OUR FAMILY

Friday, May 1, 2020

Thursday, April 30th, 2020

Guatemala City, Guatemala

32nd operating temple

Dedicated: 14-16 Dec 1984

By: Gordon B. Hinckley

Jesus Christ, King

1 Samuel 12:12

And when ye saw that Nahash the king of the children of Ammon came against you, ye said unto me, Nay; but a king shall reign over us: when the Lord your God was your king.

Book of Mormon/"Come Follow Me"

Mosiah 9; Sunday Journal and Study Guide

April General Conference

"Go Forward in Faith"

President Russell M. Nelson

"I bless you with peace and increasing faith in the Lord."

"The Prophet of God"

Elder Neil L. Andersen

April 2018

While I was walking this morning I listened to "Thou Hope and Deliverer" from "The Lamb of God."

"Thou Hope and Deliverer promised of old,

For whom we have waited e'er long,

O come and redeem us from slavery's yoke,

And deliver Thy people home.

Yea, Thou in whose presence our soul takes delight,

On whom in affliction we call,

Our comfort by day and our song in

the night,

Our Hope, our Deliv'rer, our All.

Hosanna! Hosanna! Sing praises to God,

Our Hope, our Deliv'rer, our All.

O hear Thou dear Savior, our call."

For breakfast I had blueberry muffins, fresh pineapple, and sausages. James cut up the pineapple.

I made a mistake regarding Zeniff. He did have conflict with the Lamanites after living among them for 12 years. He led his army in the strength of the Lord and defeated them. Twenty two years later he did it again. I think he was a righteous made that made a poor decision by returning to the land of Nephi.

A couple of weeks ago I bought a frozen Mexican minestrone soup mix that is supposed to be cooked in a pressure cooker. I got out my pressure cooker and the instructions and finally figured out how to use it. A little while later we had Mexican minestrone soup. It was quite good but I'm not sure James liked it as well as I did.

James went to town to deposit a check, and horse feed. I had asked him to get me a cherry Dilly bar but he forgot. I must admit I was a little sad.

I went upstairs this afternoon to work on the health masks that Maxine brought to me last week. I have one made and there are five more to make. I finished all but two and then decided I needed to quit and finish the last two tomorrow morning. While I was working I watched the last episdoe of "Lark Rise to Candleford." It was a good one. Alf proposes to Minnie and Gabriel proposes to Dorcas and Margaret is expecting a baby. The only thing that could have made it better was if Daniel proposed to Laura. The series is based on a trilogy of books by a woman named Flora Thompson. The story is based on her life growing up in England. I am sorry it is finished by I am going to enjoying going back and re-watching it many times with James and others.

Here are some quotes from a previous episode when Thomas orders some long woolen underwear for Margaret from a famous German named Dr. Fortwrangler.

Thomas to Margaret: "I urge you to put it on my dear. A chill may strike at any moment. The fluctuatin' temperatures of autumn can be hazardous to the delicate constitution."

Margaret wears the underwear to make Thomas happy but she is miserably warm and is continually scratching herself. She finally decides she wants to be comfortable so she goes home to her bedroom and begins to take it off when Thomas comes in. This is what she says:

"No Thomas no. I beg you, do not say a word. I will not be oppressed for another minute by this wretched German wool! I am not a child or an invalid. I will not be struck down by some slightly, chilly wind."

I love the English accents, the period costumres, and the expressions they use when they speak. I love that Laura is a journal keeper, writing everything down that she see. I also love the beautiful English country side and the thatched cottages of Lark Rise. It gives me a desire to go back to England. My favorite place in England was Stratford-upon-Avon, the little village where Shakespeare grew up. We toured his home and his sweethearts home and shopped in the village. Such a picturesque English village. This is the part of England I loved the most.
I also how the poor people of Lark Rise are content and happy with what they have. They make their own fun through song and dance.

James went on a Luna ride this evening while I stayed home and studied "Come Follow Me" and the new Inklings study of the new proclamation.

