OUR FAMILY: Vernon park

Tuesday, August 8, 2017

Wednesday, August 2nd, 2017

Laie, Hawaii

5th operating temple

Dedicated: 27-30 Nov 1919

By: Heber J. Grant

Rededicated: 13-15 June 1978

By: Spencer W. Kimball

Atonement

Jacob 4:ll

Jesus Christ, Advocate

DC 62:l

Behold, and hearken, O ye elders of my church, saith the Lord your God, even Jesus Christ, your advocate, who knoweth the weakness of man and how t succor them who are tempted.

Alma 43:41-54

*What "better causes" do you find worth fighting for?

The gospel, my family and freedoms.

DC 107:41-57

39-52, The patriarchal order is established from Adam to Noah; 53-57, Ancient Saints assembled at Adam-ondi-Ahman, and the Lord appeared to them;

What do these verses teach us?

* A history of Adam's posterity and their ordination to the priesthood. Adam and the Lord meet with Adam's righteous posterity in Adam-ondi-Ahman and Adam gave them his last blessing. All of this is recorded in the book of Enoch. The patriarchal priesthood is passed by ordination from father to son. The Lord comforted Adam (verse 55.)

General Conference

The Beauty of Holiness

Carol F. McConkie

" if we will keep the associated covenants, the sacred priesthood ordinances will change us, sanctify us, and prepare us to enter the presence of the Lord. So we bear one another's burdens; we strengthen one another. We retain a remission of sins when we give temporal and spiritual relief to the poor, the hungry, the naked, and the sick. We keep ourselves unspotted from the world when we keep the Sabbath day and worthily receive the sacrament on the Lord's holy day. We bless our families and make our homes holy places. We bridle our passions so that we may be filled with pure and lasting love. We reach out to others in kindness, with compassion, and stand as witnesses of God. We become a Zion people. of one heart and one mind, a pure people who dwell together in unity and righteousness. For Zion must increase in beauty and in holiness. Sisters, come to the temple. If we are to be a holy people prepared to receive the Savior at His coming, we must arise and put on our beautiful garments. In strength and honor, we forsake the ways of the world and keep our covenants, that we may be "clothed with purity, yea, even with the robe of righteousness."

I finished Elder Holland's book, "Christ and the New Covenant." It was just as good the second time as it was the first.

I love the quiet of the early morning.

When James gets up I ask how he is doing. This was his comment:

"I am sick and in a lot of pain. I have no voice and bronchitis."

The gospel is so amazing! I read about the Patriarchal Priesthood, the Law of Consecration, and Captain Moroni and the title of Liberty, just to name a few. The icing on the cake was Sister McConkie's "The Beauty of Holiness." What a way to start the day!

I left before 8 a.m. to do errands with James. It is not what I had planned for today, but it became the priority. James's first stop was Home Depot. Afterwards he went to Aliberto's across the street and bought me a breakfast burrito, my reward for coming with him.

Yummy!

Next stop was Kay's Building Supplies and then on to Taylor. In Taylor James bought the lost metal pole he needed for his fence.

When we get home I need a nap. Getting up at 3:30 this morning takes its toll. James works outside leveling the ground to get ready to put up the greenhouse. When I finally get up from my nap I work on my blog and then I clean our bedroom and bathroom.

For dinner James had chicken, broccoli and brownies. After dinner we watched the move "Dater's Handbook." I also worked on my Primary journal before going to bed.

James and I both take Zzzquil before going to bed.

Photos:

Beautiful on the inside and outside.

Addy starts 8th grade today at a new school.

Our friend Brooklyn

Yikes! There's a pony in the house at

Wolf Mountain Ranch.

I wonder if they ever get their antlers tangled.

I love it when they make improvements at the park!

Vernon sunsets are the bomb.

Tuesday, June 6, 2017

Friday, June 2nd, 2017

Payson, Utah

146th operating temple

Dedicated: 7 June 2015 by

Henry B. Eyring

Alma 10:1-16

*What do you think Amulek meant when he said "I would not hear" and "I would not know?"

*In what ways does the Lord call to us? (Promptings from the Holy Ghost, instructions from parents and Church leaders, and Church callings.)

*How do you think Amulek's decision to obey made a difference in his life?

*Gospel Truth:

When we hear and obey the Lord's call, blessings come to us and to others.

DC 84:29-39

33-44, Men gain eternal life through the oath and covenant of the priesthood;

Why are the oaths and covenants of the priesthood so important?

*If we keep the covenant, we shall receive all the Father hath. All those who are ordained unto this priesthood are made like unto the Son of God, abiding a priest continually to sware with an oath is binding and sacred.

General Conference

The Beauty of Holiness

Carol F. McConke

"Holiness is in the striving and the struggle to keep the commandments and to honor the covenants we have made with God. Holiness is making the choices that will keep the Holy Ghost as our guide. Holiness is setting aside our natural tendencies and becoming "a saint through the atonement of Christ the Lord." Every moment of our lives must be holiness to the Lord."

I read this today in the Doctrine and Covenants Student Manual under Epnrichment H (H-8), The Church Must Stand Independent.

This quote is by Elder Bruce R. McConkie:

"We must maintain our own health, sow our own gardens store our own food, educate and train ourselves to handle the daily affairs of life. No one else can work out our salvation for us, either temporally or spiritually."

I listened to "Christ and the New Covenant", chapter 9, The Father and the Son where we learn from Christ we can use discipline to overcome temptation. The will of the Son being swallowed up in the will of the Father.

I also read from The History of Joseph Smith by His Mother and Primary lesson #20 about Joseph Smith translating the Bible and other Scriptures. I think the kids will like to hear about the papyrus with the history of Abraham that were found with some ancient Egyptian mummies. Also studied from "Teaching in the Savior's Way" on teaching the doctrine.

North rim of the Grand Canyon

James went to town this morning to get some supplies for the fence he is building. He stopped at Firehouse Subs and brought me back a sub. Around 2:45 we left for the Snowflake temple. Thank goodness the 4 o'clock session was not nearly as busy as it was last week.