Monday, January 1st, 2018

Tucson, Arizona

157th operating temple

Dedicated: Aug 13, 2017

By: Dieter F. Uchtdorf

Jesus Christ Atonement through

Alma 34:8

And now, behold, I will testify unto you of myself that these things are true. Behold, I say unto you, that I do know that Christ shall come among the children of men, to take upon him the transgressions of his people, and that he shall atone for the sins of the world; for the Lord God hath spoke it.

Book of Mormon

1 Nephi 1:1-15

*In what language characters did Nephi write?

Reformed Egyptian

Old Testament, PGP Scripture Mastery

Moses 1:39

For behold, this is my work and my glory - to bring to pass the immortality and eternal life of man.

Old Testament, PGP Reading

Genesis 1-2; Moses 1-2

General Conference

Turn On Your Light

Sharon Eubank

"The restored gospel is recognizably well defined. But we have to be distinct about how we follow it. Just as Jessica practiced swimming, we need to practice living the gospel before the emergency so that, unafraid, we will be strong enough to help when others are being swept away by the current."

Abiding in God and Repairing the Breach

Neill F. Marriott

"Sacrifice of our personal agendas is required to make room for the eternal plans of God. The Savior, who speaks for the Father, pleads with us, 'Draw near unto me and I will draw near unto you.' Drawing near unto the Father can mean learning of His truth through the scriptures, following prophetic counsel, and striving to do His will more completely. Do we understand that Christ has the power to bring us into loving fellowship with the Father and with one another He, by the power of the Holy Ghost, can give us needed insight into relationships."

James made potato egg patties and biscuits for breakfast. He said everyone ate except Alexis. 

Michael and his friends were the first to leave. It was a little after noon.

These kids are great and we would love to have

them back anytime.

Charlie saying goodbye to Michael

Dallin, Sarah and Charlie left a few minutes

after Michael and friends.

By 1:30 this afternoon we were home along again. James fixed us some lunch and we finished watching "My One Christmas Wish" starring Amber Riley. I did a little cleaning and tried to keep the laundry going. I think every towel in the house was in the laundry room and a couple of sets of sheets.

I blogged for December 21st and 22nd and got my steps. I also started reading the Old Testament and the book of Moses.

There was a beautiful full moon tonight. There will be another one at the end of the month. 

This evening we watched a couple of old Tom Hanks, Meg Ryan movies, "Sleepless in Seattle," and "You've Got Mail."

Saturday, January 21, 2017

San Antonio Temple

1 Nephi 15:19-36

What does it mean when it says "whoso will hearken unto the word of God, and will hold fast unto it, they will never perish?"

2 Nephi 11:8-15:12

DC 10:44-53

How do you know that the Lord does keep His promises?

Talk: "Remembering the Lord's Love"

By: Kathleen H. Hughes

October 2006

GC:  "To Whom Shall We Go?" by Elder M. Russell Ballard

'Never abandon the great truths revealed through the Prophet Joseph Smith.  Never stop reading, pondering, and 

applying the doctrine of Christ found in the 

Book of Mormon.'

Last night Jared and Kacey had pizza for everyone.  This morning it was breakfast tacos from Taco Cabana.  After breakfast Kacey, Molly and I went to the neighborhood Walgreens.  Kacey needed some clear nail polish and I needed a number of things.  Molly came along in hopes that Kacey would buy her some candy.  Kacey said no to the candy, but yes to this:

She named her Lollipop

Kacey said she didn't get much sleep last night because Emmy mumbled all night long. The morning passed quickly and it was time to get ready to go.  The sealing is at one but of course Jared and Kacey have to be there early.  

James did all of the dishes this morning and cleaned the kitchen.  

I hung out with Molly.  Molly and Emmy rode with us to the temple.  There were nine kids who stayed on the temple grounds while the adults went in.  Jenifer. my brother Dennis's daughter, was inside waiting with a friend when we got inside the temple.  They came from Del Rio which is about three hours south of San Antonio.

Brother Smith did the sealing.  He talked about the beautiful stained glass windows in the temple and gave Jared and Kacey a picture of the temple.  It was a beautiful experience to be there with them.  There were only eight of us in attendance.  It wasn't long before we were back outside with the kids.

 The happy couple

Anna and James congratulating their dad.

Here comes Molly

I love their smiles

One big happy family!

In Tanner's words:

"Hey James, we're brothers now!"

"Isn't Jared lucky to have me for a son!"

Kacey and her sisters

Congratulations!

Anna and Summer are good friends

The wedding party

Jenifer on the end next to me.

We all went back to Jared's and Kacey's for lunch.  The Relief Society had set out all the food that Jared had ordered from Rudy's. 

We had bbq meat, three kinds, potato salad, pickles, coleslaw, rolls, beans, and apple cobbler.  Everything was delicious!

After lunch we said goodbye to Jenifer and Candy, Albert, Macy, Michael, and McCoy.  Kacey's sisters are staying in town for a girl's retreat.  Soon they left and so did Jared and Kacey which just left James and I with James, Anna, Summer, Tanner, Emmy, and Molly.  The first thing we did was take orders for drinks at Bahama Bucks.  James, Molly, Emmy, Tanner, and I went to pick them up while James stayed home with Summer and Anna.  

Tanner really admires James.  He wanted to know what drink he ordered and he ordered the same thing.  

Molly is my sidekick when her dad or Kacey aren't here.  We played in the backyard.  The kids also hung out in the hot tub for awhile.  James and Tanner watched Jaws and Jaws 2.  

Molly went to bed pretty early.  The wind was blowing and I was afraid the tree outside Kacey's window was going to blow over.

We have 12 inches of snow in Vernon according to our neighbors the Cranes.

It was a wonderful day!  I am so happy for Jared and Kacey.  They are perfect for each other!

Monday, September 2, 2013

 Happy Labor Day!

Made biscuits for everyone before they left to go hom and played Five Crowns with Kim, Sheri, and James.  Ian took the boys on a Razr ride.  Kim, Brian, and Joe left around 9:45 and Sheri and Ian left at 10:30.  I gave everyone a hug before they left.  I had an overwhelming feeling of sadness and loneliness after Sheri and Ian left.  I started to cry while I was reading to James and he had to take over for me.  I miss my family.

James thinks we got 2 inches of rain.  We went on a Razr ride between downpours to check the Falls. (Thank goodness for the mud flaps!) They still aren't running.  There are no elk in our special palce so we head for home. As we were driving we had to stop and take a picture because we saw a strange object in the sky.  James said it looked like a UFO.  I guess other people saw it and it was declared to be a weather balloon.

 We also saw a red hawk as we were coming up our road.  I tried to take a picture but he flew away.  I did get this picture though.

 

When we get home we read from the Book of Mormon, The Guardian, and we also read Jeffrey R. Holland's last conference address.  We also watched a couple of episodes of The Walton's.  I miss Olivia, Grandpa and Gramma, and the old John Boy!