Thur 8/20/20 Pink sun;Joe's sentencing; Amazon payment; Shipment ready; Tacos; Errands; Tanna; Tea sets; Anna & Betty;

 

Phoenix, Arizona

144th operating temple

 Dedicated: 16 Nov 2014

By: Thomas S. Monson

Jesus Christ, Lord

Luke 22:61

And the Lord turned, and looked upon Peter. And Peter remembered the word of the Lord, how he had said unto him, Before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice.

Book of Mormon/"Come Follow Me"

Helaman 4 - Nephite dissenters and the Lamanites join forces and take the land of Zarahemla - The Nephites' defeats come because of their wickedness - The Church dwindles, and the people become weak like the Lamanites. About 38-30 B.C.

Book of Mormon Central; "Don't Miss This"

April General Conference

"Fulfillment Of Prophecy"

Elder Ronald A. Rasband

Of great significance for the whole Church is the prophecy of Isaiah, given more than 700 years before the birth of Jesus Christ: "And it shall come to pass in the last days, that the mountain of the Lord's house shall be established in the top of the mountains, ... and all nations shall flow unto it.."

There was so much smoke in the air this morning from a fire in New Mexico that the sun looked pink. I took a picture.

I got my two week Amazon payment today in the amount of $397.30. I still have a balance of $617.87 at Amazon. Textbook season has begun!

I finished getting my last book shipment ready to mail. James took it to town after lunch. I made tacos for lunch using my new taco tongs which work so well!

While James was gone I got a text from Tanna, the girl James and I minister to who is pregnant. She said she is going in to be induced tomorrow and will have the baby sometime this weekend. I told her I had a gift card to send her and she gave me her address. This is her first baby. 

Seven missionaries came to help this morning, two of them sisters.

He asked if I could make some refreshments for them tomorrow so I made some chocolate chip cookies. 

Jared and I discovered that Anna and Jenifer's daughter Betty will be going to the same school, Texas University at San Marcos. 

Joe had his court sentencing today. This is what he got:

2 days jail time (down from 45). He will go in on September 16th.

He will be at county jail, but not in with the violent criminals. He will be in the drunk tank basically.

7 days house arrest (down from 13). 

1 year breathalyzer on his car.

Mandatory treatment class. The one he already took should count.

Lots of fees.

Not listed as a felony. He can work to get it expunged from his record.

That last sentence is the best news of all. I know everyone is relieved that it is finally over. Well at least the sentencing anyway.

"Aligning Our Will with God's" Day 3 - ACT

  "Pray in the name of Jesus Christ about your concerns, your fears, your weaknesses - yes, the very longings of your heart. And then listen! Write the thoughts that come to your mind. Record you feelings and follow through with actions that you are prompted to take. As you repeat this process day after day, month after month, year after year, you will 'grow into the principle of revelation.'"

- Russell M. Nelson

Our missionaries

Canyon Lake

Addy got her birthday presents today.

She says she loves them.

I also sent a journal which she will get tomorrow.

Wed 8/19/20 72nd Birthday; Strawberry Shortcake; Birthday Wishes; LaCasita; Home Depot-Walmart; George's gift; Millie's gift;

Fort Lauderdale, Florida

                                                                          143rd operating temple

                                                 Dedicated: 4 May 2014

                                                 By: Dieter F. Uchtdorf

Jesus Christ, Lord

Luke 2:11

For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, which is Christ the Lord.

Book of Mormon/"Come Follow Me"

Helaman 5 - My Wow! Chapter

Nephi and Lehi devote themselves to preaching -Their names invite them to pattern their lives after their forebears - Christ redeems those who repent - Nephi and Lehi make many converts and are imprisoned, and fire encircles them - A cloud of darkness overshadows three hundred people - The earth shakes, and a voice commands men to repent - Nephi and Lehi converse with angels, and the multitude is encircled by fire. About 30 B.C.

April General Conference

"Opening the Heavens for Help"

President Russell M. Nelson

Now, as President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and an Apostle of Jesus Christ, I know that God "has all power, all wisdom, and all understanding; he comprehendeth all things, and he is a merciful Being, even unto salvation, to those who will repent and believe on His name."

Lambson Study Group

As A Child

Henry B. Eyring

Happy birthday to me. I have been saying that for 72 years now and it never gets old. I get old, but it never does. Birthdays are wonderful because the people you love the most remember you.

Anthony came to the door this morning to sing Happy Birthday to me. He finished the entire song. It was a nice gesture. 

I had strawberry shortcake for breakfast. It was delicious. 

For lunch we went to LaCasita and I had my favorite meal, a chicken enchilada with red sauce and a side of rice and beans. After lunch we headed for Home Depot to look a paint samples. I picked out three samples I wanted to try but the guy behind the desk said he couldn't do samples until the truck came in later this afternoon and suggested we come back tomorrow. We bought a couple of door mats, a rubber garbage container, and some more flowers including some for Millie Scott who also has a birthday today.