I wrote a note back to my friend Judy Hunter today and signed birthday cards for my friend Maxine and for Autumn.

Love the smile!

Cinder block bench

Woohoo!

Cathy Arnett

This is our sweet friend Cathy Arnett.

We are praying for her.

Thursday, April 30, 2020

Wednesday, April 29th, 2020

Taipei, Taiwan

31st operating temple

Dedicated: 17 Nov 1984

By: Gordon B. Hinckley

Jesus Christ, Judge

Matthew 25:32

And before him shall be gathered all nations: and he shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divideth his sheep from the goats:

Book of Mormon/"Come Follow Me"

Mosiah 8; Sunday Journal - What were the 24 plates found by Limhi's people? Mosiah 8:5-12; Book of Mormon Study Guide

April General Conference

"Sharing the Message of the Restoration and the Resurrection"

Elder D. Todd Christofferson

"The Restoration belongs to the world, and its message is especially urgent today. When you share the Book of Mormon, you share the Restoration."

"The Blessing of Continuing Revelation to Prophets and Personal Revelation"

Elder Quentin L. Cook

April 2020

I called James this morning before I went out to feed Luna to make sure I was feeding her the right amounts. He said oats was a treat and only give her a little if any at all. Of course I gave her oats, that's her favorite! When I went out at noon to feed her she whinnied and started pawing the ground, first with her left foot and then with her right. James said he has never seen her use both feet before. I gave her an apple and was going to give her a second until I saw one on the ground in her corral. She does not like apples as well as she likes carrots.

When I called James I asked where he was. He said he was at the jobsite laying out the houses for the framers. He said after 8 o'clock it is pretty unbearable to work so he went at six.

I finally finished chapter 13 of Church History in the Fulness of Times. The last part was the best, the building and dedication of the Kirtland temple. The men would work all day in the temple and then stay at night to guard it.

The work on the temple was not without difficulty. Mobs threatened to destroy the temple, and those who worked on it by day guarded it at night. Night after night for weeks, Heber C. Kimball said, we "were not permitted to take off our clothes, and were obliged to lay with our fire locks in our arms."

Heber C. Kimball: "Our wives were all the time knitting, spinning and sewing ..; they were just as busy as any of us."

The sisters also made the carpets and draperies for the temple and broke up their china to put in the outside plaster walls so the temple would glisten.

Because they were so willing to sacrifice in building the temple, the Lord poured out great blessings upon them. From 21 January to 1 May 1836 probably more Latter-day Saints beheld visions and witnessed other unusual spiritual manifestations than during any other era in the history of the Church.

There was so much of grief and persecution during this period of Church history that it was so wonderful to read about the dedication of the Kirtland temple and all the blessings that attended it.

As temple workers James and I both received a letter from the Snowflake temple president, President Palmer.

Here are my book stats for the day: My account balance is $415.68. I don't know when it has ever been that high. They will be sending me the balance on Friday. In 7 days I have sold 21 books and done $584.66 in sales. I still have over a dozen book sales which are pending and I don't believe these numbers reflect that. I now have over 518 listings of which 158 are active.

I watched some "Lark Rise to Candleford" today and would like to share a couple of quotes.

Robert to Queenie, whose real name is Victoria. Queenie has run away from home and is camping at the creek until her husband Twister decides to grow up. She enjoys being alone and getting to know herself.

"Queenie, believe me, you can only listen to your own voice for so long before it loses its fascination. Twister is pining for you."

Laura reading from her journal:

"My ma (pronounced mar) says that of all the bonds that exist between people, perhaps the sweetest is the bond of friendship. For it is not born out of duty or blood ties, but out of sheer delight in another."

Dorcas Lane who is known for her wisdom and advice. I guess we could call her the advice diva but really, her advice is the best:

"I hope I do not pry, but I fear you are in distress."

James arrived home somewhere around 5 pm. He went in to take a nap and then got up and went for a ride on Luna. When he returned he had something to eat, took a shower, and then we watched the latest installment of "Matchmaker Mysteries."