Wednesday, October 22, 2014

Christlike attribute:

"Patience"

I wait patiently for the

blessings and promises of the Lord to be fulfilled.

2 Nephi 10:17

I am able to wait for things without

getting upset or frustrated.

Romans 8:25

When I went to bed our internet usage according to the Verizon app on my phone was at 16%.  When I woke up this morning it was at 23%.  How can that be?  

I love pink clouds!

Darrel is leaving about 45 minutes earlier than he used to.  I was still able to fix his breakfast:scrambled eggs, toast, and pumpkin  bread. 

 This afternoon I shortened the two new blouses I bought online from JC Penney's.  Everything I buy is too long.  I wore one of them to Mutual tonight.

We had to be at Mutual at 6pm.  The girls are making skirts.  Ruth Wilhelm is in charge.  Those attending: Leaders/adults - Ruth Wilhelm, Diana Curtis, Rosie Lauritzen, Rosa Westbrook, Tamara Applegate, Stefani Hunsaker, and me.  Girls/young women - Alice, Kyah, Heaven, LeeAnn, Kilee, Hope, Kelly, Jordyn and Shelly.  Trenda is helping with homecoming preparations tonight.  Just for the record, she is making her own prom dress.

Young women and activity day girls make a pyramid.

LeeAnn

 Jordyn and Rosa

Diana, Ruth, Stefani and

Kilee taking a break on the floor.

 Kilee watching her mom and Ruth work on her skirt.

Hope and Heaven we here tonight but Winna is still not doing very well.  She went to the Springerville hospital today to get some fluids and is in Nutrioso with her mom tonight.

I came home and made a batch of chili so Darrel would have something to eat when he got home from work.  I am always in bed before he gets here.  I finished watching the movie "Beau Jest."

 

Tuesday, October 21, 2014

Christlike attribute:

"Knowledge"

I feel confident in my understanding

of the gospel doctrines and principles.

Ether 3:19-20

I study the scriptures daily

John 5:39

I made pumpkin bread this morning.  A loaf for Mary Swift whom I am visiting today and one for me to try just to make sure it is okay.  It is okay, in fact, it's delicious!!

My visit with Mary was short but sweet.  I had Mary in Young Women's so we already have a good relationship.  She works at Walmart and I haven't seen her at church lately.  She is a sweet girl, but I do worry about her testimony and desire to keep the commandments.  She seemed excited about the pumpkin bread.

 The weather here has been gorgeous!  I was going to say this picture was taken at Buckelew Springs but that wouldn't be true.  I don't know where it was taken but I like it because of the fall colors.

I made a trip into town after my visit with Mary.  I washed my car which was looking pretty dirty.  I went to Walmart and then to Licano's to get carne asada burros, one for me and one for Darrel.  They were yummy!

I chased cows this morning and then again this afternoon.  They just don't get it.

I talked on the phone to Sheri for about an hour today.  She calls every week or so just to check on me and have a nice chat.  I look forward to those calls.

I watched "The Voice" and "Chopped Ultimate Champion".  Because I don't live in the valley I missed Joe's Choir performance tonight.  It's one of the things I miss about living in Chandler.

I heard it was great.

Joe and Brian

Another beautiful sunset.

I got this one while out chasing the cows away.

Monday, October 20, 2014

Christlike Attribute:

"Charity"

I forgive others who have

offended or wronged me.

Ephesians 4:32

I try to understand others

and their point of view

Jude 1:22

James went to the hospital this afternoon for a cats scan.  He won't know the results for several days.  We finished our book, "Longing for Home."  Although it had some very sad elements to it, the ending was good except for one small detail: we never found out what happened to the bad guy.

James did some things for me today.  He put the carpet back in place downstairs in the storage room/closet where we had the flood.  He also did some edging around the front of the house.  It look's so much better!

While paying bills today I listened to a BYU devotional talk by Elder Donald L. Hallstrom entitled: "The Heart and a Willing Mind."  I went online and downloaded it because it was so good!

