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Saturday, May 16, 2020

Friday, May 15th, 2020


Bountiful, Utah
47th operating temple
Dedicated: 8 Jan 1995
By: Howard W. Hunter

Jesus Christ, King
Matthew 21:5
Tell ye the daughter of Sion, Behold, thy King cometh unto thee, meek, and sitting upon an ass, and a colt the foal of an ass.
Book of Mormon/"Come Follow Me"
Mosiah 22; James, Sunday journal, study guide; CWIC podcast
Lambson Study Group
Personal Revelation by Boyd K. Packer, October 1994
Inklings
Restoration Proclamation week 5
"Spiritually Defining Memories" Neil L. Andersen
James 1:5-6 & 17
Can you remember a time when God Powerfully and Personally assured you that you were Known and Loved as He blessed you Specifically and Openly?
Restoration
Church History in the Fulness of Times, Chapter 16 Missouri Persecutions and Expulsions
April General Conference

"United in Accomplishing God's Work"
Jean B. Bingham
"Adam and Eve were given commandments to obey and had different ways of approaching those instructions, which caused some initial anxiety and confusion. But as they made decisions that changed their lives forever, they learned to work together and became united in accomplishing the purposes God had for them - and for all of His children."



Ye Must Be Born Again
David A. Bednar
April 2007


I realize that if I want a blessing in my life and I require the Lord's help to acquire this blessing I must ask Him with REAL INTENT. If I am asking with real intent then I am doing my part to bring about the desired blessing. This is where I continually fall down. I want something and I think I will do anything to get it but I have discovered that I am very weak. I will continue to pray for strength to overcome. 

I had not planned on going to town today. I needed a couple of birthday cards and I was going to make a quick trip to Dollar General. James said he needed to deposit the check Mario gave him today because he already wrote a check on it. I reminded him that wasn't a good idea since a large check like this one will take a couple of days to become available.

He convinced me that I should go with him so I went in to get ready to go. He wanted to leave by 9. When I came out I had a new pink top on. This was the comment James made: "You look spoofy." I said, spoofy? What does spoofy mean, is that a combination of spiffy and spooky? He then corrected himself and said I looked nice.

I waited for James in the car while he went inside the bank to deposit the check. He had to wait in a long line. When he got to the front of the line he told the teller that none of the banks he went to in the valley had the lobby open, only the ATM and he did not have a debit card to use in the ATM. She said this branch is one of the only branches open. The branch in Pinetop is closed because they get more visitors from the valley. Interesting.

James dropped me off at Walmart to get the cards I needed while he went to Tractor Supply to get mousetraps, which he forgot, and horse feed. I told him to look for a mask for Luna to keep the flies away from her eyes.

When James picked me up from Walmart we drove to Taco Bell and got some tacos and a tostada  for lunch. I made James wait until he got home to eat his tostada because he was so messy with his taco. It is hard to eat while you are driving. This Covid-19 is not good for the cleanliness of my car. Speaking of clean cars, we were going to go through the carwash but we passed the one at Circle K up and the Splash and Dash was broke on one side and the other side had a long line. James promised me he would wash the car when he got home although it might be at 8 p.m. because he is going to be so busy. "Don't worry honey, I won't let you forget."

We listened to a couple of conference talks and I read from Aunt Dimity while we were on the road. Lori and Bree are looking for a lost Russian prince in the homes of wealthy gentry in the English countryside where Daisy Pickering went with her mother to work. Coral, Daisy's best friend told them that the silver saltcellar sleigh they have was stolen from the lost prince and then he was thrown into a dungeon. Daisy told Coral all of this. It would be most helpful if they could find Daisy and her mom but they seem to have vanished. Lori and Bree's cover to get into these homes: They are journalists doing a story for a magazine. Bree came up with this idea because rich people love to see their names in print.

This afternoon after my rest time I worked on my blog which should have been done this morning but I was finishing up my gospel studies for yesterday this morning. I set my timer for 20 minutes. Twenty minutes work on the blog, ten minutes walking. I must do this if I am to get 15,000 steps by the end of the day.

James put Luna in the yard because she looks so bored in her small pen. I went outside to put my mother's day plants on the table and lo and behold, there was Luna so very close. It startled me for a moment. 

