Saturday, February 15th, 2020

Rexburg, Idaho

125th operating temple

Dedicated: 10 Feb 2008

By: Thomas S. Monson

Jesus Christ, Judge

Hebrews 10:30

For we know him that hath said, Vengeance belongeth unto me, I will recompense, saith the Lord. And again, The Lord shall judge his people.

Book of Mormon/"Come Follow Me"

2 Nephi 10

Jacob explains that the Jews will crucify their God - They will be scattered until they begin to believe in Him - America will be a land of liberty where no king will rule - Reconcile yourselves to God and gain salvation through His grace. About 559-545 B.C.

"Honoring His Name"

Lisa L. Harkness

"Our covenant remembering quiets worldly worries, turns self-doubt into courage, and gives hope in times of trial."

I read an article today in the Ensign by Elder Randall K. Bennett, "He Can Turn Weakness to Strength." I highly recommend it. In the article are suggestions President Nelson gave on drawing the power of Jesus Christ into our lives:

1. "Begin by learning about Him....The more we know about the Savior's ministry and mission - the more we understand His doctrine and what He did for us - the more we know that He can provide the power that we need for our lives."

2. "Choose to have faith in Him and follow Him.....Faith that motivates us to action gives us more access to His power."

3. "Reach up to Him in faith....When the Savior knows you truly want to reach up to Him - when He can feel that the greatest desire of your heart is to draw His power into you life - you will be led by the Holy Ghost to know exactly what you should do."

As is my custom I took some tea to James around 7 am to wake him up. Today it was peppermint. 

We still had not heard if Mario accepted James's new contract price. James called him and he said he had not even seen the new price. Hopefully he will look at it and get back to us soon.

I spent the morning working on the Wilhelm's Valentines which includes a flipbook of The House of Israel. 

First I made the Rice Krispy treats. I let them cool and then James cut them for me. In the meantime I was in the bedroom running off and cutting the House of Israel book and coloring their LOVE Valentine card. 

I wrote names on the Valentine bags to put the Rice Krispy treats in and James put them in the bag and then we put them in a Valentine bucket along with the Valentine message. All this and Valentine's day is over. I told James to tell Sandra that the House of Israel flipbook goes along with what we are studying in the Book of Mormon. He took the stuff, along with a load to the dump, and the rest of Darrel's family's Valentine and headed for Vernon.

Adam and Chris cooked pancakes, sausage and bacon for breakfast. I think everyone ate except maybe Kaitlyn who is still sleeping. I was happy to see that Joshua came!

I bought three books today to make a total of 15 for the week, which is my goal. I repriced an inventory sheet and that was it today for the book business. 

I walked around the bedroom since my house is full of people and read to James from "Aunt Dimity Goes West." I also read "Live Up to Our Privileges" and "Aunt Dimity Slays the Dragon."

I worked on my "Come Follow Me" studies and at 4:00 took a shower and got ready to go to town. We are having dinner this evening at Licano's with Harold and Vickie. 

We arrived before Harold and Vickie and got a table and devoured most of the chips. We had a nice visit with them although we are all a little hard of hearing and with the background noise in the restaurant we all had to repeat ourselves quite often.

Vickie told about an accident their son Brian had. He was working on the second story of a house carrying a piece of plywood when the wind caught it and Brian fell to the ground. He landed on his feet and broke his left foot. He had to have a plate put in his foot. Someone he works with had a similar accident and broke his foot and it got infected and had to be amputated. Brian is being very careful that doesn't happen to him.

Back at home the kids were playing games at the dining room table and eating pizza. Joshua asked to borrow my tablet.

I walked in the bedroom and worked on 2 Nephi 9. I was too tired to finish 2 Nephi 10 and will finish in the morning. 

 Found these on the family tree app

on my phone

 While we were at Licano's Vickie got this 

photo of Dennis's family at Jaci's (his exwife)

celebrating Kyle's daughter Masyn's birthday.

Masyn is the one with the blue top next to Jaci.

Ollie and Ziggie

Saturday, August 31st, 2019

Sacramento, California

123rd operating temple

Dedicated: 3 Sept 2006

By: Gordon B. Hinckley

Jesus Christ, Glory of

Matthew 16:27

For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father with his angels; and then he shall reward every man according to his works.

