Sun 8/23/20 Connie's Call; "CFM" at Peeler's; Barbara Goodman's car; FaceTime; Charlie's Party; Lambson Study Group; Ben's Letter; My Blog

 

Trujillo, Peru

147th operating temple

Dedicated: 21 June 2015

By: Dieter F. Uchtdorf

Jesus Christ, Lord

Acts 2:36

Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly, that God hath made that same Jesus, whom ye have crucified, both Lord and Christ.

Book of Mormon/"Come Follow Me"

 Helaman 1-6 "The Rock of Our Redeemer"

April General Conference

"Let This House Be Built Unto My Name"

Elder David A. Bednar

Covenants and priesthood ordinances are central in the ongoing process of spiritual rebirth and transformation; they are the means whereby the Lord works with each of us from the inside out. Covenants that are honored steadfastly, remembered always, and written "with the Spirit of the living God ... in fleshy tables of the heart." provide purpose and the assurance of blessings in mortality and for eternity. Ordinances that are received worthily and remembered continually open the heavenly channels through which the power of godliness can flow into our lives.

Lambson Study Group

"An Easiness and Willingness to Believe"

Michael T. Ringwood

"As A Child"

Henry B. Eyring

"The Pride Cycle"

Wilford W. Anderson

"Yielding Our Hearts to God"

Neill F. Marriot

I got a text early this morning from James's sister Connie who lives in San Angelo, Texas. She said their home had tornado damage and they were having to move out. She has 15 buckets of wheat she wants to give to someone and was wondering if we were interested. She realizes it would be too expensive to ship. I'm wondering if she thought we might be going to Texas to see Jared and Kacey and we might stop by. I don't know. She also said she had lots of fabric that she needed to move and most of this was stored in the attic. She mentioned that she would be the one doing the moving of these items and that she has a bad knee. My first thought was for her to get someone in her ward to help move the items and also to give the wheat to. She said she did not have any church contacts because she broke her phone and lost all of them and that church was not meeting so she didn't really know anyone. I asked what ward she was in and she never texted me back. This afternoon when we were FaceTiming with Jared he said we could find out what ward Connie was in by using her address on LDS Tools. She is in the San Angelo 2nd ward and M. Ken Smith is her bishop. I gave his phone number to James and James called him and had to leave a message because no one answered. Connie may be to embarrassed to ask for help but I am not.

We rode the Razr at about 5 mph over to the Peeler's where our "Come Follow Me" group meeting is today. We arrived before the Goodman's and the Crane's are not coming so it was just the Peeler's and us for a few minutes. When we told everyone the situation with our car and how now Erik thinks it's a head gasket Pierce said that Barbara had a car she is not using. Barbara said she did and I was welcome to use it as long as I needed to. What did we ever do before the Goodman's moved here?

We had a good discussion of Helaman 1-6 and then Donna and Owen served refreshments. After refreshments James drove the Razr and then we went to the Goodman's and Barbara, after cleaning up her car, gave me her keys. The car she is loaning me is a Honda CR-V. Barbara got a new car but she said she liked this car so much she couldn't give it up. It's about the same color as James's truck. I am so excited to have something to drive while Lexy is being fixed.

Scarlett is staying at Jared and Kacey's for a few days. They had Charlie's birthday party today. It was unicorn themed. I wish the tea set had arrived. Scarlett said the cake was strawberry.

This was a video and the look on her face is

because she blew both candles out.

When we FaceTimed with Jared and Kacey the first thing Charlie asked was to see the horse so James went outside and whistled for Luna. I went into the kitchen and got a carrot and a corn.  Scarlett and Charlie loved watching Luna eat the vegetables. 

Sheri got sick during our Lambson study group discussion and had to leave. She said she loved Sister Marriott's talk the best. The talks supplemented this week's "Come Follow Me" lesson on the pride cycle and yielding our hearts to God. Stacy was part of our discussion today too. Since there are five weeks until General Conference and five sessions of April conference Jared came up with the idea to study one session of conference per week. This week we are studying the Saturday morning session. 

