Friday, January 27, 2017

Looks a little like Hogwarts

1 Nephi 17:48-18:4

1.  When has the Lord asked me to do something and the give me the instructions rather than do the work for me?

2.  How can you build your life just life Nephi built the ship, not after the manner of men but "after the manner which the Lord had shown unto" you?

2 Nephi 27-28

DC 14:1-11

Has there been a time when you stood as a witness for God?

Talk: "Standing with God"

By: Sharon G. Larsen

April 2000

GC:       'Serve' by Elder Carl B. Cook

" I felt a distinct spiritual confirmation that my new assignment was inspired.  All Church callings come from God - through His appointed servants.  It is important that we make that connection - that our callings literally come to us from God through our priesthood leaders."

I got up at five but I am off to a slow start.  I make the mistake of laying back down.  James and I have scriptures and prayer together, and then I get read to go to lunch with Kaeli and Hailey.  Kaeli is my visiting teaching companion and we visit Hailey.  She stays in town on Fridays until her kids get out of school, so we decided to take her to lunch.  She wanted to go to Persnikkity's.  

Of course Hailey brought her 18 month old Huntleigh with her.  Haiey and I both had the green chili chicken sandwich.  It was delicious!  

We got into a discussion about green tea.  To drink or not to drink.  When I got home James said no, we don't.  It is tea, it has tannic acid and caffeine.  

The message this month was on the purpose of Relief Society which is to "Come Unto Christ" and become perfected in Him.  I told Hailey that the work she was doing as a mother was much like the work of the Savior.  She feeds the hungry, clothes the naked, and cares for the sick and needy.  

James serving me by helping me clean the refrigerator.

After lunch I went to Walmart to get some groceries.  I also made a stop at the post office.  Now I know why they call it the White Mountains.  The mountains surrounding Vernon were all covered in snow.  I should have stopped and taken a picture.

Although this is snow, this is not one of the mountains 

surrounding Vernon.

By the time I got home, Lexy was covered in mud.  Our road is a mud bog for the last two miles.  I got stuck in the driveway because the snow was piled so high.  The snow shovel and James dig me out.  Lexy hides her shame in the garage.

This picture doesn't show really how dirty she is.

James carries in all the groceries and I put them away and then go to my recliner for some rest and relaxation.  I watch the 2016 "Signed, Sealed, Delivered Valentine Special."  James says we have seen it, but I don't remember it.  It was really good!  I can hardly wait for this years.  Afterwards he helps me clean out the refrigerator.  (See picture above.) He breaks a glass shelf and glass shatters everywhere.

Fun Photos

Mad Eye Moody from Harry Potter

One of the members of my Primary class enjoying

the snow on his family's snowmobile.

Lois with Darrel's kids.

Taken a couple of years ago.

Fieldtrip to Boyce Thompson Artoretum.

Sheri's favorite fieldtrip.

Dallin and Adam enjoying some pizza after

helping their dad.

Sunday, March 10, 2013

Happy Daylight Savings time.  James got up at 3:15 instead of 4:15 because his phone changed to daylight savings time.  Luckily mine didn't.  I think daylight savings time is silly.

James had a high council meeting this morning so he left a little after five.  I got up and decided to wash all the mud off my car with a bottle of watered down Windex and a whole roll of paper towels.  It was clean when I left for church but was twice as dirty when I got back home.  Maybe I should do what Brother Applegate says he does.  He waits until spring to wash his truck.
I made blueberry muffins for breakfast because Evan says he loves them.  Between the two of them, Josh and Evan they ate 10 muffins with Josh, who didn't really want them, eating the most.
LeeAnn Hunsaker gave a talk in church on the 13th Article of Faith and she did an awesome job!  The other talks were on FHE and were given by Ruth Wallace and Jerry Scott.  It was a good sacrament meeting.  The boys were a little whinny and wanted to go home instead of going to Primary.  I reminded them of their promise that they would go and when that was convincing them I gave this little speech.  "Evan, how many hours are in a day.  Evan: 24.  We are only at church for 3 hours so how many hours does that give us to play and do what we want?  21.  Wow!  That's alot!"  They went to Primary without complaining any more.
Two elk crossed the road in front of us on the way to church and there were about 30 or so more by the side of the road.  James only saw the two.  Also, I saw backyard bunny this morning and had to take a picture:

Close up.

Far away.

Kaeli Nicoll gave the lesson in Young Women's on forgiveness.  It was really good.  There was a video of a man who lost his wife and two of his kids in a car accident caused by a teenage drunk driver.  Because of his faith in the Savior and the Atonement the man was able to forgive the teenager and help him turn his life around.  

James insisted that I drive his truck home and he would drive my car.  The mud was so bad I almost got sturck.  I drove as close as I could to the front door and carried the boys to the porch.  I got mud on my Sunday shoes.  The boys were so happy to be home.  They play so well together.  James is doing an audit at our ward so he wasn't home for another two hours.

When he got home we had roast, carrots, peas, biscuits, and salad for lunch. I tried to convince Evan that roast was just like steak.  He ate a little with some ketchup.  Later for a treat we had ice cream and Sprite.  

While the boys were playing James and I watched one of my favorite Hallmark movies, "Straight From the Heart."  Joshua borrowed my camera and took some pictures.  I had to edit them.  They took one picture of a naked Barbie.

Grandpa built a fire and the boys had a great time. After the boys went outside for awhile to play in the snow.  Here are some random pictures.  When it came time to go to bed they wanted to watch Chip and Dale.  I showed them how to turn it off when they were finisihed.  James and I went to bed.  I woke up an hour or so later and they were both fast asleep in bed.

 Lighting the fire.

The snow is melting quickly.

After a bath.

Horsing around.

A race for the bed?

Ready to watch a movie.

Gotta have some popcorn.

Fast asleep.