Book of Mormon

Alma 58:30-59:13

New Testament "Ye Are the Body of Christ" 1 Corinthians 8-13

1 Corinthians 13

General Conference

Closing Remarks

President Russell M. Nelson

"Brothers and sisters, we regard a temple as the most sacred structure in the Church. As we announce plans to construct a new temple, it becomes part of our sacred history. Now, please listen carefully and reverently. If I announce a temple in a place that is special to you, may I suggest that you simply bow your head with a silent prayer of gratitude in your heart. We do not want any verbal outbursts to detract from the sacred nature of this conference and the Lord's holy temples."

We left for the temple at our regular time. We listened to our scriptures and our conference talks on the way after starting out with a prayer. The gospel is so wonderful!

The brothers and sisters separated for training today. Sister Elmer and Sister Brimhall, wife of one of the counselors to the temple president, did the sisters training in the chapel downstairs. 

Sister Elmer spoke about the importance of not correcting one another during the performance of ordinances. She also said we should not trade positions with anyone else because she needs to know exactly where each sister is at all times. 

I am the veil director again and my dear friend Sister Humphreys from St. Johns is my assistant. She has worked at the temple for over 15 years and performs her duties well, yet she is quiet, unassuming and humble. Also, she is a big fan of my rolls. She is one of the only ones who knows the secret about the rolls.

We had two live sealings today. One was a couple from Concho who had previously received their endowments. The second was a couple going through the 9:30 session and then were sealed afterward. This was their first time at the temple. James was the assistant to the brother. He had never done it before and when he presented him at the veil he let the brother take his card with him. It was an easy mistake to make. But one of my jobs as the sister veil director is to make sure the own endowment cards are on the top of the stack before we take them to the office. Brother McHood was the brother veil director and I asked him where the own endowee card was for the brother. He looked through the stack and realized it was not there. I told him to check with Brother Lambson who told us the brother had his card and was now in the sealing. At first President Brimhall wanted Brother McHood to go into the sealing and get the card. But after some consideration it was decided he would wait until the sealing was over, which he did, and he got the card and there was no further problem.

This session was such a big session that I missed my scheduled half hour in initiatory. I also went down to the baptistry where I was scheduled to go after initiatory and there were no patrons, so I was released to go.

James took my phone today and got 9,000 steps for me at the temple. I know it sounds like I'm cheating but I probably took that many steps going up and down the stairs as many times as I did today.

It was 97 degrees when we left Snowflake and was 86 in Vernon.

We rested and snacked and then started our fast around 2:30. James went to the dump and worked on the railings this afternoon.

It is surprising how tired I am after a shift at the temple. The Spirit really is draining. I worked on my books for awhile this afternoon. I have now sold 215 books. My account balance is $2,270.81 which is the amount of money Amazon owes me. My total sales number is $7,637.02. I was hoping to get to $10,000 by the end of August but didn't quite make it. I'm am still pretty happy about where I am.

James said he heard an elk bugle this evening and also heard another one answer. I guess it's that time of year again.

I finished walking to get 15,000 and then James and I sat down and watched the new Hallmark movie, "My One and Only" starring Paschal Hutton and Sam Paige. Paschal play Rosemary on "When Calls the Heart" and I kept thinking she should act like Rosemary, but I am pleasantly surprised when she doesn't. You would have to know Rosemary to understand. 

 Scarlett at another birthday party

Scarlett in her favorite shoes.

No more daily Charlie pictures since she turned 1,

just a couple of times a week.

Lola and Ivy

 Joe looks like he's feeling a little better 

after having his wisdom teeth removed.

Saturday, March 2nd, 2018

Winter Quarters, Nebraska

104th operating temple

Dedicated: 22 Apr 2001

By: Gordon B. Hinckley

Jesus Christ, Divine Sonship

Matthew 28:19

Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:

Book of Mormon

2 Nephi 24:1-32

*Babylon will be destroyed. What kinds of rest do you think Israel will experience in the Millennium?

-A respite from the temptations of the devil.

New Testament "Come Follow Me"

Matthew 6:25-34; I come to know Jesus Christ by doing His will.

"Developing Good Judgment and Not Judging Others" George A. Schwitzer, April 2010

General Conference

Deep and Lasting Conversion to Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ

Elder Quentin L. Cook

"What do these adjustments mean for members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints? We are confident that members will be blessed in extraordinary ways. Sunday can be a day of gospel learning and teaching at church and in the home. As individuals and families engage in family councils, family history, ministering, service, personal worship, and joyful family time, the Sabbath day will truly be a delight."

Patricia Heaton from "The Middle" and "Everybody Loves Raymond" spoke at the Rootstech conference in Salt Lake City today. She is all about family. She grew up in Cleveland, Ohio to a very Catholic family. Her grandmother had 15 children and was Catholic mother of the year one year and received a medal from the Pope. That medal is now a cherished family heirloom. 

Thursday night there was a training session as part of Rootstech for family history leaders and consultants. James and I listened to it. There was a lot of talk about the family search phone app, family tree. It is amazing all of the knowledge and information we have at our finger tips in our phones. James calls them our Urim and Thummim's. 

James and I also listened to the CEO of Ancestry tell of all the advances that Ancestry has made. I also listened to Elder and Sister Bednar speak. Elder Bednar told a neat story about some of his ancestors. 

I went to the dump this afternoon with James. It was very windy. I was hoping we could skip the wind this year. We listened to our book, "Healing Hearts" on the way over to the dump and back. 

We started our fast this afternoon. We are fasting that Stacy will get the job that she interviewed for yesterday, if it be the will of the Lord.  James said in the prayer, "that she will have the righteous desires of her heart."

This evening after finishing my walking I watched "Victoria" with James. There is only one more episode for this season.

 

 Charlie loves books!

Scrunching up her nose

Such a silly girl!

 Mentos gum is my favorite.
Good but this one loses it's flavor too soon.

Sandra Wilhelm's birthday today.
She loves grapefruit.

Alice is graduating from high school
and fire science school.

This Saturday's new Hallmark movie

Saturday, January 19th, 2019

Columbia, South Carolina

62nd operating temple

Dedicated: 16 Oct 1999

By: Gordon B. Hinckley

Jesus Christ, Divine Sonship

Luke 9:35

And there came a voice out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son: hear him.

Book of Mormon

1 Nephi 14:9-30

* What are the characteristics of the Church of the Lamb of God vs. the church of the devil?

New Testament

Matt. 2:13-23 Parents can receive revelation to protect their families.

General Conference

Becoming a Shepherd

Bonnie H. Cordon

"So how do we become the shepherds the Lord needs us to become?

As with all questions, we can look to our Savior, Jesus Christ - the Good Shepherd. The Savior's sheep were known and numbered, they were watched over, and they were gathered into the fold of God."

The breakfast boys, Adam and Chris, made their second big breakfast in a row. Today it was breakfast burritos with bacon, sausage, potatoes, and eggs. Kaitlyn got up just in time. 

James went to the dump and was going to take a walker to the Howard's for Jean but they are in the valley. One the way home he stopped at the post office and picked up some more books. Only one was approved to sell. I made up a box before we left for the valley but it was 4:12 when we got to the UPS store and they close at 4 on Saturday, so we drove on to the carwash. The line was too long so we drove on.

Stopped at the Burger King for a Whopper Jr. for me. I took tramadol and needed something in my stomach. James waited for Taco Bell in Globe. Can't believe he chose Taco Bell over Burger House. 

When we got to the valley we drove straight to Stacy's because she was waiting for my pains meds. We also picked up the rest of the clothes we had left at Sheri's at Christmas. I finally got my red sweater back. At Stacy's we were greeted by a chorus of three dogs. Jared Ammon left his dog Sophie with them and Stacy is not too happy. Sophie is afraid of men and does not like Paul and did not take too kindly to James either.

We went to the carwash just south of the Sonic on Arizona Avenue and Germann. We got our car clean for $7. 

On to Darrel and Trina's. Lola was very happy to see us and so excited that Charlie is coming.

Jared and Kacey's flight was delayed an hour because someone saw flames coming out of the exhaust and they had to trade planes, so instead of arriving at 10:30 in Phoenix it was 11:30 p.m. Darrel and Trina went to pick them up. The kids were all upstairs asleep and James and I were outside walking when they arrived. Charlie was awake and it was fun to see her but she was very tired. We all went to bed around 1p.m. 

Our two little sweethearts. 

This is Charlie's fat little foot.

Camping with the Case's

As fun as camping was, Ruby said this was the best day of her

life because she got to play with goats and ride a horse:

 Interesting fruit at the Fry's store.
We went shopping late Saturday night.