James dropped me off at Walmart while James went to the upholstery shop to drop off the cushions for our outside couch that the Howard's gave us. James also picked up some upholstery samples for me to look at. At Walmart I got birthday cards for Addy, Charlie, Millie, and George Wilhelm. George's 5th birthday is tomorrow.  We stopped by to take him his gift on the way home, a tractor and trailer filled with Hotwheel cars. He was jumping up and down when he opened it and ran over and gave James a big hug.

We FaceTimed with Jared, Kacey, Charlie and Tanner today. The highlight of the call was when James took the phone outside and called Luna up. We fed her a carrot and Charlie got to watch. 

James chased cows away twice today. While he was gone this evening a couple of them returned and I went outside and yelled at them and they left. It will be so nice when we get this fence finished.

I got 8 birthday cards and a love note from James today. I had strawberry shortcake for dinner and studied the gospel, worked on my books, got to go shopping, blogged and ate strawberry shortcake and Mexican food. I would say it was a good birthday.  James delivered the flowers we got for Millie. I told her on her card that we were kindred spirits because we shared the same birthday. 

Happy Birthday to me

Molly's baptism 3 years ago. I couldn't find

another picture of myself. Can you guess that I

don't like to have my picture taken.

The only sad thing about my birthday was

that it didn't rain. 

I bought these towels at Walmart today

 

 

 

 

 

                                                                                                  

 

 

Tue 8/18/20 Missionaries - fence; Hear Him; I dinner; Luna gets 2 shoes; Rain 5 min;

 

Gilbert, Arizona

142nd operating temple

Dedicated: 2 Mar 2014

By: Thomas S. Monson

Jesus Christ, Lord

Mark 16:19

So then after the Lord had spoken unto them, he was received up into heaven, and sat on the right hand of God.

Book of Mormon/"Come Follow Me"

Helaman 2

April General Conference

"The Melchizedek Priesthood and the Keys"

The principle that priesthood authority can be exercised only under the direction of the one who holds the keys for that function is fundamental in the Church, but this does not apply in the family. For example, a father presides and exercises the priesthood in his family by the authority of the priesthood he holds. He has no need to have the direction or approval of one holding priesthood keys in order to perform his various family functions. These include counseling the members of his family, holding family meetings, giving priesthood blessings to his wife and children, or giving healing blessings to family members or others. Church authorities teach family members but do not direct the exercise of priesthood authority in the family.

Lambson Study Group

"An Easiness and Willingness to Believe"

Michael T. Ringwood

Inklings

 Anthony and the missionaries helped James work on the fence this morning. 

As part of my gospel study this morning I read from "Hear Him" A Study Guide On Personal Revelation. Week 3 is Aligning Our Will with God's. This is what President Nelson says:

"Pray in the name of Jesus Christ about your concerns, your fears, your weaknesses-- yes, the very longings of your heart. And then listen! Write the thoughts that come to your mind. Record your feelings and follow through with actions that you are prompted to take. As you repeat this process day after day, month after month, year after year, you will grow into the principle of revelation."

2 Nephi 4:35

Yea, I know that God will give liberally to him that asketh. Yea, my God will give me, if I ask not amiss; therefore I will lift up my voice unto...my God.

I put the roast in the crockpot this morning at 8 a.m. It is supposed to cook on low for 8 hours. I also started the Rhodes rolls and then went back to working on putting books in my inventory for my next shipment. It feels as if textbook season has already started. In the last 30 days my product sales are $2,388.00. It's the most exciting time of the year for the textbook business!

I had a burger for lunch and James had beans. We both had some fried zucchini. James took my two merchant fulfilled book orders to the post office and then went to town for some more fence posts. I did not get any books at our post office but Sheri says I have six at her house. After ordering the whiteboard which was delivered to her house,  I forgot to change the address back to Vernon,  so for a couple of days all of my orders went to Chandler.

This afternoon I made mashed potatoes and put them in a crockpot to keep them warm. I also made some Rice Krispy treats because Cammy says they are her favorite. I cooked frozen corn in the microwave and then put the corn in another crockpot. I'm glad I have three. I also made a salad. I tried one of the rolls and they are delicious. 

Brother Mayfield came over to give Luna some new shoes this afternoon. He got the two front ones on when it started to rain. He immediately left. He said he was afraid of lightning because he got hit one time. As soon as he left it stopped raining. He will be back another day to finish shoeing Luna.

James and I delivered dinner to the Grapp's. The entire family was outside, including the new baby. Liana was holding the baby, Malea. The baby has dark hair and is so cute. She slept the entire times we were there. 

Leland liked the corn

 Tildy grabbed the mashed potatoes from me and said how much she loved mashed potatoes and gravy. I was haunted by those potatoes the rest of the night, thinking they weren't very good. James said they were but I didn't agree. I decided in the middle of the night that I would buy some more potatoes tomorrow and make them up and take them over to replace these. I really am a little paranoid.

Tyler on Book of Mormon Central used this pride cycle to demonstrate the pride mentions in Helaman.