Morning sky
Here are some notes that I took from my morning gospel study:
How is it we show the Lord that we have symbolically put ourselves upon today's sacrificial altar?
"When we overcome our own selfish desires and put God first in our lives and covenant to serve Him regardless of the cost, we are then living the law of sacrifice." -Elder M. Russell Ballard
Our Light in Darkness:
"The quantity of darkness surrounding us in the world simply does not matter. Light is eternal and is vastly more powerful than darkness. If we remain worthy of the constant companionship of the Holy Spirit, our souls can reflect sufficient light to displace any amount of darkness, and others will be drawn to the light within us." (Feb. 2014, Ensign, p. 77)
This evening we picked up Blain and Diana Curtis and drove into the Show Low stake center to attend Trenda Wilhelm's surprise 16th birthday party.
Trenda's sister Ruthie blowing
up a balloon before the party
Wow this is blurry!
Trenda's parents, John and Sandy and
Trenda dancing with her grandpa Wilhelm
Trenda dancing with her dad.
We left the party early to go get something to eat. All they had at the party were cookies and milk. The Curtis's suggested Lotus Garden so we drove to Pinetop. James ordered the seafood feast, and it really was a feast.
He said it was bland but he went
home and seasoned it the next day
and said it was delicious.
This was a fun evening and it gave us an opportunity to get to know the Curtis's a little better. Diana is the Young Women's president and Blain is our ward clerk. They are from Mesa and have been here about a year and a half. Blain is a retired police officer.
