Friday, May 6, 2016

My "book of the month."

In conjunction with my calling as a teacher I am supposed to be reading this manual.  Also we are suppose to have training meetings once a month during the block.  Our ward hasn't started these training meetings yet.  Here are some notes I took from today's study:

Sources of power and support:

The power of the Holy Ghost

"As you strive to live the gospel worthily the Holy Ghost will reveal God's will to you."

"When the Spirit is with you, you will teach with God's power and help bring about the miracle of conversion." (See John 3:2, 2 Nephi 33:1).

The promise of my calling and setting apart.

"Whom the Lord calls, the Lord qualifies."

 This is going to be a great read!

Scripture study: Mosiah 24: 1-15.  How has prayer helped ease your daily burdens?

12 - And Alma and his people did not raise their voices to the Lord their God, but did pour out their hearts to Him and He did know the thoughts of their hearts.  

15 - . . . they did submit cheerfully and with patience to all the will of the Lord.

At 10:00 I left for my infusion at the AARA office in Mesa.  I was there a little over an hour.  I felt very blessed as I saw some of the people who were so crippled that they could barely walk.

I went back home (Cathi's) and picked up James so we could go shopping at Walmart for the stuff to make the slingshot for my class.  My lesson this week is on Ammon guarding King Lamoni's sheep and teaching King Lamoni the gospel.

I picked up Sheri from Sears where she left her car to be serviced and we met Kim for lunch at Firebirds.  Sheri bought lunch for both of us with the $100 giftcard Dr. Carpenter gave her.

 One of my favorite restaurants!

I had what I always have at Firebirds, coconut shrimp with coleslaw and mango chutney.  Kim has never been to Firebirds before.  She loved the sourdough bread and her club sandwich on jalapeno bread.  Sheri had the delicious shrimp tacos.  We shared a piece of creme brule cheesecake for dessert.  It was a great experience.

The weather has really cooled down since Wednesday.  The high was around 80 today whereas Wednesday it hit 102 and Thursday it was in the high 90's.  
After lunch we said goodbye to Kim and Sheri took me to get a pedicure.  I tried to get a lighter color this time for summer.

Sheri got a dark purple but I didn't get a

picture of her toes.

Back at Cathi's I went with James to take his truck to Erik and then I dropped James back off at Cathi's while I went to Staples to get notebooks and then to Sam's Club to get gas and to get my car washed.  

When I got back to Cathi's she had picked up dinner for us at Panda so I ate dinner and then Dave and Laura came over for a visit.  We all sat around the dining room table and visited.  Cathi and Laura have a new game they like to play but Terry didn't want to play, so we just visited.  The game is called Tenzi.

It's a dice and card game.

 

Trina, Darrel and the kids came over later to bring my mothers day gifts and Trina said she had played the game and that it was alot of fun.

Trina and Darrel brought a beautiful purple orchid, a gift card to Cheesecake Factory and one to Red Lobster.  The kids absolutely loved the dogs, especially Rowan.  He says he wants two dogs, one like Indy and one like Lady.  He and Ruby went outside to see the tortoise, Scooter, but he was burrowed down in his hole.

 

Here is a picture of the orchid they gave me.  It is so beautiful!

 This picture was actually taken on Mother's Day

after I got cards from James, Brian, Sheri's family,

and Kim.

 

Monday, March 5, 2012

James walked with me to Walmart. We had fun walking and shopping together. James took his chain saw in to Bingham Equipment and told them it didn't work. They pointed out to him that he put the gas and the oil in the wrong tank. He was embarrassed but glad to know there was a solution to the problem. He went to his Mom's and chopped down her tree.

I called one of the sisters I visit teach, Bev Hermann, to see how she was doing. She said her 18 month old grandson that she is babysitting is in the hospital with an ear infection and respitory problems. I asked her if she would like Brother Lambson to come and give him a blessing. She said she would so this evening James and Kyle Tolman went to Banner Desert Children's Hospital and gave Sebastian Turner a blessing of health. James his also the home teacher for the Hermann's. I hope he is able to come home soon.

Some of the things I did today: Packed a box of clothes from our closet, paid bills, read from Victoria Holt's "The Black Opal" to James, fixed broccoli for dinner and then James and I went to Sonic to get burgers because we had a buy one get one free coupon.