Follow Me" lesson for the week. It has been awhile. James got home around 9:15. He said he got behind a line of cars that were going very slow.
The plums are for the Goodman's. I didn't want
James to forget them again.
I told Sheri I didn't have any pictures of Joe
so she sent me these
