Tuesday, September 24th, 2019

Trujillo, Peru

147th operating temple

Dedicated: 21 June 2015

By: Dieter F. Uchtdorf

Jesus Christ, Glory of

DC 76:20

And we beheld the glory of the Son, on the right hand of the Father, and received of his fulness;
Book of Mormon
Helaman 9:1-17
New Testament: Galatians: "Walk in the Spirit
Galatians 2

General Conference

"Come, Follow Me"

President Russell M. Nelson

"Pour out your heart to God. Ask Him if these things are true. Make time to study His words. Really study! If you truly love your family and if you desire to be exalted with them throughout eternity, pay the price now - through serious study and fervent prayer - to know these eternal truths and then to abide by them."

A quote from President Romney's talk: 

"Obedient to the law of Christ is liberty. Learn the law of Christ and obey it. This is the purpose of life."

I listened to Kathy and Kris, two of my favorites, on the book webinar this morning. Kris says that between May and August 15th he buys $1,000 worth of books a day. That is a lot of money!

By the way, I sold three books today.

I was going to make pork chops today for lunch but I was just not feeling up to it. My muscle is still sore from yesterday's slip. 

I sat down for a few minutes and ended up watching last night's episode of "Dancing with the Stars." I think the Bachelorette, Hannah Brown was my favorite.

There was a strange hotline advertisement on TV today. The announcer said: I you have experienced abuse in Mormonism please call this number...What?

I did manage to walk today. Actually the more I walked the less sore my muscle was. 

James worked outside on log upkeep again today. This evening we watched the latest episode of Mystery Theater 101, our second episode for this week. We were a little behind.

 Alex is teaching Max how to city fish.

 Lola's tumbling lesson

 Dressing up 

 I couldn't resist another picture of James's elk.

 He's still going to the temple minus the walker.

 I love Persnikkity's!

 Congratulations Eastmark Firebirds for beating

the Willis Firebirds for the Championship!

Monday, September 23rd, 2019

Payson, Utah

146th operating temple

Dedicated: 7 June 2015

By: Henry B. Eyring

Jesus Christ, Glory of

DC 49:6

And they have done unto the Son of Man even as they listed; and he has taken his power on the right hand of his glory, and now reigneth in the heavens, and will reign till he descends on the earth to put all enemies under his feet which time is nigh at hand-

Book of Mormon

Helaman 8:11-28

New Testament: Galatians: "Walk in the Spirit"

Galatians 1

General Conference

The Atonement of Jesus Christ

Brother Tad R. Callister

"The Savior's Atonement gives us life for death, 'beauty for ashes,' healing for hurt, and perfection for weakness. It is heaven's antidote to the obstacles and struggles of this world.

I bear my witness that the Savior's Atonement is not only infinite in scope but also individual in reach - that it can not only return us to God's presence but also enable us to become like Him - the crowning goal of Christ's Atonement."

It was totally overcast and raining when we got up this morning. It rained most of the day and most of the time it was a hard rain. We are grateful because we need the moisture!

James worked on getting bids for the Ramirez job in Phoenix. I worked on my blog, walked, and opened all of the emails I got from book alerts for my Done For You lists. I wrote down and checked on two pages of books and not one was worth buying. I won't be doing this again. From now on I will be researching new books.

My new ministering sisters, Barbara and Donna, came by for a visit this afternoon. I can't even remember the last time I had visiting teachers. I've never had ministering sisters. I guess if you want ministering sisters, you assign them to yourself, which I did.

Tanna, Joyce Dye's granddaughter says that one of her grandmother's lungs is not working and hospice has suggested they take her off her oxygen. They are having a family meeting and will decide what to do. Tanna will keep us updated.

We invited the Grapp's to come over to watch "When Hope Calls" but they didn't come so we watched  Mystery 101:Dead Talk. We had FHE last night when we studied for the new "Come Follow Me" lesson.

We have a place on the floor where water puddles when it rains. It comes from the skylight. While I was walking I went over to turn on the fan and slipped in the puddle. I caught myself so I didn't fall, but I pulled a muscle and now I can hardly walk. It's a good thing I was almost finished with my steps

Rowan's playoff game for the East Valley Flag Football Championship was postponed until tomorrow. I guess they got a little rain in the valley too.

