Wednesday, April 17th, 2019

Provo City Center, Utah 

150th operating temple

Dedicated: 20 Mar 2016

By: Dallin H. Oaks

Jesus Christ, Divine Sonship

2 Nephi 25:16

And after they have been scattered, and the Lord God hath scourged them by other nations for the space of many generations, yea, even down from generation to generation until they shall be persuaded to believe in Christ, the Son of God, and the atonement, which is infinite for all mankind - and when that day shall come that they shall believe in Christ, and worship the Father in his name, with pure hearts and clean hands, and look not forward any more for another Messiah, then, at that time, the day will come that it must needs be expedient that they should believe these things.

Book of Mormon

Mosiah 10:1-22

New Testament "Come Follow Me"

Matthew 22:1-14; 24; 25:1-13

General Conference

Where Will This Lead?

Dallin H. Oaks

"We make better choices and decisions if we look at the alternatives and ponder where they will lead."

A little moisture last night and this morning. I guess it was enough to make the roads muddy because when James went to the post office he took the truck. I worked a couple of hours paying bills before he left so he could mail them.

I had some canned chicken noodle soup for lunch and put some of the sweet chili sauce that I got from Mountain Thai in it. It was spicy good. 

James worked on income taxes again today. I inventoried the five books he brought back from the post office and I bought three more. We have decided not to buy any more until we sell some of the newer ones we bought in the last couple of weeks. 

I blogged, and walked, and cooked some chicken in the crockpot with salsa. When it was finished I shredded it and made myself a tasty chicken burro. James had his with corn chips and cheese. 

I got a sweet email from a sister in our ward that really made my day. Here it is:

This sister gives more community service than anyone I know. She is the president of the park, runs the community food bank and is involved in the Vernon's Women's Club. If you need some service done, Paula will be there to help. She is pretty amazing.

I just heard that Evans Farnsworth is undergoing surgery for lung cancer. His wife Terry was my secretary when I served as the Stake Relief Society Presidency. Our thoughts and prayers are with them at this most difficult time.

Monte is doing better and even got to eat some Jello today, the first thing he has eaten in two months. Hopefully he will get to go home in a couple of days.

There was an unwanted critter in the pantry this evening. James told me he would see to it that he was not made to feel welcome.

 The Arnett's: A.J., Anthony, Wendy, Danny, Chea, Kathy, Channy, Heidi, Casey, Jackie, Pierce, Cliff Jr., or Boggs is the only one missing. He left early from the funeral.

Where's the Doc?

Sheri's photos of Notre Dame

 Joe and Ben

 She looks like a Charlie in this picture.

 Scarlett helping Pop do the dishes

Wednesday, April 4th, 2018

 Suva, Fiji

91st operating temple

Dedicated: 18 June 2000

By: Gordon B. Hinckley

Jesus Christ Baptism of

Mark 1:9

And it came to pass n those days, that Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was baptized of John in Jordan.

Book of Mormon

Mosiah 1:15-2:8

*What are some blessings promised to us if we watch and study General Conference?

- My favorite verse today is 6. it says they pitched their tents round about the temple, every man having his tent with the door thereof towards it. They were ready to listen. Do we have our ears, eyes and hearts turned to the messages we receive in General Conference?

One of the greatest blessings of watching conference that I see mentioned in this block of scripture is an increase in gratitude. I feel so grateful to my Heavenly Father for the sanctuary that General Conference provides. I feel peace, comfort and inspiration.

Old Testament

Joshua 5-6

5 The inhabitants of Canaan fear Israel - The males of Israel are circumcised - Israel keeps the Passover, eats the fruit of the land, and manna ceases - The captain of the Lord's host appears to Joshua.

6 Jericho is taken and destroyed - Only Rahab and her household are saved.

General Conference

"Until Seventy Times Seven"

Elder Lynn G. Robbins

" Amid a life full of stumbling blocks and imperfection, we all are grateful for second chances."

I listened to President Nelson's first conference talk after he was called as an apostle in April 1984. The title: "Call to the Holy Apostleship."  He had April 1984 circled on his calendar for months because it was going to be the first priesthood session of conference that his son would be old enough to attend with him. He was called by President Spencer W. Kimball. 

At 4:30 this afternoon I had 12,000 steps and by 6 I had 14,000. I seem to do better walking in the afternoon and evening. James is outside walking trying to catch up with me. He is not used to me being ahead of him. 

He has been working on income taxes and is almost finished. Next is the property tax letter to the state attorney general that he and Chuck and Owen are writing. When we first moved here our property taxes were around $1,200 a year. Now they are $2,900 and over 80% of that is for the Vernon school with it's 100 students.

I am worried about James and Stacy, they both say they hurt all the time. That is to be expected from Stacy who is recovering from surgery, but James shouldn't hurt all the time. 

Whew! I just finished April firsts blog post...it was a long one what with Easter, general conference, April Fools Day and Darrel's family. Now James and I are watching "When Calls the Heart."

We recorded a program entitled, "President Russell M. Nelson, Brilliant Mind, Gentle Heart" from BYU TV in between Sunday conference sessions. We started watching it this evening. Or rather I watched it while James listened and walked.

