Tuxtla, Gutuirrez, Mexico
75th operating temple
Dedicated: 12 Mar 2000
By: James E. Faust
Jesus Christ, Divine Sonship
Matthew 14:33
Then they that were in the ship came and worshipped him, saying, Of a truth thou art the Son of God.
Book of Mormon
1Nephi 21:1-21
When have you had the chance to be an everyday missionary?
New Testament "Come Follow Me"
Jesus Christ was baptized to "fulfill all righteousness"
General Conference
Opening Remarks
President Russell M. Nelson
"This morning we will announce a new balance and connection between gospel instruction in the home and in the Church. We are each responsible for our individual spiritual growth. And scriptures make it clear that parents have the primary responsibility to teach the doctrine to their children. It is the responsibility of the Church to assist each member in the divinely defined goal of increasing his or her gospel knowledge."
I got up at five o'clock this morning excited to write down some goals for our book business. I am determined that we are going to make it work!
I had my personal prayers and studied the "Come Follow Me" lesson segment on the baptism of Jesus.
I had a shake and a cinnamon roll for breakfast and before we left for the valley James gave me a diet Dr. Pepper. We left at 6:45 after having our family prayer.
There was some rain in Globe. We arrived at the Arizona Arithritis and Rheumatology Associates at 10 and my appointment is at 10:30. I had to wait a little while before Frances called me back.
It's Frances and Angie today like it has been the last several times I have been there.
Angie had a hard time finding the vein in my left arm this time. When she did she took four viles of blood before putting in the Actemra infusion.
The infusion takes about an hour. When the timer went off and Angie came over to take out the tube she said, "Oh, you have a tire." I looked at my arm and it was swollen around the infusion site. She told me to keep the tape on until about 2 or 3 this afternoon. She also said that next time we are going to have to choose another vein.
James was outside walking when I was finished. We got in the car and he took me directly to Dr. Shah's on Ray between Dobson and Price. The doctor looked at my implant and said the tissue looked pink and healthy and that he would see me back at my next appointment around the first of May. He also told me to keep the incision site clean by using the mouth rinse 2x a week. When he left the nurse told me not to use it everyday. It is great at killing bacteria but it also turns your teeth brown. Well I certainly don't need my teeth to be brown!
James went to Kim and Brian's before they left for the Guster concert in California. They had a birthday card for him and a $40 Amazon card. Thanks Kim and Brian. Be safe on your trip.
I texted Stacy to see if we could come by and drop off Joshua's charger that he left at the cabin. She said she was upstairs and in a lot of pain. I told her we would just drop it off and that I was sorry she was in so much pain.
Our next stop was Hobby Lobby to look for stuff for Valentine cards. James loves this store too. While I was looking at the card stuff he found a quilling kit he bought for me. Quilling is the art of taking ribbon and wrapping it tight around a quilling pen to make designs. The set he got came with directions on how to make quilling flowers.
On to Joe's BBQ in Gilbert for lunch. James has been wanting to use the gift card he got for his birthday and today is the day.
I ordered sliced brisket because I remember how moist and delicious the sliced brisket was that Brian got for me at Dickie's. I also ordered coleslaw and macaroni and cheese.
James ordered chopped brisket, scalloped potatoes and beans. His lunch, every dish, was better than mine. The sliced brisket was dry and tough, the coleslaw had to much mayo, and the macaroni and cheese was just average.
The chopped brisket was moist, and the beans and potatoes were delicious. James had to finish my brisket for me.
We stopped at a Shell station with a McDonald's in Apache Junction. While I used the restroom James bought us ice cream. A cone for me and a cup for him. His cost 3x more than mine and that upset him.
We made it home with no incidents. I slept part of the way and read to James part of the way. It's always good to be home.
I had quite a bit of walking to do this evening since I was in the car or a doctor's office most of the day.
Way to go Alice!
Ideas for Valentines for Darrel's kids
I told Darrel and he said he would never have to do this.
So cute!
Best friends...Happy Birthday Drea and Adrienne
Such a sweetie!
