Happy Birthday Grandpa Albert Alexander Strickland
born January 11, 1889
Today is our first day as official members of the Galveston 3rd ward, Chandler West stake. Our meetings start at 11 am. We sat on the second row between Sheri and Stacy's families. We counted about 30 families in the ward, probably about a third of the ward. We were warmly welcomed by many that we know.
Today was high council week and we heard from two high councilmen, Brother Jeppsen, a member of our ward, and Bob Kaufman, the high councilman who is over our ward. We have known Bob and Claire Kaufman since we moved to Chandler in 1971. The topic for today's meeting was the law of the Fast. The Chase children sang: "Give Said the Little Stream." I haven't heard that song sung in years. They don't sing it anymore in Primary. I guess it does go along with the theme of fasting and giving offerings.
Robin Finlinson taught Sunday School. The lesson was on the calling of John the Baptist. I sat by Laura during Sunday School and Relief Society. Marion Chase taught the first lesson from the Ezra Taft Benson manual and it was on putting God first in our lives. Here is one of my favorite quotes from the lesson: "If we put God first in our lives, everything else will fall into place or fall out of our lives.
For lunch/dinner James and I had our chicken and quinoa I bought at Costco yesterday. It was quite tasty. James loved it and ate more than I did. Today I had no soda or sweets.
This evening I connected James's phone to the Gonzales wifi and downloaded the new Gospel Library app for him and the Ezra Taft Benson manual.
It was a good Sabbath day.