President Nelson and his wife Wendy were being interviewed. Wendy said that since he has been called as the prophet the nightly revelations have been more frequent. He said he keeps a notebook by his bed and writes them down. Wendy said they will go to a concert and the next morning while she is fixing breakfast he will sit down at the piano and play a song from the concert. He plays by ear and he has perfect pitch when he sings. 
They love to do jigsaw puzzles and play Scrabble. She says he is very romantic. He writes her love poems and then sets them to music. She says she wants him to know that he is loved, adored, wanted and needed which creates the acronymn, "lawn." Since it was close to bedtime I didn't finish watching it but I will finish tomorrow.

I got these cards just from going on

Family Search today and doing what

they suggested.

Cathedral Rock Trail, Sedona, AZ.

Yes he's real. He has not been out in

the wild but lives in a sanctuary.

Nice thoughts

Tuesday, October 6, 2015

Fall break and Darrel and his family 

are at Disneyland!  It's Lola's first time.

Stacy, Paul, Michael, and Joshua are 

at the Grand Canyon.

Michael is awesome!

 

Happy Birthday to my sister-in-law

Vickie!

She is 64 today.

James cleaned the truck for me today so I could take Kilee Hunsaker to lunch.  

He cleaned it both inside and outside.  It hasn't been this clean since  it was brand new!
It looked like it was going to rain any minute so I took a rain jacket with me when I picked up Kilee.  We drove in to Pinetop to eat lunch at El Rancho.  As we were driving through Pinetop it looked like it had snowed, but it was actually hail.

Sunrise got quite a bit of snow in this storm.

After lunch I dropped Kilee off at the downtown chapel where she went shopping with her friend Hannah Borrego.  

When I got home I worked on my blog and paid bills.  It rained the rest of the day and in to the night.  

James worked on income taxes all day long.  He has until the 15th to finish.

This evening we made sandwiches for dinner and watched a Hallmark movie called, "A Gift of Miracles."  It was a good one. 

 

Tuesday, September 29, 2015

 Happy Anniversary
Kim and Brian!

20 years of wedded bliss!

I love these two!

Sheri's quote of the day:

"Perhaps the greatest charity comes when we are kind to each

other, when we don't judge or categorize someone else,

when we simply give each other the benefit of the doubt or remain

quiet.  Charity is accepting someone's differences,

weaknesses, and shortcomings; having patience with

someone who has let us down; or resisting the impulse to become

offended when someone doesn't handle something the way we might have hoped.  Charity is refusing to take advantage

of another's weakness and being willing to forgive

someone who has hurt us.  Charity is expecting

the best of each other."

-Elder Marvin J. Ashton

Sweet little Lola!

 I started cleaning out the pantry at the cabin yesterday.  This is what my kitchen looks like:

It's going to get worse before it gets better.

James and I went to visit the Howard's today.  I am Jean Howard's visiting teacher and my partner is out of town. The Howard's have about 200 acres of land back in the pine trees south of town.  James visited with Tom while I visited with Jean.  Come to find out they have a house in Chandler just a few miles south of us.  

Sister Howard, Jean, has a bad back, has had heart surgery, and several other surgeries.  I really liked her though.  She is very soft spoken and seems quite spiritual. She says she lives very close to the Lord and often asks Him: "Lord, what do I need to learn from the experience."  It was a good visit.

Back home I made grilled tuna and cheese sandwiches with tomato soup for lunch.  We took a nap and then I worked on my blog while James worked on taxes.  I did a little work on my pantry project but I've come to realize it's a bigger project than I had thought.

Our Hallmark movie, "For the Love of Grace", had Mark Consuelo in it.  It was a good one.

Tricia got engaged today.

Vernon sunset

 

 

Monday, September 21, 2015

Vernon friends: Lynda Tanner, Sean Hunsaker
and Lorraine Vaught

"Your beliefs don't make

you a better person,

your behavior does."

I wanted to go on a Razr ride this morning but when we went out to the garage I noticed that one of the back tires was flat.  We went out on the porch instead.  While I read, James clipped and painted my toenails.  He's a keeper!

Bishop Miller's wife Ann gave birth to a baby boy this morning:

 They named him Uriah Ellis Miller

Bishop's mother Debbie holding Uriah

while big sister Andyn looks on.

Andyn and Uriah

Katherine and Uriah

Hyrum and Uriah

Congratulations to the Miller family!

It rained most all afternoon and into the night.  James got a text and a picture from Paul of Oregon.  His wife Janelle got her elk.

 Janelle and her elk

Here is the elk she originally wanted but missed.  Someone else got him.

He's a big one!

I think both of these elk were shot near Nutrioso.

Paul asked James if he wanted some salmon that they caught in Oregon.  Of course he does!  We met Paul on the highway between here and Springerville.  James stood out in the rain and talked to him for several minutes.  I hope he doesn't get sick.  Thanks for the salmon Paul.

James worked on income taxes most of the afternoon.  He has to have four years of taxes done before October 15th.  I worked on my blog and paid some bills and then we watched two Hallmark movies.  One was about two people who get heart transplants from a couple who were killed in a car crash and left behind a little girl.  Of course they fall in love and are drawn to the little girl.  They get married and become like parents to the little girl.  It never says they adopt her, but I am hoping they did.  I am not sure if this was based on a true story or not.  

The other movie was a Garage Sale Mystery: All That Glitters, starring Lori Laughlin.  

 This is a picture of Sister McAfee, the Primary 

chorister in the Galveston 3rd ward.  They just

realigned ward boundaries in the Chandler West stake 

and now, just before the Primary program, she

was put in the Pleasant 1st ward.  The Galveston 3rd ward lost 

several of their children and their Primary chorister.

So very sad.

The kids loved her!