James went on a Luna ride while I did today's gospel study. After dinner and when I was finished walking I went in to take my shower and then we watched "Lark Rise to Candleford" season 2 episode 5.
Laura:
"Time rests heavy on the residents of Lark Rise and Candleford as baby Annie stirs up emotions of days gone by and loves yet to be found. My mother was one of those women, as the hamlet saying went, never flinched. But the care of an infant can show the best of us our limitations and teach us that life can't all be carefree summer days. 
Laura and Fisher:
L: That's the old bell tower.
F: I know. Quite an agreeable little town you have here, and it's about to change.
L: Why might that be?
F: Because I'm here. I am the clockmaker and clocks always change people's lives. 
Laura and Dorcas after Fisher calls her "buttoned up."
L: Mam, would you say I was buttoned up?
D: Not in the least, not at all. Perhaps at times a tad serious if I were to be exacting.
L: So you think I should unbutton?
D: Rather an unfortunate phrase but we can all benefit by being a little more carefree.





 Sorry mama, but you aren't hidden

 Male red avadavat bird

 Sedona waterfall


 Dancing Queens: Lola, Ivy, Scarlett

 Trina got her backsplash up and was
so excited, until she grouted it and
she hated the grout so she tore
it all off the wall.
So sad.















 Chandler friends Roy and Ruth Menlove

 I thought maybe Sharon had eye
surgery and I was going to send
her something.







 Best friends


 Horton Creek





 cousins













Thursday, March 12, 2020

Saturday, March 7th, 2020

Payson, Utah
146th operating temple
Dedicated: 7 June 2015
By: Henry B. Eyring

Jesus Christ, Judge
Isaiah 33:22
For the Lord is our judge, the Lord is our lawgiver, the Lord is our king; he will save us.
Book of Mormon/"Come Follow Me"
2 Nephi 33; "Receive the Holy Ghost" David A. Bednar, Oct 2010
Nephi's words are true - They testify of Christ - Those who believe in Christ will believe Nephi's words, which will stand as a witness before the judgment bar.







Restoration
Joseph the Seer
Gordon B. Hinckley
April 1977

The Restoration of All Things
James E. Faust
April 2006

Saints Volume 2
Chapter 37
To The Throne of Grace
Chapter 38
Mine Own Due Time and Way

Ensign
The Lord Leads His Church through Prophets and Apostles
Dallin H. Oaks

October 2019 GenCon
"Trust in the Lord"
President Dallin H. Oaks
"I testify of the truth of what I have said here and of the truths taught and to be taught in this conference. This is all made possible because of the Atonement of Jesus Christ. As we know from modern revelation, He 'glorifies the Father, and saves all the works of his hands' DC 76:43; In the name of Jesus Christ, amen."


I got an email from my friend Tamara whose son's mission farewell (I know they don't call them that anymore, but for lack of a better explanation that's what I'm calling it), was supposed to be tomorrow. Here is what the email said:
"So everyone will know tomorrow, but I wanted all of you to know beforehand that Jace has to postpone his mission for 1 year. Our family is sad, but understand that in the end it will be better for him. We are spending time with Jace giving him support to help him regroup and figure out what he's going to do next. Tomorrow's going to be rough because of expectations that it is his farewell, and we've been trying to let every know."
This was my response: "Thank's for letting us know. Tell him we love him!
Tamara is our ward Relief Society president. I am a counselor and so is Kerri. Here is what Kerri said:
"Thank you for the info. May it all be for the best."

We love and support the Applegate family. They are a great family!
I told Tamara I would attend ward council for her in the morning at 7:30. Chuck has bronchitis and asked his counselor Gary to attend for him. Too bad he didn't ask James, we could have gone together!

James and I finally got the sheets put on the rest of the beds upstairs. I also did some sweeping and a little cleaning. Somehow it gets very dusty up there. James wants to get rid of the ping pong table and so do I. I was thinking about getting some more Brick'em Young temples and set them around on top of it but I haven't shared that idea with him. If he doesn't like the idea, we will probably put the table outside this summer.

I got my books cleaned and packed in the box and ready to ship this morning. James and I went into town this afternoon. I picked up a few items at Walmart while he went to UPS and who knows where else. I got some more strawberries and Coolwhip for our dessert on Monday after our "Come Follow Me" lesson.

I'm proud of myself for getting two loads of books shipped off this week.

On your daily list of things to do, do you have, 'catch a mouse.' James does. He catches rats and mice on a daily basis because he has several traps set outside, in the storage room and in the pantry. I guess we need to build a mouseleum outside.

Lots of photos today!




   









 Nannie gave me the book on the right, 
and the one on the left was one of my
mom's favorites.

 Paul says this makes him happy,
his family.





Because it's spring break people are
"out and about"










Jared, Molly, and Charlie went to the zoo
while Kacey and Tanner went to a
car show for Tanner's birthday






 Can you tell they love each other?
What kind of animals are those in
the background?