I love this! Tony Robbins is a great motivator.
"If you saw the size of the blessings coming, you would understand the magnitude of the battle you are fighting." - Unknown
Alma 34:17-41
17- Begin to exercise faith unto repentance, that ye begin to call upon His holy name, that He would have mercy upon you.
18 - Cry unto Him for mercy for He is mighty to save.
19 - Humble yourselves and continue in prayer unto Him.
20 - Cry unto Him when ye are in your fields and over your flocks.
21 - Cry unto Him in your household, both morning, mid-day, and evening.
22 - Cry unto Him against the power of your enemies.
23 - Cry against the devil who is an enemy to righteousness.
24 - Cry over your crops.
25 - Cry over the increase of your flocks.
26 - Pour out your souls in your closets and your secret places.
27 - And when you do not cry unto the Lord, let your hearts be full, drawn out in prayer unto him continually for your welfare, and also for the welfare of those around you.
28 - You must also care for the poor and needy or your prayer is in vain.
29 - Ye must be charitable.
30 - ... Come forth and bring fruit unto repentance.
31 - Harden not your hearts any longer. Now is the day of your salvation. If ye will repent, and harden not your hearts, immediately shall the great plan of redemption be brought about unto you.
32 - This life is the time for men to prepare to meet God; yea, behold the day of this life is the day for men to perform their labors.
33- ... do not procrastinate the day of your repentance . . . if we do not improve our time while in this life, then cometh the night of darkness wherein there can be no labor performed.
34 - Ye cannot say, when ye are brought to that awful crisis, that I will repent, that I will return to my God. Nay, ye cannot say this; for that same spirit which doth possess your bodies at the time that ye go out of this life, that same spirit will have power to possess your body in that eternal world.
35 - For behold, if ye have procrastinated the day of your repentance even until death, behold, ye have become subjected to the spirit of the devil, and he doth seal you his; therefore, the Spirit of the Lord hath withdrawn from you, and hath no place in you, and the devil hath all power over you; and this is the final state of the wicked.
36 - And this I know, because the Lord hath said he dwelleth not in unholy temple, but in the hearts of the righteous doth he dwell; yea, and he has also said that the righteous shall sit down in his kingdom, to go no more out but their garments should be made white through the blood of the Lamb.
37 - And now, my beloved brethren, I desire that ye should remember these things, and that ye should work out your salvation with fear before God, and that ye should no more deny the coming of Christ.
38 - That ye contend no more against the Holy Ghost, but that ye receive it, and take upon you the name of Christ; that ye humble yourselves even to the dust, and worship God, in whatsoever place ye may be in, in spirit and in truth; and that ye live in thanksgiving daily, for the many mercies and blessings which he doth bestow upon you.
39 - Yea, and I also exhort you, my brethren, that ye be watchful unto prayer continually, that ye may not be led away by the temptations of the devil, that he may not overpower you, that ye may not become his subjects at the last day; for behold, he rewardeth you no good thing.
40 - And now my beloved brethren, I would exhort you to have patience, and that ye bear with all manner of afflictions; that ye do not revile against those who do cast you out because of your exceeding poverty, lest ye become sinners like unto them;
41 - But that ye have patience, and bear with those afflictions, with a firm hope that ye shall one day rest from all your afflictions.
That was long but I just love these verses by Amulek!
GC: "Eternal Families" President Henry B. Eyring.
James and Ben were outside this morning around 5:30 getting ready for the concrete pour. Talon, Curtis, and Zemira were here at 7, and Sheri and Ian too.
I made blueberry muffins for breakfast and to share outside. Sheri and I also filled up the five gallon water container. Here are some pictures of the action of the day.
James and Ben were outside this morning around 5:30 getting ready for the concrete pour. Talon, Curtis, and Zemira were here at 7, and Sheri and Ian too.
I made blueberry muffins for breakfast and to share outside. Sheri and I also filled up the five gallon water container. Here are some pictures of the action of the day.
Talon, Ben, Curtis, and Zemira
The truck is here but the concrete was so hard
they had difficulty getting it out of the truck.
James thinks that instead of adding a retardant
the concrete company, Perkins, added an
accelerator instead.
Things go so bad that when Talon's dad, John Wilhelm,
called to see how it was going Talon told him that
they needed help.
John showed up and right along with him was someone who had called about getting an inspection done. John is the building inspector for the city of Show Low. John told him we needed help and he wanted to help too. The person's name is Brandon Garvin. (It turns out he is Brian Maxwell's boss). Brandon is a general contractor, a concrete contractor, and part owner in Perkins Concrete. James said he offered a prayer for help and not three minutes later Brandon, someone we don't even know, turns up with concrete tools in hand and takes over the operation. James was exhausted from trying to get the concrete out of the truck. Brandon and John literally saved the concrete. Ben, Sheri, and Ian were all helping too but they really had no experience so it was great that someone came who knew what he was doing. John Wilhelm walked up to James and said: "You just received Divine Intervention." James said, "I know. It was a tender mercy." I have heard of these things happening to other people but I have never seen it so profoundly exhibited. We are so grateful.
John and Brandon working the concrete.
Johnny on the left and Zemira on the right.
Johnny on the left and Zemira on the right.
This afternoon Sheri and I took Joshua, Max, and Evan to Greer. We went on the Green's Peak road and enjoyed the scenery and cows. That's about all the wildlife we saw. Our ice cream shop in Greer was closed down but we found another one.
Cute little shop with an ice cream counter.
Sheri took the boys down by the creek but there were alot of people so we didn't stay long. I didn't get out of the car at the creek because my knee was bothering me.
On the way home we drove to the top
of Green's Peak.
The views are gorgeous.
The sky was awesome!
Green, dark green, blue, and dark blue.
Some places got more rain than we did.
When we got home Sheri grilled chicken and made mashed potatoes for dinner. I cooked some corn in the microwave. Ben, Sheri, and I also played Five Crown's. I still haven't won a game.
Ben is the big winner. The TV is on the Game Show network most of the time. This family is a big fan of Family Feud and "Let's Make a Deal."
For FHE I had everyone fill out a four-generation pedigree chart.
It's kind of sad that Ian has never met his maternal
grandparents.
In other parts of the world:
A dust storm in the valley.
Mary Johnson posted on Facebook that it
was raining dirt.
The Case cousins are getting ready to leave the beach.
We missed Aurora's baptism this evening but we sent her a card and a CTR necklace.
Erik and Aurora
Newly baptized!
Baptism is a family affair.