"Come Follow Me"

Ben and Sheri's Letters:

Sunday, September 22nd, 2019

Cordoba, Argentina

145th operating temple

Dedicated: 11 May 2015

By: Dieter F. Uchtdorf

Jesus Christ, Glory of

DC 45:67

And the glory of the Lord shall be there, and the terror of the Lord also shall be there, insomuch that the wicked will not come unto it, and it shall be called Zion.

Book of Mormon

Helaman 7:13-8:10

New Testament "God Loveth a Cheerful Giver" 2 Corinthians 8-13

Review

General Conference

Preparing for the Lord's Return

Elder D. Todd Christofferson
"This great and last dispensation is building steadily to its climax, Zion on earth being joined with Zion from above at the Savior's glorious return. The Church of Jesus Christ is commissioned to prepare, and is preparing, the world for that day. And so, this Easter, let us truly celebrate the Resurrection of Jesus Christ and all that it portends: His return to reign for a thousand years of peace, a righteous judgment and perfect justice for all, the immortality of all who ever lived upon this earth, and the promise of eternal life. Christ's Resurrection is the ultimate assurance that all will be put right. Let us be about building up Zion to hasten that day. In the name of Jesus Christ, amen."

I just added some photos of Rowan at the Black River to yesterday's post.

Nicolette Gardner was our first speaker today in sacrament meeting. Her topic was preparing to receive answers at General Conference.  There are different ways to hear the Lord. One of those ways is through His apostles and prophets. The Lord wants to teach us. We need to formulate questions and then listen for answers. We need to be ready to receive personal revelation. We must learn the art of ministering to others. We need to listen with "real intent" as President Oaks asked us to do last week. We need to learn the language of the Spirit. God probably speaks to us more often than we think. Pray and listen. Jesus Christ walks with you and loves you. 

"Because I Have Been Given Much" This is one of my favorite hymns!

Tom Howard was the last speaker. Jean came today to hear him speak. The theme of his talk was receiving answers to our prayers. 

The Father is aware of us, knows our needs, and will help us perfectly. Isaiah 6:1-13. Holy, holy, holy. God is clean and pure. 

H is for Harnessing your thoughts.

O is for Obedience.

L is for Love. 

Y is for Yielding our hearts to God.

The Lord looks on the heart. He can make weak things become strong. Ephesians 3:14-19: 'For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, Of whom the whole family in heave and earth is named, That he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man; That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love, may be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height; And to know the love of Christ which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God.' Through our Lord Jesus Christ we can be strengthened, comforted, and feel peace that passeth all understanding.

Becky taught the lesson in Relief Society based on Brother Callister's talk, "The Atonement of Jesus Christ." It was fun having Trina sit by me. Lola went to James's class with Ruby. 

We had a wonderful discussion on how the Atonement of Jesus Christ has helped us in our lives. Some people shared some very personal things and Becky was a great discussion leader.

On the way home from church James told me that Brother Allen shared with him that Rusty had shot an elk on or near our property yesterday. I thought you couldn't hunt on private property. I guess you have to have No Hunting signs posted. Well, we are going to get some and post them!

When we got home from our meetings Darrel and Trina were playing a game with their kids. I changed my clothes and came in and fixed waffles for all of the kids. They had a choice of butter, syrup, fresh strawberries, Coolwhip and whipped cream. I fixed myself one and had everything on mine except for whipped cream.

Addy, Trina and I played Five Crowns. I won!

After we were finished with our game it was time for our guests to get ready to go home. They got to FaceTime with Charlie before they left which was a real treat!

While waiting for everyone to get ready I played "Pin the tail on Lola" before they left with the cat tail Lola had for her Moonlight cat costume. 

Ro says he wants to live here. I think he really wants to go hunting with James the next time he goes. Darrel will take him fishing but not hunting.

We sure do love this family!

James and Sean Hunsaker went to give Sister Dye a blessing this afternoon. She had her eyes closed and was just lying there very quietly. When James took her hand she looked at him and put his hand on her heart. It made James feel so good that she recognized him. Sean gave her the blessing but did not say she would be made well. She has suffered another stroke.

I was in a coloring mode because of the girls and decided to finish coloring my butterfly. It was very relaxing.

This evening we listened to David and Emma give the next "Come Follow Me" lesson. I also listened to "The Power of Teaching" doing the same lesson on Galatians but it was totally different.

 Scarlett in her Sunday best

 Charlie in her Sunday best