68th operating temple
Dedicated: 18-19 Dec 1999
By: Gordon B. Hinckley
Jesus Christ Authority of
Mosiah 7:27
And because he said unto them that Christ was the God, the Father of all things, and said that he should take upon him the image of man, and it should be the image after which man was created in the beginning; or in other words, he said that man was created after the image of God, and that God should come down among the children of men, and take upon him flesh and blood, and go forth upon the face of the earth -
Book of Mormon
2 Nephi 30:1-18
* Why is it important to recognize that we are all imperfect, and none of us, member or not, are above each other?
Old Testament
Numbers 25-26
25 Israelites who worship false gods are slain - Phineas slays adulterers and stays plague - Israel commanded to vex the Midianites who had beguiled them.
26 Moses and Eleazar number Israel on plains of Moab near Jericho - Males twenty years and older, excluding Levites, total 601, 730 - Only Caleb and Joshua remain from those numbered at Sinai.
Old Testament Favorite Scriptures
Exodus 20:17
Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is thy neighbor's.
General Conference
The Eternal Everyday
Elder Quentin L. Cook
" When we are truly humble, we pray for forgiveness and forgive others. On the other hand, as indicated in the Lord's Prayer, when we do not forgive others' trespasses, we bring ourselves under condemnation. Because of the Atonement of Jesus Christ, through repentance our sins are forgiven. When we do not forgive those who trespass against us, we are in effect rejecting the Savior's Atonement. Holding a grudge and refusing to forgive and refusing to humbly approach our relationships in a Christlike manner truly brings us under condemnation. Holding a grudge is poisonous to our souls."
Looking for the elk.
Lola helping cook dinner
with her eyes closed.
That's how good she is.
Are we living in a post-Christian world as some believe? I hope not. This statement was made in Elder Cook's talk.
Darrel helped setup our smart TV upstairs and showed me how to use it. I certainly appreciate his help. As a result, since we have a VCR up there, I got out some of our old videos and found the original "Parent Trap" made in 1961 starring Hayley Mills, Brian Keith, and Maureen O'Hara. Ruby really wanted to watch it so I put it on. Poor quality but still watchable. We stopped before it was over to go look for snow.
We took Darrel and Trina's Yukon and the Razr. Ruby started out riding in the Razr with grandpa. Grandpa stopped and Ruby got in the car with us and Addy got in the Razr. The reason he said no more could get in is because he had the snow sled in the backseat.
As we were climbing a hill there was quite a bit of snow and mud and Darrel got stuck. James came back to help and with his help and Darrel's skillful driving we were able to get out of the mud. Lola who is sitting in the backseat listening and observing said:
"I am scared for myself." I told her I wasn't scared, I knew her dad could get us out.
James ended up taking all the kids further up the mountain while Darrel, Trina, and I parked the car and walked. We never quite made it to where James had taken the kids. James got the Razr stuck and the only other vehicle on the road, two guys in a pickup, pulled him out. The snow was slushy and it was cold and the kids got wet so it wasn't long before they wanted to go back to the cabin. James said that Lola was worried about her dad and wanted to go back and make sure he was okay. Someone said, let's go back to the house and Lola said, "It's not a house, it's a cabin."
We have some lunch, play some games, and of course I took a nap. Ruby wanted to finish watching "Parent Trap" so we went back upstairs to watch it. While we were watching the movie Lola hid the Easter eggs and Ruby and I tried to find them.
While Trina, Rowan and Addy were working on my Brick'em temple Darrel made the kids macaroni and cheese for dinner. All the girls ate it while Rowan had a dry bowl of cheerios. He doesn't like mac and cheese and he doesn't like milk in his cereal.
I almost forgot, while we were upstairs some elk came into the yard and we all had to stop what we were doing to watch them. James and Rowan, who were outside working saw them first. Lola and Ruby both had to try to look at them through grandpa's binoculars. Addy took some pictures and so did I, using the telephoto lense on my phone.
Lola wanted me to stay upstairs with her while she watched "Little Mermaid 3." I stayed for awhile but since Rowan and Addy were there I came downstairs because James wanted me to read to him.
It's hard trying to keep everyone happy.
As James and I were going to bed Ruby asked Darrel to put the 2nd Parent Trap in, the one made n 1998 starring Lindsay Lohan, Dennis Quaid, and Natasha Richardson. Ruby said she wanted to see all the things she missed the first time.
We found snow!
Some cute little snow bunnies!
Ruby doing a puzzle.
Ruby posing while she does a puzzle.
Playing with bubble wrap.
Rowan asked for it but he let
the girls play with it.
Using the "scope" on my camera.
with her eyes closed.
That's how good she is.
Darrel supervising from a distance.
The building crew.
Darrel looks at old photo albums
in the background.
I earned every one of these.
