Sat 9/12/20 Gospel study; Breakfast; new books; work outside; weedeater; Charlie; coyotes; Lemon Tart and applesauce; Family 1979; Tea set

 Arequipa, Peru

167th operating temple

Dedicated: 15 Dec 2019

By: Ulisses Soares

Jesus Christ, Lord

DC 138:60

Thus was the vision of the redemption of the dead revealed to me, and I bear record, and I know that this record is true, through the blessing of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, even so. Amen.

Book of Mormon/"Come Follow Me"

3 Nephi 7 - The chief judge is murdered, the government is destroyed, and the people divide into tribes - Jacob, an anit-Christ, becomes king of a secret combination - Nephi preaches repentance and faith in Christ - Angels minister to him daily, and he raises his brother from the dead - Many repent and are baptized. About A.D. 30-33.

AGC/LSG

"The Melchizedek Priesthood and The Keys"

President Dallin H. Oaks

We are led by a prophet, President Russell M. Nelson, whose leadership the Lord has used to achieve the progress we have felt during all of the more than two years of his leadership. Now we will be blessed to hear from President Nelson, who will teach us how to further our progress in this restored Church of Jesus Christ in these challenging times. I testify of the truth of these things and join you in praying for our prophet, from whom we will next hear, in the name of Jesus Christ, amen.

"Lest Thou Forget"

Ronald A. Rasband

October 2016

Part of my study this morning was to read from "Hear Him." I liked this quote from Elder Holland:

"In His own ministry, Jesus did not come to improve God's view of man nearly so much as He came to improve man's view of God and to plead with them to love their Heavenly Father as He has always and will always love them. The plan of God, the power of God, the holiness of God, yes, even the anger and the judgment of God that had occasion to understand. But the love of God, the profound depth of His devotion to His children, they still did not fully know - until Christ came."

James worked inside on paperwork for awhile and then went outside to work on the fence. I was at my desk most of the morning. I did wash the sheets on our bed and did some chores in the kitchen. 

We had pot pies for lunch and then I went to the recliner on the family room couch for my rest time. I finished my audio book, "The Candy Cane Caper" and went to Josi Kilpack's website and picked out the next book I want to read. It's called "Lemon Tart." There are 12 books in her culinary mystery series and this one is the first. I cancelled my audio subscription and went to Deseret Book Plus and got the ebook. I decided I would read it to James. This one is a murder mystery. I found an audio book on DBplus and started listening to it while I work and walk. This book is called, "Hazardous Duty" and is about the kidnapping of a six year old girl.

I had on my list for this afternoon to work outside, picking up pinecones and cleaning off the patio. I got a late start and didn't really accomplish as much as I had wanted. I decided it would be nice to have our weed eater to get rid of the weeds in our fenced in area. I texted Candi and she said she was sorry, she thought the elders had brought it back. I asked James if we could get the weedeater and he stopped what he was doing, changed his shirt and combed his hair and off we went. James got out of the car and rang the front door bell at the Campbell home. No one answered. The garage was opened so he went over and looked and saw the weed eater. He brought it out to the car and put it in the back. The front door opened and Jasmine peeked her head out and then closed the door. There was a rickety old desk out in front of their house with a sign that said free. I said, "I guess no one wants the desk." James said, "I can see why." 

Back at home I stuck a pizza in the oven and made some zucchini for James. He went into the backyard and as I was walking around the dining room table I could see flames outside. We use the firepit to burn trash sometimes but this was not the firepit. He was burning weeds and pinecones. 

I am so caught up in my new audio book "Hazardous Duty" that I will probably finish either tonight or Monday. 

In the book Lemon Tart, the main character, Sadie is making homemade applesauce and all of a sudden James has a craving for applesauce. Thank goodness we had some in the frig.

James is outside listening to coyotes near our yard yipping. They are probably the ones he took pictures of the other day. The fun of living in the country.

Yesterday's Steps

Family 1979

What is a pandemic?

