Be a lighthouse for the Lord
Helaman 11:1-20
In these verses the Nephites did begin to remember the Lord their God. What blessings have you seen come into your life when you choose to remember Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ? How do you feel when you ponder about what the Savior has done for you?
Karen: I feel like going to church is like going to the hospital. We are all hurting or sick in some way. I feel "healed" as I partake of the sacrament. I know that as I repent and re-commit to keep the commandments the Savior forgives me and accepts of my offering, and I feel His love for me. I have the strength to face the challenges ahead of me for another week. During the week when I feel myself, "losing it", I offer a prayer to calm me down. I ask for peace, comfort, strength, and love and to have the Spirit to be with me. I need Him every hour! I also try to repent immediately or at night during my prayers, I ask, Heavenly Father if there is something I need to repent of please let me know so I can do so now.
James: When I choose to "remember" by praying and attending my meetings in an attitude of gratitude and worship, I am reminded of the power of the Atonement which has helped me overcome so much of the natural man; which has changed my heart and helped me to overcome bad habits and re-directed my focus from the world to things of eternity. Over time I have learned that it is not about me. I have a long way to go, but I have learned that the Atonement is about changing our life and our focus. It is no longer about me.
GC: "Opposition in All Things" by Elder Dallin H. Oaks
"God rarely infringes on the agency of any of His children by intervening against some for the relief of others. But he does
ease the burdens of our afflictions and strengthens us to bear
them, as He did for Alma's people in the land of Helam
(Mosiah 24:13-15). Through all mortal opposition, we have God's
assurance that He will "consecrate our afflictions for our gain"
(2 Nephi 2:2). We have also been taught to understand our
mortal experiences and His commandments in the context
of His great plan of salvation, which tells us the purpose of
life and gives us the assurance of a Savior, in whose name
I testify of these things."
Thank you President Uchtdorf for the reminder.
This morning I listened to a video by a doctor entitled: "Abortion Argument Destroyed in Six Minutes." It reminded me of how critical it is for Roe vs. Wade to be overturned. It just breaks my heart that abortion is so common place and people are so callous about it.
I had no plans to go to town today, but when James said he needed to go and invited me to go and to lunch, I couldn't turn him down.
He dropped me off at the Dollar Tree Store, and then he went down to Harbor Freight. I am still looking for another glass plate. This Dollar Tree Store is the most disorganized, messy store I have ever been in. There are always boxes sitting everywhere and it is difficult to get around in. I wouldn't come in here if it weren't for those glass plates and stuff for my Primary class. They still did not have my plate, so I walked down to Harbor Freight and waited in the car for James. When he finished with what he was buying, a lift to put under the Razr while he changes the fluids, he came out and loaded it in to the back of my car. I suggested we go to The China Buffet for lunch because it was close, which we did.
We had a filling lunch and then James went to Home Depot and then to Show Low Motorsports on the way out of town.
We read from Millennial Glory. Corrynne finished off Dr. Page in an accidental death before he could infect her with the virulent form of Streptcoccous A which causes a person to feel like they are on fire and rots the skin away before the person dies. Evil doctor! We are almost finished with this book. I hope the next one comes soon.
Speaking of evil, James sneaked up on me today and tapped me on the shoulder looking like this:
Naughty husband.
Needless to say I jumped and screamed.
We had lots of clouds today, but again, at our place, very little rain. Over on the Show Low side of Vernon our friend took this picture:
Looks like snow, but it was hail.
While James was out in the back this afternoon he saw this guy sitting on our porch:
He was chasing squirrels. I am not sure if he actually got one.
Perigrine Falcon
I love my husband because he is a problem solver. He lost the owner's manual to the Razr so he found a video online that tells him how to change the five different fluids that need to be changed in this machine. Here he is at work:
Holding his phone and thinking about what the
video just told him to do.
This evening after dinner I sat down to read "The Seven Tipping Points That Saved the World" by Chris and Ted Stewart. I finished the other book I was reading of theirs, "The Seven Miracles that Saved America", and loved it! This one is almost as good. I am on Chapter 4: The Battle That Preserved a Christian Europe.
Noted German Historian Leopold Von Ranke says: "Poitiers was the turning point of one of the most important epochs in the history of the world." Poitiers is a place between France and Spain. Good stuff. I am reading about the Muslim invasion of Europe and actually had to get out my world map to look at so I could figure out where all the places were that they were talking about.
We had a gorgeous sunset tonight. This was taken from our front porch:
I love where I live.
