Tuesday, April 16th, 2019

Tijuana, Mexico

149th operating temple

Dedicated: 13 Dec 2015

By: Dieter F. Uchtdorf

Jesus Christ, Divine Sonship

1 John 5:10

He that believeth on the Son of God hath the witness in himself: he that believeth not God hath made him a liar; because he believeth not the record that God gave of his Son.

Book of Mormon

Mosiah 9:1-19

New Testament "Come Follow Me"

Matthew 21:23-46; 22:41-46; 23:37-39

General Conference

The Power of Sustaining Faith

President Henry B. Eyring

"By raising your hand to sustain, you make a promise with God, whose servants there are, that you will sustain them."

Happy 21st Birthday Alex!

Sheri posted so many I couldn't choose.

These seven were my favorites.

A couple of quotes from the article in the Ensign, "Instruments or Agents": 'Righteousness must be freely chosen.' 'Does God want his children to be submissive instruments or proactive agents? It should not surprise us that the answer is both. He wants His children to become as He is, and that requires that we acquire the attributes of both a trusting instrument and a trusted agent. He wants us to humbly and willingly learn from our experiences in the hands of the Master so that we may one day be masters ourselves.'

We sold some more books on Amazon today. The best was one we have here at home called, merchant fulfilled. It is an old wire-bound book on building ponds in different ecosystems. We priced it at $77.95 and we made $55.91. One of our best sales so far. I prepared to ship the book to the woman in Oregon and we will mail it tomorrow. 

James worked on the Willis's roof today and then came home this evening. He said he was rained on most of the way. I wasn't even aware that it was raining here. What does that say about me?

I bought ten more books today to replenish our inventory.

You're my hero.

Oh dear, this is just too much!

Best friends forever!

Wednesday, November 7th, 2018

Tijuana, Mexico
149th operating temple
Dedicated: 13 Dec 2015
By: Dieter F. Uchtdorf

Jesus Christ, Davidic Descent of

Matthew 22:42

Saying, What think ye of Christ? Whose son is he? They say unto him, The Son of David.

Book of Mormon

3 Nephi 22:1-17

*What do these verses teach us about the "heritage of the servants of the Lord?"

- These scriptures mention words like; shame of thy youth..forsaken..grieved in spirit..barren..ashamed..afflicted. The point? Life is going to be hard. We may feel tossed to and fro, but that is part of the plan. The work of the Lord requires our faith, support and prayers. Though there will be times of loneliness, pain and hardships, the Lord has the power to protect, build and bless us. In vs-7-8 he can and will show kindness and mercy through the atonement. What is our heritage in serving the Lord? Safety and protection.

Book of Mormon

Alma 5

Old Testament

Ezekiel 26-28

General Conference

Firm and Steadfast in the Faith of Christ

Elder D. Todd Christofferson

"In the most recent general conference, President Russell M. Nelson declared: "You don't have to wonder about what is true. You do not have to wonder whom you can safely trust. Through personal revelation, you can receive your own witness that the Book of Mormon is the word of God, that Joseph Smith is a prophet, and that this is the Lord's Church. Regardless of what others may say or do, no one can ever take away a witness borne to your heart and mind about what is true."

Some of the election results are in. The US House will be controlled by democrats and the Senate will be controlled by republicans. 

We got some sad family news today. Max has diabetes. I guess he has had several symptoms so Sheri took him to the doctor. His blood sugar was way over 200 so they sent him to Cardon's Children Hospital in Mesa. We thought he would stay over night but they gave him lantis, the long-acting insulin and sent him home. He has to go to the endocrinologist in the morning. 

She says he is pretty angry right now, which I guess is to be expected. We are going to the valley tomorrow and I asked James if we could leave and go down right now but he said no. He has work to do for the Howard's and he is also working on the Mesa project.

Thanks to Adam for leaving frozen burgers in our freezer. We had a couple of them for lunch. They were tasty. James went right back to work but not before we said a prayer for Max.

I put a book for sale on Amazon but I'm not sure I did it right because it says free shipping. It's supposed to be "fulfilled by Amazon" but I may have done "Merchant fulfilled." Guess I will put a question in to the help line.

I made cookies today, just because I was craving them. We can take them with us tomorrow. I also had Christmas movies on most of the day: "Very Merry Mixup," "Christmas Detour," and "Magic Stocking."

When James got home he spent a couple of hours on the phone looking for a couple to sub for us at the temple on Saturday so we can go to the Lambson reunion at Discovery Park in Gilbert. He finally called Barry Flake, an old friend from high school and he said he and his wife would do it for us. We will work for them next week on Thursday afternoon. I really like Barry. When I was in high school I got my car stuck in the mud at Dag's Reservoir, now White Mountain Lake and no one could get me out. Barry went home and got his dad's high powered truck and pulled me out. I have loved him ever since! Now I have reason to love him again!

17,000 steps before going to bed!

These two make my day!

That's Talon on the left in front.

He is in the Uganda mission, probably at the MTC.

James was Dahlia's bishop. He was going to go to the sealing

but I was sick so he stayed home.

I believe this photo was taken during the 

solemn assembly when he was sustained as

the Prophet.

 Wish we had a slide by our stairs.

Friday, June 1st, 2018

Tijuana, Mexico

149th operating temple

Dedicated: 13 Dec 2015

By: Dieter F. Uchtdorf

Jesus Christ, Condescension of

Psalms 113:6

Who humbleth himself to behold the things that are in heaven, and in the earth!

Book of Mormon

Alma 9:19-34

*Why does the Lord always use two or more witnesses to testify of the truth of His gospel?

Talk: The Many Witnesses of Jesus Christ and His Work

By: James M. Paramore

Oct. 1990

Old Testament

1 Kings 11-12

11 Solomon marries non-Israelite woe, and his wives turn his heart to the worship of false gods - The Lord stirs up adversaries against him, including Jeroboam, the son of Nebat - Ahijah promises Jeroboam that he will be the King of the ten tribes - Solomon dies and Rehoboam reigns in his stead.

12 Rehoboam seeks to impose greater burdens upon the people - The ten tribes revolt and turn to Jeroboam - Jeroboam turns to idolatry and worships false gods.

General Conference

Precious Gifts from God

M. Russell Ballard

"After Jesus's Resurrection, an event we celebrate this glorious Easter weekend, He appeared to His disciples and said, 'Peace be unto you: as my Father hath sent me, even so send I you.' Notice a twofold action - God sends His Son. The Son sends His servants - mortal men and women - to accomplish Their work."

Russell M. Nelson 4/11 #57. Face the Future with Faith.

Happy Anniversary!

50 Years 

We look so young!

Jared, Kacey, and Stacy all posted about us on Facebook. We feel loved. James and I celebrated this morning by me cutting his hair. He looks so handsome!

Jared reminded us that this is our Family Birthday! We used to celebrate by buying the kids gifts.

Stacy's post.

I bet he couldn't do this now.

I look like I am blind.

So sweet. Thank you Jared.

The day started out with gospel study and blogging and family prayer with the boys,  then at 10 o'clock I left for my infusion at Arizona Arthritis and Rheumatology in Mesa. 

The nurse who sets up my infusion asked me if I had lost weight. Yes I said, and to myself, thank you for noticing. 

When I returned to the resort in Scottsdale James had taken the boys swimming and fed them lunch from the Splash Grill. 

James and I were both hungry so we headed to a nearby Outback to use up our last restaurant gift card. I had a 6 ounce Victoria steak with a salad and baked potato soup. I shared my soup with James. He got salmon and broccoli and he said it was delicious. I had no desire for a bite of his food. 

James had a doctor's appointment this afternoon with an ENT (Ears, Nose, Throat) specialist in Scottsdale. The doctor told him he needs two surgeries. One for his adnoids which have grown back, and another for the hernia in his stomach. The doctor is convinced that these two things are what is causing James's laryngitis.

I think he needs to have these surgeries as soon as possible. This is coming from me who hates the thought of surgery.

Rowan and Joshua came into our room this afternoon and watched "Peter Rabbit", and ate cantaloupe and ice cream. Joshua loves mint chocolate chip ice cream as does Max, Rowan loves Rocky Road, and Evan likes vanilla.

Soon Evan joined them and he ate some vanilla ice cream while they watched the movie, "Coco." Joshua says that he and his dad love this movie! Max is still sleeping in the other room. I think that's because they have been going to be so late.

This evening the boys wanted to order NYPD pizza. Evan says that it is a condo tradition. I ordered them a large pepperoni pizza and 12 garlic knots. They ate every bite and then waited a little while before going night swimming. James and I had our green smoothies.

We had family prayer again and then everyone went down to the pool, except James, around 8 pm. James came down and joined us a little later. 

I read from "Riders of the Orphan Train" to James while the boys swam with their one "donut" tube. I kept taking breaks to walk around the pool.

After the boys went in James and I took a 30 minute walk around the resort. 

The real celebration for our anniversary is tomorrow night.

Watching a movie. Notice how Rowan is

laying in the tube.

Eating pizza and garlic knots.

Flowers from James

More flowers from James.

Summer fun for Ruby, roller blading

in her swimsuit. I hope she doesn't

fall and skin her knees.

Ollie saving a spot for Sheri.

Today was also National Donut Day.

This is Kyra Lambson's 
ex-husband. The family he is
threatening is Kyra's family.
Kyra's father, Curtis has her children and 
recently they had to move from their home in
Flagstaff to an undisclosed location.
Delbert's funeral is tomorrow in St. Johns.
Delbert is Kyra's grandfather.
This man has a history of violence.