  

Fri 9/11/20 So grateful for the rain this week; Crane's in valley for Chuck medical procedure; LaCasita; Walmart; Charlie; August Luken

 

Lisbon, Portugal 166th operating temple

Dedicated: 15 Sept 2019

By: Neil L. Andersen

Jesus Christ, Lord

DC 110:2

We saw the Lord standing upon the breastwork of the pulpit, before us; and under his feet was a paved work of pure gold, in color like amber.

Book of Mormon/"Come Follow Me"

3 Nephi 5 - The Nephites repent and forsake their sins - Mormon writes the history of his people and declares the everlasting word to them - Israel will be gathered in from her long dispersion. About A.D. 22-26.

3 Nephi 6 - The Nephites prosper - Pride, wealth, and class distinctions arise - The Church is rent with dissensions - Satan leads the people in open rebellion - Many prophets cry repentance and are slain - Their murderers conspire to take over the government. About A.D. 26-30.

AGC/LSG

"He Goes Before Us"

President Henry B. Eyring

The spirit of Elijah is changing the hearts of young and old, children and parents, grandchildren and grandparents. Temples will soon again be happily scheduling baptismal opportunities and other sacred ordinances. the desire to serve our ancestors and the bonding of parents and children are growing.

The Lord saw it all coming. He planned for it, step by step, as He has done with other changes in His Church. He has raised up and prepared faithful people who choose to do hard things well. He has always been lovingly patient in helping us learn "line upon line, precept upon precept, here a little and there a little." He is firm in the timing and the sequence of His intentions, yet He ensures that sacrifice often brings continuing blessings that we did not foresee.

"The Work of the Disciple"

Dieter F. Uchtdorf

April 2009

We are so grateful for the rain we have received this week. It was so needed and was widespread throughout the state. 

James visited with Brother Goodman this morning about helping him weld the gates he needs for the fence. Pierce mentioned to him that  he has six relatives who have come to visit and have decided to move here without any invitation from Pierce or Barbara. Pierce is building the most amazing greenhouse ever which will feed lots of people and James and I are wondering if that is part of the draw. Also, I think people feel a need to get away from the city.

Chuck had a heart procedure done in the valley yesterday and James promised him he would work on the road while he was gone so that's what he did this afternoon after we got home from town. 

James and I had lunch at LaCasita and for the very first time ever I could not finish my lunch. James had to do it for me. After lunch he dropped me off at Walmart while he went to Home Depot and to the gas station to check the air in two of the tires. He also went to Tractor Supply but the supplies he needed were not in. We also dropped six books off at Goodwill and James was a little stressed by that. He wants me to try and sell them on E-bay but I hate E-bay and don't want to deal with them and he says he doesn't have time. These are books that Amazon deems, "no longer sellable."

I picked up four prescriptions today and they cost over $115. Probably because one of them was methotrexate. I still have to pick up tramadol next week. James came at the end of my shopping and picked out a watermelon and helped me check out as he normally does. We really do enjoy our new car!

The Trezise's are on their way home from their trip and we are all so excited to see Elder Trezise a.k.a Ben. I will be down there next week and I am so looking forward to giving him a big hug.

I saw one of the sisters who works with us in the temple at Walmart. Her name is Sister Gentry. She has children living all over the United States and she says it has been really hard for them to stay home. She said they have not gone anywhere since last December. It was nice to see her.

When we got home and unloaded the groceries and put them away, it was rest time, James in the bedroom and me on the recliner in the family room where I watched an episode of "Call the Midwife."

I finished buying my three books for the day and started working on my blog and walking. I blogged 20 minutes then walked 20 minutes, until I reached 12,000 steps. I also finished my Book of Mormon journal and listened to my book, "The Candy Cane Caper."James worked outside until it got dark when he came in. We had a light dinner and then James sat down at the dining room table in front of his computer. As I was walking around the table he asked me if I could send $500 to Salvador for a job he started. He wanted me to use Zelle. I reminded him that our account was closed the last time we tried to send money. I hoped he had the exact name and phone number. He did and it took me less than 5 minutes to send the money.

