OUR FAMILY: gift baskets

Monday, October 7, 2019

Wednesday, October 2nd, 2019

Hartford, Connecticut

155th operating temple

Dedicated: 20 Nov 2016

By: Henry B. Eyring

Jesus Christ, Glory of

DC 67:12

Neither can any natural man abide the presence of God, neither after the carnal mind.

Book of Mormon

Helaman 13:21-39

New Testament: Ephesians: "For the Perfecting of the Saints"

Ephesians 3

General Conference

True Disciples of the Savior

Elder Terrence Vinson

"We can feel enduring joy when our Savior and His gospel become the framework around which we build our lives."

I learned something today by reading in the New Testament Student Manual. John the Revelator was the president of the Church after Peter died. He moved the headquarters of the Church from Jerusalem to Epheseus. He took Mary, Jesus's mother, with him.

Here are some more notes from the New Testament Student Manual: "By referring to members of the Church as Saints, Paul was teaching that every follower of Jesus Christ is made holy - set apart from the world - through the Atonement and should therefore strive to be a holy person."

I sold two copies of the book "Grammaire" today. This is a book that teaches French grammar.

James and I signed birthday cards today for Lois and Dawn. We are going to the valley tomorrow and will see them tomorrow night.

The appraisers came today for the new loan. There was a woman who came into the bedroom as I was working at my desk. She took some pictures and commented about what a large bedroom this was, and left. James told me later that there was a man, he says they were a married couple. James says the man weighed over 600 lbs (an estimate) and had a difficult time getting up the stairs on the porch, much less the stairs going upstairs or to the basement. He had his wife do all of that. They were not here very long because James had house plans ready for the man to look at.

I went into town after the appraisers left. My first stop was CVS to pick up James's prescriptions. One was ready but the second one was not. I picked up the one and then left to go to Walmart. At Walmart I bought lots of lotions, handsoap and bodywash to put in gift baskets for Alice, Lois, and Dawn. Here is what one of the gift baskets looked like:

Tomorrow is Alice Wilhelm's birthday. Since we are

leaving early in the morning James dropped off her

basket and gift card this evening.

After shopping at Walmart for gift baskets and more stuff for another batch of zuppa tuscana, I left to go back to CVS to pick up James's second prescription. I also stopped at Dairy Queen for a box of cherry and a box of chocolate Dilly bars.

When I got home, it was after six, and James was still working on the logs outside. While he delivered Alice's gift basket I finished up my book shipment and got it all packed in the box. James put it in the car. It weighs 37 lbs.

The Church came out with a new policy regarding who can witness baptisms and sealings, which includes women and in the case of live baptisms, older children.

I finished walking while watching Chopped Jr.

Today was a perfect day. 70 degrees and no wind.

Happy 92nd Birthday Lois!