Mon 8/10/20 Rowan's 14th Birthday; Flowers planted; Ben's Letter & Photos; Molly

 

Kyiv, Ukraine

134th operating temple

Dedicated: 29 Aug 2010

By: Thomas S. Monson

Jesus Christ, Light of the World

2 Nephi 10:14

For he that raiseth up a king against me shall perish, for I, the Lord, the king of heaven, will be their king, and I will be a light unto them forever, that hear my words.

Book of Mormon/"Come Follow Me"

Alma 53 - The Lamanite prisoners are used to fortify the city Bountiful - Dissensions among the Nephites give rise to Lamanite victories - Helaman takes command of the two thousand stripling sons of the people of Ammon. About 64-63 B.C.

April General Conference

"A Living Witness of the Living Christ"

Bishop Gerald Causse

Through His Atonement, Jesus Christ not only washes away our sins, but He also provides enabling power through which His disciples may "put off the natural man," progress "line upon line," and increase in holiness so that one day they might become perfect beings in the image of Christ, qualified to live again with God and inherit all the blessings of the kingdom of heaven.

Inklings

I texted Rowan this morning wishing him a Happy Birthday. It is so hard to believe that he, Joshua, and Evan will all turn 14 this year. Where does the time go?

Everything Trina says about Rowan is true.

He is one of the kindest young men I have ever met.

If we forget to say a blessing on the food, you can see him

with his arms folded and eyes closed, saying his own prayer.

He is a great brother to his sisters and is always willing to help his grandpa when he comes to visit. We love you Rowan!

I worked on my blog and bought four books this morning. After lunch James and I went to town. We went in the truck because James wanted to get some hay as well as some horse feed. James dropped me off at Walmart while he went back to Tractor Supply to get the horse feed. 

I had to go to Walmart to get an ink cartridge for the printer. We are out of ink and the new cartridge is on it's way but didn't arrive today. I have two books I sold merchant fulfilled that I need to mail and I can't print labels without ink. I also bought a birthday card for Andy Wilhelm. James was on his way to pick me up but I told him I would just walk to Home Depot and meet him there. 

We went to the garden section and I picked out some purple and white petunias for the front planters on the porch, and some dark purple petunias and another type of purple flowering plant for the back containers on the back patio. We bought four bags of potting soil and $10 a bag and James bought 4-5 bags of steer manure for the grass. Now we don't have enough room to go get hay for Luna. I guess it's a good thing we have been letting her out to graze.

We stopped at Taco Bell on the way home for dinner. We also went to the bank to deposit a check James received from the City of Chandler, and to get three twenty dollar bills to put in cards.

Back at home I got my books ready to mail and also wrapped Joshua's birthday present for James to take with him to the valley tomorrow. I then went out on the back patio and began planting my flowers. I need to get more flowers because I miscounted the pots that need to be filled. Back to Home Depot soon as Walmart has closed the gardening section, at least for the time being.

James cleaned the pinecones off the grass and spread the steer manure. He also went for a ride on Luna this evening.

We love Monday's because that is the day we get to hear from our missionary. It seems he is doing well in spite of restrictions.

Sun 8/9/20 "Come Follow Me"; Strawberry Cream Cake; Lambson Study Group; Ben's Letter; Charlie

 

Cebu City, Phillipines

133rd operating temple

Dedicated: 13 June 2010

By: Thomas S. Monson

Jesus Christ, Light of the World

Revelations 21:23

And the city had no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it: for the glory of God did lighten it, and the Lamb is the light thereof.

Book of Mormon/"Come Follow Me"

Review Alma 43-52 with our Come Follow Me group

April General Conference

"Come unto Christ - Living at Latter-day Saints"

Elder John A. McCune

Our ability to help others come unto Christ or return to Christ will largely be determined by the example we set through our own personal commitment to stay on the covenant path.

If our true desire is to rescue those we love, we ourselves must stay firmly with Christ by embracing His Church and the fulness of His gospel.

"We are all Enlisted" was the opening song for our home church meeting today. It makes one stop and think, what are we enlisted for? We are enlisted in the Lord's army and we do his work. 

I love our little group that meets together on Sunday mornings. We had the Crane's and the Peeler's here today but the Goodman's were at home with family visitors. We missed them. We celebrated Pierce's birthday by having strawberry sour cream cake with whipped cream for our dessert after our lesson. We got a little rain this morning. It stopped just as our visitors were leaving. 