James went out elk calling this afternoon.  

A bull and his harem

Here are some of the things I accomplished today:

I called my friend Charlotte Mattice and wished her a happy birthday.

I made a doctor's appointment with Sheri's doctor, Dr. Allen for November 10th.

I made a visiting teaching appointment with Mary Swift for tomorrow afternoon. 

This evening James and I watched an episode of Sue Thomas.  It was the one where Bobby goes undercover as an Elvis impersonator.  

Trina went to work today for the first time since

Lola was born.  These two are together most of the time

so I am sure it was quite a shock for both of them.

Darrel did say that Lola did pretty well all things considered.

Sunday, October 19, 2014

Christlike Attributes:

"Hope"

I firmly believe that I

will dwell with God 

and become like Him

Ether 12:4

One of my greatest desires

is to inherit eternal life

Moroni 7:41

This morning before church I studied the Sunday School lesson from the book of Isaiah entitled: "Thou Hast Done Wonderful Things."  I also made chocolate lasagna for tonight's dessert.  We are having Harold, Vickie, Dennis, and Denise over for dinner.  

The Smith's, Wes and Teresa, reported on their mission to Colby, Kansas.  Teresa told of a woman who was born and raised in Kansas and had lived there all her life.  This woman spoke with a British accent.  When Teresa asked how this could be the woman told her she had fallen down the stairs and hit her head and had spoke with the accent ever since.  She said: "They have tried to get me to speak like a Kansas hick, but nothing works."

It was raining when we got out of church today.

After church and lunch our home teachers, Collin DeWitt and Chuck Crane came for a visit.  Afterwards James went to take a nap.  I started working in the kitchen.  The roast was already in and the desserts were made.  I made mashed potatoes, rolls, and James helped with the salad. We also had corn and asparagus.

Although we enjoyed visiting with my brothers and their wives, I have decided these dinners need to be on Saturday instead of Sunday.  I am upset that I didn't take any pictures! Vickie did give me this picture:

Monte's girls: Madison & Kaytlynn

Harold and Vickie have retired from their Dishnetwork business.

Brian and Cher left for their new home in Vancouver, Washington this week.

Dennis and Denise our going to Del Rio, Texas this week for Lizzie's baptism.  Lizzie is Jenifer's third daughter.  

I am grateful to James.  While I was visiting he cleaned the kitchen and did all of the dishes. 

After everyone was gone I made a visit to Julie Wilhelm to take her the visiting teaching message.  She will be gone this week and I will be gone the next week.  She said I was the first visiting teacher she has ever had that actually made a visit.  How sad.

 

 

Saturday, October 18, 2014

Christlike attributes:

"Faith"

I believe in Christ and

accept Him as my Savior.

2 Nephi 25:29

I trust the Savior enough

to accept His will and 

do what he asks.

1 Nephi 3:7

James left around 5:30 this morning for a priesthood service project.  He met with other members in our ward at Randy Nicolls

business in Springerville.  Brother Nicolls sells logs and he said our ward could have 6 cords of scraps to use as firewood for the widows in our ward. Trenda, Talon, and Alice Wilhelm were there to help as were Tyler and Colter Hunsaker.

Colter and his dad  James said he never stopped

working.  He is six years old.

 Tyler

Talon

Andy

Trenda

Alice

I posted pictures of all the youth who helped.

As soon as James got home he fixed himself some eggs with meatloaf hash and then went in to lie down.  I think he hurt his back and ankle.

I spent the afternoon getting ready for dinner with the missionaries.  I baked a cake, made baked beans, scalloped potatoes, and a salad.  When it got to be 5:30 and they hadn't arrived I tried to call but only got voicemail.  I left a message and then called Sister Scott.  She assured me they would probably be their very soon.  We waited until after 6 and then James got a call from Elder Stott.  Elder Stott said they were told they had dinner with the Lauritzen's.  James and I ended up eating dinner alone.

