Detroit, Michigan
63rd operating temple
Jacob 5:15-28
Second visit to the House of Israel in the Meridian of time. Christ and His Apostles. Roots of the tame olive tree are gospel covenants or promises. Fruit - Works of men; Digging, pruning, fertilizing - The Lord's work for His children; Transplanting - scattering, restoring; Grafting - Spiritual rebirth and joined to the covenant; Decay-Apostasy; Fire-Judgments of God. Regarding verse 25, where do you think this might be?
Alma 45-46
45 Helaman believes the words of Alma - Alma prophesies the destruction of the Nephites - He blesses and curses the land - Alma may have been taken up by the Spirit, even as Moses - Dissension grows in the Church. About 73 B.C.
46 Amalickiah conspires to be king - Moroni raises the title of liberty - He rallies the people to defend their religion - True believers are called Christians - A remnant of Joseph will be preserved - Amalickiah and the dissenters flee to the land of Nephi - Those who will not support the cause of freedom are put to death.
DC 45:12-23
11-15, Enoch and his brethren were received by the Lord unto Himself; 16-23, Christ revealed signs of His coming as given on the Mount of Olives;
What verses stood out to me today?
* Verses 16-17. Verse 16 is the beginning of the Olivet Discourse as given in Matthew 24-25. Joseph Smith's inspired corrections of the Olivet Discourse are so significant that they have been included in the Pearl of Great Price (see JS-Matthew).
General Conference
"To Whom Shall We Go? "
Elder M. Russell Ballard
"My heartfelt plea is that we will encourage, accept, understand, and love those who are struggling with their faith. We must never never neglect any of our brothers and sisters. We are all at different places on the path, and we need to minister to one another accordingly."
My visiting teacher's, Kailee and Deana came for a visit today. Deana is my friend Jean's daughter and today is Jean's birthday:
Deana says her mom is her super hero.
She is one of my heroes too.
I am so grateful for visiting teachers. They brought the Spirit into my home. Also, Deana told me of a new plan that Verizon has for unlimited data. She said they were on the 30 GB per month plan and she changed to unlimited for $15 a month less. I am calling tomorrow!
The rest of the day I watched Hallmark movies while working on my blog. I shared with the family scripture group Michael's answer to today's question. I got a response from Paul and Jared. We are all hoping that Michael will decide to serve a mission.
One of the great couples in our ward,
Sean and Stefani.
James had problems digging Sal's sewer line today. He broke an irrigation line. After working all day digging and solving problems he went to the Queen Creek Primary Care and worked until 3 a.m. tearing down a wall. I am grateful for Alex and Shana for coming to help him. When I ask him what he thought of Shana he said: "She is very sweet and not afraid of hard work."
Fun Photos:
While the mom's away, the kids will play.
Dear sweet Addy
So true.
I know it's all over but I just had to post again.
He's always cold.