Jared wrote a letter to Ben this evening and I worked on my blog.

James took Lanel her birthday present, a kitty cat tea set.

She loved it! She turned 2 in April but somehow we missed

her birthday.

 

Sat 8/22/20-Fixing Lexy; Blog; Walk; Study; Beans; Camrie's Wedding & Reception; Haircuts; Tanna's baby is here

 

Payson, Utah

146th operating temple

Dedicated: 7 June 2015

By: Henry B. Eyring

Jesus Christ, Lord

John 20:2

Then she runneth, and cometh to Simon Peter, and to the other disciples, whom Jesus loved, and saith unto them, They have taken away the Lord out of the sepulchre, and we know not where they have laid him.

Book of Mormon/"Come Follow Me"

Helaman 6

The righteous Lamanites preach to the wicked Nephites - Both peoples prosper during an ear of peace and plenty - Lucifer, the author of sin, stirs up the hearts of the wicked and the Gadianton robbers in murder and wickedness - The robbers take over the Nephite government. About 29-23 B.C.

April General Conference

"A Perfect Brightness of Hope"

Elder Jeffrey R. Holland

We all need to believe that what we desire in righteousness can someday, someway, somehow yet be ours.... If we lose hope, we lose our last sustaining possession. ... We did not come this far only to come this far.

I sent Ben DC 93:1 this morning. Afterwards I listened to Emily and Rio on Inklings Institute where they discussed Elder Holland's talk, "A Perfect Brightness of Hope" which just happened to be on my schedule to read today. The topic was hope and joy. We also studied Romans 4:16-22 which talks about the hope Abraham and Sarah had when the Lord told them Sarah would conceive a child. I love these two sisters and learn so much from them. Rio also has her own website, Work and a Wonder. They have published General Conference workbooks and I ordered one at Emily's recommendation. We shall see if I like it or not.

James spent the morning working on my car. He thinks it needs a new starter so he took the starter out and went to town to get another one. He put the new starter in and had me come out to try and start the car, but nada. It is not the starter. Now he has to take the starter out and try and take it back. It cost $160. All this time he has been talking back and forth on the phone to Erik. Erik thinks it's a head gasket and doesn't know if it's worth fixing...what? Not fix Lexy? No way. We're fixing her. I told James and he told Erik and Erik said he would arrange a time to come up and do the job. Thanks Erik, that's more like it.

I soaked a pot of beans all day and then put them in the crockpot with an 8 ounce can of tomato sauce, El Pato, and Rotelle, a cube of butter, some sugar and salt and turned it on low for the night. Tomorrow morning they will be finished cooking and I will put them in the refrigerator to marinate a few hours before we eat them. It is honestly James's favorite meal and it is inexpensive, and quite healthy. I do skim the butter off after the beans marinate.

I finished studying the "Come Follow Me" lesson for the week. Honestly, Helaman 5 is one of my favorite chapters in the Book of Mormon. Such great missionary power of Lehi and Nephi.

Camrie married Darren today at the Snowflake temple. Five people were allowed in to the ceremony. This evening there was a celebration at the Hunsaker Ranch in Vernon. I love Camrie and have been so impressed with her attitude since the birth of her last baby, which will be three years in December, when her first husband admitted he was unfaithful and wanted a divorce. Can you imagine coming home from the hospital with a new baby to that news? At that time she lived in Springerville and immediately she moved back to Vernon and lived near her parents who helped take care of her and her three children. She spoke one time in sacrament meeting about the Atonement of Jesus Christ, and the importance of forgiveness. I was so impressed. She has truly forgiven her first husband.  She has struggled for the past three years and finally went online and met Darren who lives in Midland, Texas. Darren has never been married. Her children love him and call him D. Here are some photos. I wanted to go to this but James was elbow deep in the front of my car and we both needed haircuts. We didn't go and I guess we missed a great time.

