Monterrey, Mexico
110th operating temple
Dedicated: 28 Apr 2002
By: Gordon B. Hinckley
Jesus Christ, Crucifixion
Acts 4:10
Be it known unto you all, and to all the people of Israel, that by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom ye crucified, whom God raised from the dead, even by him doth this man stand here before you whole.
Book of Mormon
Helaman 12:1-13
*How will you be blessed if you put your trust in the Lord?
-I can live with peace knowing He has a plan for me. I can remember past blessings. He will prosper me, but when He does, I must not forget Him. As I follow the commandments I am blessed. Obedience is the key!
James/Dad: That is exactly right. If we put our trust in the Lord, then we are blessed with a greater desire to keep the commandments and repent of sins and mistakes. Then the blessings begin to flow. Our faith increases. As our faith increases our ability to feel the Savior's words when we read or hear them increases. We begin to recognize His tender mercies in our lives. We more readily feel of His Spirit and begin to develop an eternal perspective which gives us hope and comfort during trials and tribulation that comes to each of us. We develop the ability to feel happiness and joy even while we are suffering, which dispells discouragement. Things of little or of no eternal value begin to fall out of our lives. We learn and live what is really important.
Old Testament
Isaiah 40-42
General Conference
Prepare to Meet God
Elder Quentin L. Cook
"Please be assured that senior Church leaders who preside over the divinely appointed purposes of the Church receive divine assistance. This guidance comes from the Spirit and sometimes directly from the Savior. Both kinds of spiritual guidance are given. I am grateful to have received such assistance. But guidance is given in the Lord's time, line upon line and precept upon precept, when 'an omniscient Lord deliberately chooses to school us. Guidance for the Church as a whole comes only to His prophet."
We had to stop at the Shell station in Taylor to pick up some Icebreakers before going to the temple. I am not sure I could make it through the shift without them. I also had to share with James because he forgot his Biotin spray.
President Palmer and Sister Palmer were our supervisors today.
We had the same training video as last time about the endowment session but afterwards President Palmer did some training on his own. He emphasized not trying to do things "in sync" but to do them by the Spirit. It was a good training.
Here were some of the highlights of my day:
I was in the new name booth for the first session. It was my first time and I actually enjoyed it.
I was greeter 1 downstairs behind the recommend desk when our friend Anthony came in. I told him the next endowment session wasn't until 9:30 but he could do initiatories while he was waiting. He looked at me and said, "Is there a place I can take a shower first." I was a little taken aback by this request but then I remembered his situation, no running water or electricity, out in the middle of nowhere. I directed him down to the baptismal dressing area and told him there was a shower there. After Anthony went down the hall I spoke with Sister Palmer who was standing behind me by the stained glass artwork. I told her what I had done and she said they had done that with a sister earlier in the week and it was fine. She also said she was glad that I was here when he came in because I understood his situation, which made me feel good.
Again I worked in initiatory twice, which is good practice for me, and something I really enjoy. I also got to assist Sister Wenhardt in the baptistry and listen to President Palmer speak to the groups coming in for baptisms. He told some neat stories, one was about when he served in the West Indies and a couple went without electricity for a year and saved the money so they could go to the temple. He also told about his third great grandfather whose wife joined the Church but he didn't. This was before the construction of the Nauvoo temple and baptisms for the dead were being done in the river. He said his great 3x grandmother was baptized for his grandfather. After the building of the Nauvoo temple this practice stopped and females could only be baptized for other females and males only for other males. He said he and his wife were listening to the new church history book, "The Saints" and they talked about this practice of females being baptized for males and visa versa.
My last assignment was in the Celestial room. I get the group coming from the 11:00 session and I enjoy being there. It's a good way to end my shift. The temple will be closed after today until October 16th.
James and I stopped for lunch at El Cupido's in Snowflake and saw our old friends from high school, Paul and Dianne. We visited and made jokes about getting old. Paul and Dianne work at the temple on Wednesdays. Dianne's sister Tricia and her husband are in the temple presidency.
James went down to the church after we got home to visit with a brother from our ward who wanted some counsel and advice from him. I stayed home relaxed, walked, and worked on my blog.
We started our fast after lunch.
We missed a call from our friend Millie. She had baked an apple pie and wanted to give it to us. Darn!
Talon returned from Washington today.
Brother George was happy to see him.
President Palmer and Sister Palmer were our supervisors today.
We had the same training video as last time about the endowment session but afterwards President Palmer did some training on his own. He emphasized not trying to do things "in sync" but to do them by the Spirit. It was a good training.
Here were some of the highlights of my day:
I was in the new name booth for the first session. It was my first time and I actually enjoyed it.
I was greeter 1 downstairs behind the recommend desk when our friend Anthony came in. I told him the next endowment session wasn't until 9:30 but he could do initiatories while he was waiting. He looked at me and said, "Is there a place I can take a shower first." I was a little taken aback by this request but then I remembered his situation, no running water or electricity, out in the middle of nowhere. I directed him down to the baptismal dressing area and told him there was a shower there. After Anthony went down the hall I spoke with Sister Palmer who was standing behind me by the stained glass artwork. I told her what I had done and she said they had done that with a sister earlier in the week and it was fine. She also said she was glad that I was here when he came in because I understood his situation, which made me feel good.
Again I worked in initiatory twice, which is good practice for me, and something I really enjoy. I also got to assist Sister Wenhardt in the baptistry and listen to President Palmer speak to the groups coming in for baptisms. He told some neat stories, one was about when he served in the West Indies and a couple went without electricity for a year and saved the money so they could go to the temple. He also told about his third great grandfather whose wife joined the Church but he didn't. This was before the construction of the Nauvoo temple and baptisms for the dead were being done in the river. He said his great 3x grandmother was baptized for his grandfather. After the building of the Nauvoo temple this practice stopped and females could only be baptized for other females and males only for other males. He said he and his wife were listening to the new church history book, "The Saints" and they talked about this practice of females being baptized for males and visa versa.
My last assignment was in the Celestial room. I get the group coming from the 11:00 session and I enjoy being there. It's a good way to end my shift. The temple will be closed after today until October 16th.
James and I stopped for lunch at El Cupido's in Snowflake and saw our old friends from high school, Paul and Dianne. We visited and made jokes about getting old. Paul and Dianne work at the temple on Wednesdays. Dianne's sister Tricia and her husband are in the temple presidency.
James went down to the church after we got home to visit with a brother from our ward who wanted some counsel and advice from him. I stayed home relaxed, walked, and worked on my blog.
We started our fast after lunch.
We missed a call from our friend Millie. She had baked an apple pie and wanted to give it to us. Darn!
Happy 23rd anniversary Kim & Brian!
They spent it at the beach and
going to a concert.
Trina doing her spring triathalon
Lola being a "fancy" girl
Ben having dinner at a members home
in Idaho Falls
James planted some flowers for me.
The little rose bush and the gerber daisy
were gifts for our anniversary.
Teaching in a journal the
Plan of Salvation
I can hardly wait to meet this
little doll.
My friend Rosa is visiting her daughter
and her family in Idaho.
These photos were taken at the Idaho Falls temple.
Throwback to Dallin 2012.
I wish I could make this card for Christmas.
I love it!
One of those unforgettable movies.
At least that one scene anyway.
Brother George was happy to see him.
Talon shot a bear while in Washington.
