OUR FAMILY: Taco Tuesday

Medford, Oregon

79th operating temple

Dedicated: 16 April 2000

By: James E. Faust

Jesus Christ, Lamb of God

Isaiah 53:7 (Mosiah 14:7)

He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth: he is brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is dumb, so he openeth not his mouth.

Book of Mormon/"Come Follow Me"

Alma 13:20-31 James, Study Guide, Sunday Journal; "Teaching with Power"

April General Conference

"He Goes Before Us"

President Henry B. Eyring

"Therefore, the keys of this dispensation are committed into your hands, and by this ye may know that the great and dreadful day of the Lord is near, even at the doors."

I sold two books today, each of them for $60. This business moves on! Listened to Luke on the webinar this morning trying to sell Done For You lists calling them turbo-charged. He makes them sound so desirable yet the last ones I got I did not buy one book. Thank goodness there was no charge for those lists. Now they cost $250 per month per list but Luke says you can make $750 profit off each list now that they are turbo-charged. This offer won't last long!

Nada. Luke also said: "You can't ever make big money without using someone else's money." He suggested they have a lender that will lend interest free. He is trying to gear people up for textbook season which is in August. Now is the time to prepare. Well, I'm not going to by DFY lists and I'm not going to borrow money, at least not right now. I guess I'm just not a wheeler dealer like Luke.

Kris and Kathy were on too. Kris told a funny story about Kathy. When they first started in this business they were doing book trades rather than book arbitrage. They were on a training session with Luke and Jon. During the training Kathy did $2,700 worth of trades. That's Kathy.

I left James working on baby Cat this morning. I picked up Catherine, my 86 year old friend whom I minister too. We stopped at the Grapp's and hung a bag of liquid hand soap, 64 ounces to be exact, on their gate post, and then we got back on the highway and headed for the Taylor Walmart. Catherine's daughter Kerri helps tutor the Grapp kids every morning. She was at the Grapp's when we dropped the soap off. Cammy home schools the kids are the older ones are not wanting to listen to her or to Thomas, hence the reason for Kerri to be there. They will listen to her.

The Taylor Walmart is a smaller Walmart that Show Low's but the shopping experience is so much better! The shelves aren't bare and the store is not packed with people. I came down to get Skinny Cow ice cream sandwiches. As it so happened the girl who orders ice cream was working on her order while I was looking for my Skinny Cows. I asked her if they had any. She said that they must be seasonal because they are no longer on the order form. Seasonal? I am saddened but not defeated. Life goes on.

I bought myself a new and bigger purse. I found one exactly like I was looking for. I am grateful. Catherine found something she was looking for that they don't usually have at the Show Low Walmart. We both came away from Walmart without our nerves being frayed and we actually had smiles on our faces.

After getting gas we headed for Sonic. Catherine is from Oklahoma and she says that's where Sonic started. We usually go to Sonic when we are together. We each got a corndog and a small cherry limeade. Catherine also ordered french fries which we shared. Catherine paid for our lunch. I so enjoy Catherine's company, she loves to talk and she shares what is going on in her life with me. One of her dear friends who lived in Vernal, Utah passed away yesterday. She was 93. Catherine thinks she was affected with depression because she was lonely as a result of the Cove-19 quarantine. Well 93 means she had a long life and from what Catherine says a good life. Catherine also is fun-loving and has a great personality. I truly love her. When I dropped her off at home she said: "The next time you want to paint the town red, give me a call!"

James and I both have a love/hate relationship with technology. I wanted to order an antennae for our router. I got on Verizon and thought I could just pick one out, press a button, and boingo, it would be sent to me. Not so. I had to get on a chat. The person on the chat couldn't help me so they referred me to someone else. They couldn't help so they referred me to someone else. He said I should speak with an "antennae expert" (my words, not his). He transferred my call and it rang, and rang, and rang, and finally I couldn't stand it any longer so I hung up. Talk about customer service. Thanks Verizon, another memorable experience with you chalked up in my memory.

I had a similar experience with Pay(notmy)Pal. We still have not received the money that was paid to us on June 4th. They have a hold on it. First they said they needed verification now they are saying they need the sender to go in and verify that they have received the services they paid us for. Why would they have paid us if they had not received the services. It is a circle of redtape and we are being held hostage by it and so is our money. Also their service fee is $40.10. Never again. Tomorrow I will email Tyrone from the City of Chandler and have him verify that he received our services.

James is still overwhelmed and a little discouraged. My job is to cheer him up but sometimes it's hard when I am discouraged to. One of us needs to snap out of it. This afternoon James took the car into town to get hay and to have the oil changed. He is going to the valley tomorrow to check on the job and to pay subcontractor's.

My one solace is the gospel. I love studying and that is what I do before I go to bed. I am so grateful for my Savior and how He helps me carry my burdens. Tomorrow I will have a better attitude because of Him.