  

Sheri posted this but I think it goes along with

Camrie's story so well!

 In other news, Tanna, the young adult

we minister to, had her baby today.

A boy they named Bradley.

Fri 8/21/20 Sister missionaries; Licanos w/Rita & A.Gene; Lexy overheats; Towed home; Kilee; So sad

 

Cordoba, Argentina

145th operating temple

Dedicated: 11 May 2015

By: Dieter F. Uchtdorf

Jesus Christ, Lord

John 11:2

(It was that Mary which anointed the Lord with ointment, and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick.)

Book of Mormon/"Come Follow Me"

Helaman 5 - 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.

"Teaching with Power"

April General Conference

"That They May See"

Bonnie H. Cordon

My dear friends, why is shining our light so important? The Lord has told us that "there are many yet on the earth . . . who are only kept from the truth because they know not where to find it." We can help. We can intentionally shine our light so others may see. We can extend an invitation. We can walk the journey with those who are taking a step toward the Savior, no matter how halting. We can gather Israel.

Lambson Study Group

"Spiritually Defining Moments"

Wilford W. Anderson

BYU Speeches

Business update: Amazon did say that it would take up to three week's to process shipments because of how busy they are and they are being true to their word. I have four shipments still in processing and another one I just sent in this week. Hopefully these books will be on the market before textbook season ends towards the middle of September.

In my "Hear Him" book today is day four which is sharing, in my study of "Aligning My Will with God's." Here are some quotes:

"Hang on to your firmest foundation, however limited that may be, and from that position of strength face the unknown. ... Assert all the faith you do have, and everybody has some! If we can do just that much we will learn the truthfulness of Jesus' promise - that even mustard-seed-sized faith will ultimately move any mountain. 'All things are possible to him that believeth.'" - Jeffrey R. Holland

"Prayer is not a negotiation process. It is an alignment process. We don't move God to our point of view. Prayer is less about changing our circumstances and more about changing us. It is about seeking His will and asking for His help to do what we need to do. When we align our will with Heavenly Father's will, answers and spiritual power will flow more freely." - Elder Kevin W. Pearson

James says we have a resident red squirrel. He said he was in the pine tree on the back lawn and when James got close to the tree he began chattering at him, as if he was warning him to stay out of his territory where his stash of food is. Red squirrels normally don't live down this low. They are usually up in the spruce and aspen trees.

I sent Charlie her birthday present today, a unicorn tea set that Lola picked out. Her birthday party is on Sunday but her birthday isn't until Thursday so hopefully she will get it by her birthday.

The sister missionaries that came to help James with the fence today came up and helped wash windows for awhile. Here they are:

Clockwise around the table starting with the sister in the blue shirt on the left: Sister Noorda from Clinton, Utah; 

Sister Lindman from Louisville, Kentucky, Sister Hunter from Laie, Hawaii, and Sister Roberts from Lehi, Utah.

The sisters worked for less than a half hour and then James offered them some refreshments, cookies and milk, and watermelon and honey dew. 

I had to leave to get ready to go to my lunch date with Rita and Aunt Gene while the sisters were still here. 

I got to Licano's right at 11 when it opened. I told the hostess that I would be with two more people so she seated me at a table for 3. I drank lemon water and ate chips, salsa and bean dip while waiting for Rita and Aunt Gene. Aunt Gene just lives up the hill within walking distance of Licano's. It was almost 11:30 and I began a text to Rita when she called me. She wanted to know where I was. I told her I was at Licano's sitting at a table for 3 by myself. She told me we were supposed to meet at Aunt Gene's. I told her I was sorry but that is not what I remembered. I hung up the phone and they were here within 10 minutes. 

