Adelaide, Australia
89th operating temple
Jesus Christ Authority of
Abraham 3:27
And the Lord said: Whom shall I send? And one answered like unto the Son of Man: Here am I, send me. And another answered and said: Here am I, send me. And the Lord said: I will send the first.
Book of Mormon
Words of Mormon
*What things did I learn from General Conference so far?
- What truly touched me about this General Conference is how palpable you could feel the love of our Father in Heaven, His Son's, our prophet, the apostles, and all the others who spoke in conference. You knew that they were men of God who loved the Lord I thought that the common theme was Christ and His love for us and how we should acquire that same love to minister to others. The gospel is really simple, love the Lord and love our neighbor. If we truly love the Lord, we will do all that He asks. When we do all that He asks, we become like Him and we do the things that He did when He walked the earth.The pure love of Christ truly makes the world go round. My hope for me is that as I come unto Christ I will acquire the pure love of Christ and then take that love and become one of His ministering angels. We have a great example in our prophet who has the pure love of Christ in him. What a spiritual feast we had this General Conference!
Old Testament
Deuteronomy 34 and Joshua 1
34 Moses sees the promised and and is taken by the Lord - Joshua leads Israel - Moses was Israel's greatest prophet.
Joshua 1
The Lord speaks to Joshua - He is commanded to be of good courage, to meditate upon the law, and to keep the commandments - He prepares Israel to enter Canaan.
General Conference
General Conference
Am I a Child of God?
Elder Brian K. Taylor
" How can each of us experience the power of understanding our divine identity? It begins by seeking to now God, our Father."
Paul is on a diet. Here are some of the results of the past two weeks: (Facebook post)
At the beginning of March I got bad news from my doctor, my HbA1c was 8.6, normal is 6.0. I was already taking medication to control my diabetes but this meant that the medication was no longer working. He gave me a new medication, but it also failed to lower my blood glucose. In addition my blood pressure was moderately high and cholesterol was also elevated both also being controlled through medication.
I resolved to make a change I had long expected but resisted. What has happened in the last two weeks is pretty amazing and I don't think I can credit any one thing as the reason for these changes but likely a group effort so to speak.
My doctor put me on an even stronger dose of medication, but by then I had eliminated soda from my diet. I then increased my frequency of 2 mile walks from 3 times a week to 6. The biggest change was starting Isagenix as a way to help me regulate blood glucose and make my diet predictable. I then started working out.
In two weeks here are the results:
A follow up with my doctor has reduced my blood pressure medication in 1/2 and I likely could get rid of it. My last reading was 92/63, way too low.
My "big boy" belt is useless, I am on the last notch only because it doesn't go lower.
My shoes became loose y fitted hats are too big.
I'm sleeping better. My workout tights are no longer tight.
I have way more energy. I'm more focused especially at work.
My glucose levels have dropped from an average 230 to 105 in two weeks. I've lost 30 lbs this month, 20 in the last two weeks.
I
am no way near done but off to a good start My goal is still to get off all medication and if the weight goes, then that's a bonus.
I'm so grateful for those who have offered me support and encouragement.
I am grat eful for Paul's example. I have initiated some changes in my own life. I went off diet soda the Monday after fast Sunday in March. On April 1st James and I said we were going to give up sweets for the month of April. I have been keeping track of my calories for the past few days and I walk 5-6 miles a day. My goal is to lose 25 lbs. by my birthday in August. I feel like with this quote from the October 2017 General Conference, I now have the motivation to do it.
" If the love we feel for the Savior and what he did for us is greater than the energy we give to weaknesses, self-doubts, or bad habits, then He will help us over the things which cause suffering in our lives. He saves us from ourselves."
-Sister Joy D. Jones
This is what keeps me going. As I realize the sacredness of the body the Lord has given me I realize I need to treat it with more respect.
James left after our reading of the Book of Mormon and family prayers around 7:20, for his appointment with Dr. Moffat. He needs referrals to see other doctors and Dr. Moffat writes those referrals.
I was sad to see the General Young Women's presidency released at conference. I had grown to love Sister Oscarson, Sister McConkie, and Sister Marriott. In the April 2017 general conference Sister Jones, the Primary General President lost her counselor, Sister Jean B. Bingham. Sister Bingham is now the General Relief Society President. This conference her other counselor, Sister Bonnie Cordon, was released and called as the Young Women's General President. All I can say is, Sister Jones picks awesome counselors!
Young Women General Presidency:
President - Sister Bonnie H. Cordon
1st Counselor - Michelle Craig
2nd Counselor - Becky Craven
New Primary Counselor:
Sister Lisa Harkness
I am not feeling too well today. I think I am tired and run down from this past weekend. I did not stay on my schedule today. I didn't clean or pay bills or fix any meals or work on my Primary lesson. I bought the ChildrenLearningReading program and worksheets. I started running off the worksheets until I ran out of colored ink on my printer. I am so excited to start the program with Amaron. He is coming over on Thursday so I can help him with the Primary handout for this month. I also blogged two days and walked.
James went on a Razr ride this afternoon. He says he is looking for antlers to give to Terry. He saw elk and a herd of 20 antelope. He was gone a couple of hours.
This evening James and I started watching the Saturday afternoon session of general conference. We missed it because of our Easter party. It went like this:
Sustaining of Church officers and calling of new officers:
Dallin H. Oaks.
Auditing Report - we skipped this.
7. "Meek and Lowly of Heart" - Elder David A. Bednar
8. "One More Day" - Elder Taylor G. Godoy
9. "Young Women in the Work" - Bonnie L. Oscarson
10. "Saving Ordinances Will Bring Us Marvelous Light" - Elder Taniela B. Wakolo
We stopped here and will listen to the other two talks in this session tomorrow evening.
I walked while listening to these talks and got over 19,000 steps today.
Kim's Easter eggs. She dyed them and then
made the designs with a small Sharpie.
Amazing!
Christina's three children on Easter:
Eden, Winter, Ander
These pictures remind me of photos my mother
took when Harold, Dennis, and I were young.
I always had an Easter bonnet.
Proud grandparents,
Rebecca and Brent
Two years ago when Elder Heyman was
called as an Area Authority Seventy.
Carmen's Snowman