 Where are our expected guests?

 Gorgeous sunset

 Friends from Chandler

Kim & Brian at their Wanda Witch activity

Friday, October 17, 2014

"The direct, personal channel of communication to our

Heavenly Father through the Holy Ghost is based

on worthiness and is so essential that we are

commanded to renew our covenants by partaking

of the sacrament each Sabbath day."

-Elder Dallin H. Oaks

The plan was to go to the temple today.  We got all ready only for James to discover that his temple recommend was missing.  We said a prayer, and searched for it, but to no avail.  He says Heavenly Father doesn't want him to go.  I told him that wasn't true, that it was Satan who didn't want him to go.  He washed his wallet when he was in Chandler and took out his recommend to dry and put it on the air hockey table downstairs.  I told him that was probably where it was.  

We went to town to pick up my prescriptions that I forgot yesterday.  We also went to Sonic and had lunch and then took lunch to Darrel since we missed him at breakfast this morning.  He left early.

  On the way to Walmart we noticed that "Meet the Mormon's" was playing at the Show Low theater so we stopped on our way back and went to the 1:45 showing.  We loved it!  I would recommend it to everyone, both members and nonmembers alike.

My favorite story in the movie was about the missionary mom.

This is what the sky looked like on our way home.  I thought for sure we would get a good rain, but we didn't.

ACR 3261

While James was taking a nap I made some cast iron skillet cornbread and a meatloaf and talked to Sheri on the phone for about an hour.  I also had to stop and chase cows away.  

James and I enjoyed dinner together and then read from our book.  We did not watch any TV today.  James texted Alex trying to encourage him to get his patriarchal blessing. 

 Rowan was a little upset today.  His teacher says he is

intellectually inclined, so she gave him extra schoolwork.

Trina says he has his dad's brain and killer looks.

I love this baby!

It was a sad day for Arizona.  Gay marriage is made legal.  Jared Ammon and Paul were having quite a debate on Facebook.  Jared Ammon posted:

"It looks like AZ is becoming one of those socially progressive states that believes in human rights."  I take it from some other things he posted that he believes it is the right of people to marry whomever they want.

 I happened to read Elder Christofferson's conference address today and I posted this quote directly from his talk:

" A God who makes no demands is the functional equivalent of a God who does not exist.  A world without God, the living God who establishes moral laws to govern and perfect His children, is also a

world without ultimate truth or justice.  It is a world where moral relativism reigns supreme.  If it were not for the reality of fixed and immutable truths, the gift of agency would be meaningless since we

would never be able to foresee and intend the consequences of our actions."

Jared did not respond to my comment or to Paul's when he mentioned marriage being between a man, woman, and God.

 

 

Thursday, October 16, 2014

"The love the Savior described is an active love.  It is not

manifested through large and heroic deeds,

but rather through simple acts of

kindness and service."

-Elder M. Russell Ballard

The Phoenix temple

James and I made a big breakfast for Darrel this morning.  We had hashbrowns with green chilies, sausage, and eggs.  It was quite tasty.

After Darrel left James and I had prayer and then we read from our book, "Longing for Home."  

While James was at his doctor's appointment with Dr. Lesueur I went shopping at Walmart.  We are feeding the missionaries on Saturday and Harold, Vickie, Dennis and Denise on Sunday.  I also bought a humidifier, earbuds for James, a mini food processor, and gifts for Vickie and Joyce Malone, so my bill was very high.  

It was a beautiful day today with the high around 70 and plenty of sunshine.  

I took these pictures off of Facebook:

 Our friend Jerry Lamb showing off

his garden in Queen Creek.

Trina's mom posted this picture of Ruby.

Ruby said:

"Grandma, I will play my guitar and you

put money in the bucket."

 This is so true!

This afternoon I worked on my blog and James and I watched Sue Thomas, our favorite TV show.