Aunt Gene and Rita both wore wigs. Aunt Gene commented that she really liked my hair. Rita wanted to know if I dye it and I told her no. Rita has rheumatoid arthritis and so we talked about what medicines we take. When I said I took Tramadol Aunt Gene said that she does too. Rita said her son Billy, who is an attorney told them not to have Aunt Gene drive to her bridge games in Pinetop anymore. He said if she was in an accident it would be her fault no matter what because she is on Tramadol. Wow! I didn't know that. I take Tramadol and I drive all of the time. It does not affect my driving at all. I think that is a ridiculous law.

Aunt Gene is 92 years old and weighs about 121 lbs. She can't eat very much because of the stomach surgery she had a few years ago. She had a toastado for lunch. I had a taco and a chicken enchilada. Rita had two tacos. The waitress brought me out a special dessert of fried ice cream with whipped cream and chocolate sauce. I shared and then we left to go up to Aunt Gene's house for a few minutes. We saw Monte and Tasha as we were leaving. This was funny because I had told them about Monte having diverticulitis and having surgery for it. Aunt Gene has this too.  I told them he was fine now and it was nice that they could see that he really was.

Aunt Gene lives in grandma and grandpa Maxwell's home.  We went outside on Aunt Gene's backporch and sat down. Rita and Aunt Gene both had a gift for me. I opened Aunt Gene's first. It was a vase that she said belonged to Grandma Doak. Grandma Doak was Grandma Maxwell's grandma. I remember the name Doak when doing family history. Aunt Gene also gave me a beautiful card that said Happy 73rd Birthday. I reminded her that I was only 72 but she could consider that the card was an early card for next year. We laughed and then I opened Rita's gift. It was a unique orchid plant inside of a leather purse. The leather purse is the one my mom made for Rita when she was in high school. My mom asked me if I wanted one but I said I didn't. (Dumb teenager). The purse was in almost perfect condition. Rita had taken good care of it. I almost cried when I saw it. Rita and I had talked a year or so ago and we remembered this purse. I told her then that my mom had done leather work but I had nothing she had made. Rita said she got the idea then that I should have the purse. Since it is over 50 years old, it is considered an antique. I gave Rita a big hug and thanked her for her thoughtfulness. These two gifts are so much more meaningful than anything they could have bought me at the store.

This design was all hand tooled with a mallet

using a pattern traced on to the leather. I

remember my mom making this purse.

We said our goodbyes and I left for Vernon. I was anxious to get home because I had been gone longer than I had expected and I was tired. I noticed that my air conditioning was not working very well so I turned it down to low and it seemed to work better. I never looked at my thermostat. After passing the Vernon refuse station I noticed I was losing power and then I looked up and saw that a stream of smoke was coming from the car. I pulled over and stopped. Smoke was boiling out from under the hood. I immediately called James and alerted him what had happened and that he needed to come and get me. Soon afterwards I got a call from Stefani Hunsaker asking if I was okay. I guess Kilee had seen me and told her that I was broke down. She asked if I needed help and I told her thank you but no. A few minutes later Kilee and her husband came by and asked if they could do anything. I told them no. They are here for Camrie's wedding. It is almost their anniversary and to celebrate they are staying at the Hampton Inn in Show Low. 

Soon James arrived and began putting water and coolant into the car. He said it took four gallons. We tried to start the car but nothing happened, the starter is not working so James will have to tow the car and I will have to steer it. The tow rope is in place and things are going fine until we turn a corner or he slows down. The brakes work, but not very well. We make it home safely, what a relief! My poor Lexy, I am so sad. The rest of the day is a blur. I was so tired that I made myself comfortable in the recliner on the couch and I was out for awhile. I guess sitting out in the sun for almost an hour wore me out. 

I was too tired to do much walking this evening. I tried to work on my blog but really didn't do much before bedtime.

James caught this squirrel

This squirrel was in our yard a few summers back

The wise man built his house upon a rock

just like this one!

My two choices, look at the prices.

Lori Loughlin's statement she was sentenced

to two months in jail...not sure what else.

Cutest pizza delivery boy I've ever seen