Our lesson today covered Alma 43-52 "Stand Fast in the Faith of Christ." Captain Moroni is my hero for this week. What an amazing, well-rounded man. He was spiritual, practical, and prepared. We need more men like Moroni.

While I was getting the strawberry shortcake ready Brother Peeler came over to the kitchen and told me: "Sister Lambson, I don't think I've every enjoyed studying the Book of Mormon with anyone more than I have with you." I thanked him and told him I loved the Book of Mormon with all of my heart. 

I got an e-card from my friend Karen today. I think she thinks that my birthday is on the 9th instead of the 19th. This e-card featured Donny Osmond singing, Happy Birthday Karen! It was so fun and I loved it so much I signed up to send e-cards to people I love.

This evening for our Lambson Study Group we discussed :"Trust in the Lord." Here are the talks Kim asked us to study:

1.) "Fear Not; I Am with Thee"

Jean A. Stevens

2. Has the Day of Miracles Ceased?

Elder Donald L. Hallstrom

3. It Is Better to Look Up

Carl B. Cook

4. Choose to Trust the Lord

Michalyn Steele

5. "Do We Trust Him? Hard is Good?"

Elder Stanley Ellis

Kim lead the discussion. Those attending: 

Kim, Brian, Sheri, Stacy, Paul, Kacey, James and Karen. Jared had taken Molly home and didn't make it for most of our meeting. Oh yes, Charlie was there too and she was so good!

This evening James and I both wrote letters to our missionary, Elder Trezise. I told him to count his blessing instead of the days he has left to serve. 

Hunsaker's gather for Makenzi and Tyler's baby's blessing

 

Sat 8/8/20 Molly's 11th birthday; Darrel & Trina's anniversary; Fence, Anthony, Animal Park

Gila Valley, Arizona

132nd operating temple

Dedicated: 23 May 2010

By: Thomas S. Monson

Jesus Christ, Light of the World

Ephesians 5:14

Wherefore he saith, Awake thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light.

Book of Mormon/"Come Follow Me"

Alma 51 & 52

April General Conference

"The Coming Forth of the Book of Mormon"

Elder Ulisses Soares

  Through priceless personal experiences, the Book of Mormon indeed became the keystone that sustains my faith in Jesus Christ and my testimony of the doctrine of His gospel. 

I got up at 4:40 this morning. My goal was 4:00 but I'm not sure I'm going to ever make that goal again. My bed is just too comfortable.

I was reading something on Facebook and discovered that Makenzi and Tyler Forrester had moved back to New Mexico. When I mentioned it to James he said, "oh yea, that happened a few weeks ago." Why am I always the last to know. MaKenzi is another one of my ministering sisters gone. This is number 3 in the last month.

I sent Ben a protection scripture, DC 128:22.

James and Anthony worked on the fence this morning as Luna roamed free. She was visiting with Anthony when James drove up on the Razr and scared her and she ran away.

I soaked my Northern beans last night and cooked them all day today in the crockpot with a cube of butter, 8 oz of tomato sauce, 8 oz of El Pato, and a can of Rotelle. They cooked for over 8 hours and I was going to marinate them in the frig overnite but before doing so, we ate some for dinner. James loved them and I must admit they were very tasty. I also made fried zucchini and french fries today in the air fryer.

James got a call from Tom Howard asking him to come over to talk with him. Tom wants James to build him a gate for his property. James wants to buy one of Tom's colts. Tom said he would have to talk to Jean first. The colt he wants is one of Luna's. Luna needs a companion. She is lonely and is beginning to think she is a human and James is her favorite human to be with.

While James was gone to the Howard's I mopped and polished the kitchen and dining room floor in preparation for our "Come Follow Me" group tomorrow.

James and I are quite enjoying our latest Aunt Dimity book, "Aunt Dimity and the Widow's Curse." We read a couple of chapters today.

I worked on the Relief Society challenge today. We are inviting the sisters to study the new proclamation, a paragraph a week along with a designated conference talk. I am typing up the challenge and will send it to the rest of the presidency for approval before sending it to the sisters. I'm excited about it!

Tonight James and I watched the latest Hallmark Summer Movie, "Love on Harbor Island". It was much better than last week's.

Happy Anniversary Darrel & Trina

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Happy 11th Birthday Molly!

Animal park before Molly leaves

 

Chicken enchilada with red sauce and a

side of rice and beans.