It is 8:30 and I have over 12,000 steps. I am finishing up my blog and getting ready to read a conference talk and then take a shower and get ready for bed. It has been a good day.

Yesterday's steps

Ready to go to school

19 years ago today

August Luken Hoose

 

 

Thur 9/10/20 36 degrees let the bugling begin; "Call the Midwife" w/ James; James rides Luna; "Key Lime Pie";

Port-Au-Prince, Haiti

165th operating temple

Dedicated: 1 Sept 2019

By: David A. Bednar

Jesus Christ, Lord

DC 95:17

And let the higher part of the inner court be dedicated unto me for the school of mine apostles, saith Son Ahman; or, in other words, Alphus; or, in other words, Omegus; even Jesus Christ you Lord. Amen.

Book of Mormon/"Come Follow Me"

3 Nephi 4 - The Nephite armies defeat the Gadianton robbers - Giddianhi is slain, and his successor, Zemnarihah, is hanged - The Nephites praise the Lord for their victories. About A.D. 19-22.

AGC/LSG

"United in Accomplishing God's Work"

Jean B. Bingham

In October 2019, President Russell M. Nelson taught that women who are endowed in the temple have priesthood power in their lives and in their homes as they keep those sacred covenants they made with God. He explained that "the heavens are just as open to women who are endowed with God's power flowing from their priesthood covenants as they are to men who bear the priesthood." And he encouraged every sister to "draw liberally upon the Savior's power to help your family and others you love."

Finding Faith in the Lord Jesus Christ

Elder Robert D. Hales

October 2004

Inklings

It was 36 degrees this morning so James went out and bugled for elk. He says that the rut is directly related to the cold weather. Interesting.

Sheri, Ian, Alex, Ben, Max, and Evan went to Yellowstone today. I had to wait most of the day for pictures because Sheri says there was no internet there. Here are the photos Sheri sent me. She said it was one of the most beautiful places she has ever been. They could only see a small part of the park. She said she wishes they could have stayed a week.

Sheri asked me to pray for them coming home

because Ian doesn't want to mail anything home and she doesn't know how she is going to get everything into the van they rented.

I suggested a trailer but the van doesn't have a hitch or racks on top.

I will pray for them.

This one left from the Grand Tetons

Luna hung out around the house this morning and then again this afternoon. I went out and gave her some carrots and James went out and told her he was glad she was staying home. Later he took her for a ride. We really do love our horsey.

James watched an episode of "Call the Midwife" during lunch with me today. At first he thought he wasn't going to like it because it was too depressing but I told him it always has a happy ending and is about serving those in need. When the show was over he agreed that he liked it. 

I began the arduous task of cleaning out my closet today. I need to clean out every closet in the house but determined that I would start with mine. I am anxious to get rid of clutter and I am also looking for the quilt top that Lois gave me a few years back. I only made a little progress before it was time to stop and make something for dinner. I ended up making egg salad and served it alongside cut up avocados and bread for sandwiches. James was happy because he loves egg salad. It is my favorite way to eat eggs if I make a sandwich with it.

I finished the audio book, "Key Lime Pie," and started another book by Josi Kilpack called "The Candy Cane Caper." I listened to it while I was walking and also while I was working on my blog this evening. 

James finally finished our income taxes today and sent them in to the accountant. He went to the post office today and then over to the Goodman's and locked the keys in Nisa. Thank goodness Pierce had a metal strap and a little tiny pry bar they used to get the door open. 

Stacy called and said they ended up taking Shipley to the vet. She hurt her back and is now on pain meds and is not allowed to climb the stairs in their house. Stacy said it cost them several hundred dollars that they couldn't really afford. Maybe she needs to get pet insurance like Dallin has.

Yesterday's steps

Charlie

Scarlett

I found these while cleaning out my closet

Cathi's mom

Kaitlyn's sister