3 Nephi 27:1-12
What do you do to take Christ's name upon you each day?
* This answer comes from bofm365 on Instagram. I like what she says: "I repent, and try to use the Atonement as much as I can. The sweetness of the Spirit is what motivates me to keep going. I can tell when it's not with me and I miss its guidance. I become more impatient and harsh. Repentance brings a felling of peace. The more I repent the more this wonderful feeling is present. As I repent I am able to see others the way the Lord sees them. There is more love and compassion in my heart for my fellowman." -marthadpguitterez
GC: "Look to the Book, Look to the Lord" by Elder Stevenson
'Through Mary's example, along with other experiences in my life, I have learned that one is never too young to seek and receive a personal testimony of the Book of Mormon.'
James and I left for the temple at 4 pm today. It is our annual ward temple night. We went a little early to look for Paul's parents old house. Stacy and Elska want to buy it from Dorina and then resell it. We would not find an empty house on the street Stacy gave us.
We had a session in the chapel before our endowment session.
Bishop Miller conducted and told us about Connie Bell being sealed to her husband Mel who passed away in October. Bishop said he visited with them a Sunday before Mel passed away and felt prompted that he should give them each a temple recommend. He called President Williams and told him he needed to see Brother Bell right away. President Williams went to see him the next day and issued a recommend to both Brother and Sister Bell. The following day Brother Bell was no longer lucid. He passed away the next week. Because he had a recommend when he passed away, his wife did not have to wait a year to have his work done. Tamara Applegate who got up and bore her testimony was there for Sister Bell yesterday. Sister Bell said to her after the sealing: "Now I feel complete." President Hancock was in our meeting and he was also the sealer for the Bell's.
We had 64 people in our session. The room is designed for 40 so there were alot of extra chairs set up. There was a group there to go through with a couple who were there for the first time, and then there was our ward. We had 32 members of our ward in the session, including the Cranes and the Wilhelms who were the temple workers in our session. Here is a list of others from our ward who were there: the Prices, Peelers, Freemans, Diewalds, Applegates, Thompsons, Analee Hunsaker, Lauritzens, Skousens, Klugs, Wallaces, Calls, Bishop Miller and us. I love our ward!
I found this quote about the temple today: "The temple is a house of truth filled with spiritual power. In the temple, we learn how to learn about the things of God." - Sheri L. Dew
We stopped at Taco Bell on the way home for dinner. I got a burrito supreme and a taco. When we returned home we watched,
"Help for the Holidays."
Fun at the beach
Fun at the cabin back in the
80's:
Kyle, Jon, Darrel and Jared.
And to end my journal/blog for the day:
