Panama City, Panama
127th operating temple
Dedicated: 10 Aug 2008
By: Thomas S. Monson
Jesus Christ, Light of the World
Alma 38:9
And now, my son, I have told you this that ye may learn wisdom, that ye may learn of me that there is no other way or means whereby man can be saved, only in and through Christ. Behold, he is the life and the light of the world. Behold, he is the word of truth and righteousness.
Book of Mormon/"Come Follow Me"
Alma 43; "Righteous Warriors" John Bytheway
April General Conference
Ensuring a Righteous Judgment
Elder James R. Rasband
Of course, where there is a law given, where we are not ignorant of the will of God, we are accountable. As King Benjamin emphasized: "Wo unto him who knoweth that he rebelleth against God! For salvation cometh to none such except it be through repentance and faith on the Lord Jesus Christ."
Inklings
DC 68:6
Wherefore, be of good cheer, and do not fear, for I the Lord
am with you, and will stand by you; and ye shall bear record
of me, even Jesus Christ, that I am the Son of the living God,
that I was, that I am, and that I am to come.
I started out this morning by listening to a talk Emily Belle Freeman gave at BYU-Idaho Education Week about studying scriptures. In this talk she talks about her protection scriptures which are scriptures she turns to when she needs comfort or peace. When she was pregnant with her fourth child she was put on bed rest for six months. She read the Book of Mormon in a short amount of time and decided because she had the time, to read all of the standard works. She said she began with this goal in mind: "That she would find scriptures that would help her in her life in that moment." In this talk she shared scripture from Ezra, Nehemiah, and Acts 8. It was very good. She even talked about the Feast of the Tabernacle and how she had a Feast of the Tabernacle celebration with her family as she set up a booth in her yard and covered it with sheets and on the sheets she hung scriptures. Each night the family would share a meal together and then would study the scriptures together. This is what was done during the Feast of the Tabernacle in Old Testament times.This was a great way for me to start the day.
James went out this morning to work on the fence. Kim and Brian got up and began cleaning and packing, getting ready to go home.
When I reminded Kim about taking a picture she said that all of their pictures look the same because she always wears the same shirt because it is her "travel shirt." I suggested that they sit in the rocking chairs instead of standing in front of the front door.
They are going back down to where the high today will probably
be at least 111. When they came up it was not supposed to rain so yesterday's rainstorm was a bonus! Kim and Brian love rains as much as I do!
After listening to Emily this morning talk about her scripture study I then listened to John Bytheway talk about the "war chapters" in the Book of Mormon since that is what we are studying this week and next week for "Come Follow Me." So good! I only got through about half of it but that was enough for today.
James went to town today while I stayed home and worked on my next book shipment. I want James to take it with him to the valley tomorrow to mail. I did get it ready which made me so happy. I also bought some books.
James let Luna out before he left for town. I went and checked on her once. She was in the front on the hill by the Crane's. When James got home he said he was going to have to go look for her. He happened to look outside the dining room window and saw she was back in her corral. I thought it was funny and James said, "Well that's her home."
While I was walking today I listened to David Butler's new book, "The Spirit." It is really good!
