Tue, Feb 16, 2021: Paris France Temple, Charlie rides and makes snow angels, Scarlett, More snow, stuck several times, mountain lion, family

 

Paris, France

156th operating temple

Dedicated: 21 May 2017

By: Henry B. Eyring

Jesus Christ, Only Begotten Son

John 1:14

And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.

Book of Mormon

2 Nephi 9:1-14

"Come Follow Me"

D&C 14 I can participate in God's "great and marvelous work"

D&C

Revelations in Context - Whitmer Family Experience of the Three Witnesses pgs. 22-29

OctGenCon

"Sisters in Zion"

President Henry B. Eyring

Second Counselor in the First Presidency

'And the Lord called his people Zion, because they were of one heart and one mind, and dwelt in righteousness; and there was no poor among them.' (Moses 7:18.) . . .

"After the Lord called his people Zion, the scripture says that Enoch 'built a city that was called the City of Holiness, even Zion' that Zion 'was taken up into heaven' where 'God received it into his own bosom;" and that "from thence went forth the saying, Zion is fled.' (Moses 7:19, 21, 69.) . . .

"This same Zion which was taken up into heaven shall return . . . when the Lord brings again Zion, and its inhabitants shall join with the new Jerusalem, which shall then be established."

Restoration Proclamation

P1 S2

God the Father has given us the divine birth, the incomparable life, and the infinite atoning sacrifice of His Beloved Son, Jesus Christ.

The Living Christ

P2 S1

He was the Great Jehovah of the Old Testament, the Messiah of the New.

 James left around 5 a.m for the valley. He has a concrete pour at the Konkle's at 8 a.m. Armando is in charge of the crew but the Konkle's want James to be there, so he will be. After he had been gone an hour or so he called me and said it was blizzard conditions until he got to the Y. He went very slow and could not see the road or the stop sign at the corner of Vernon road and the highway. At one point he said another car was coming right towards him so he had to move over and almost went off the road. At one point he ran off the road on the opposite side of the direction he was going. He passed a snow plow and he passed a car off the side of the road. The conditions were so bad that he was only going about 10 m.p.h. It took him an hour to get to Show Low. On Monday it took us 25 minutes. He did not think he was going to make it but when he got to Show Low everything was clear.

It snowed off and on all morning, and looked like a white out. When I went out to feed Luna around noon it took me about 30 minutes to bundle up. Stacy has my good coat so I used the jacket Jared brought back from his mission in Equador because it is very warm. I had a hat, a scarf, gloves, James's socks, and the purple snow boots Kim and Brian got me for Christmas a few years ago. Sorry, no selfies.

The snow was over a foot deep in some places. I had to go very slow so as not to lose my balance and fall over. Luna, of course, was waiting for me and tried to eat out of the bucket as I went through the fence. Silly girl. Her water was frozen but I guess she could eat snow. Maybe we should make her some snow ice cream. It was such a relief when I got back to the house!

I have been getting a slow start in the mornings and it puts me off my schedule for the rest of the day. Most days all I get done is indexing, blogging, and walking, some meal prep and laundry. One of my goals for the new year was to clean out closets and start giving stuff to Goodwill, but I haven't even started. Hopefully I will begin to feel better so I can do more.

I tried to make an appointment at AARA for my infusion and to see Dr. Kumar. I called they appointment desk and she said she would have the infusion center call me, but they never did. Very frustrating.

Cassie, Jean's granddaughter, texted me this afternoon and said her grandpa Tom's funeral would be on Monday, February 22nd. The viewing is at 10 a.m. and the funeral at 11. I tested Tamara to see if we were doing a luncheon but I never heard back. 

I had a nice visit, via texting, with Sheri today. We decided that we want to go on a Church History roadtrip. I also told her about Luna being out in the snow and she said she was going to bring her boys up this summer to help build a barn. I told her a barn raising was a good idea and I would be in charge of the food. She wanted to come up for her birthday but says she is trying to save money so she will probably stay home and go on a hike. 

Paul got another promotion at Amazon. Stacy said he is now in charge of the supervisors. Congratulations Paul!

James left for home around noon from the valley pulling the trailer with the Cat. He called me somewhere between 4 or 5 and said he got stuck on the corner of the Green's Peak road. He dug and pulled and got stuck another four times before getting up our hill. He finally made it to our drive but he got stuck again and will have to dig out before we can go anywhere. My little car is not going to come out of the garage until the snow is off the road.  I guess James's tires are too slick on the trailer and the truck. We need new tires for him and for me.

I made a delicious salad for dinner. It's called an apple, cranberry, walnut salad with romaine lettuce, bacon, feta cheese, apples, dried cranberries, walnuts and poppy seed dressing. James and I both liked it and it will definitely go in my family favorites file!

James was supposed to bring us mixed green burros from Burger House but when he called to order they never answered. He thought it was Monday and they are closed on Monday so he didn't even bother to stop or see if they were open when he went by. I had to remind him that it was not Monday but Tuesday but my reminder was a little too late and a moot point.

This evening we watched the new Crossword Mysteries episode on Hallmark Movies and Mysteries, starring Lacey Chabert, Brennan Elliott and Barbara Niven. This episode was called "Terminal Descent." The owner of a hi-tech company was killed in an elevator 30 - story freefall. Of course Tess and Logan solve the case. 

My indexing total is now at 2,982 for February.

This was a video but since I don't know how to put

videos on this blog I'm using still shots.

Uh-oh, hit a snowbank

Crash and burn

She laughs and giggles when she falls and 

then says: "I make a snow angel."

These pictures from Autumn of her and Scarlett

were sent to me in an email. I just figured out how to

get them in my photo album and put them on my blog.

So grateful to have these photos!

Tom Howard, he loved little kids!

Kevin and Lily

The Morrison's

LaVerkin, Utah LDS Church

Charlie in motion

Me after feeding Luna

Mon, Feb 15, 2021: Hartford Connecticut temple, Barnet-Delaney-Perkins appointment, Charlie and cinnamon rolls, Valentine deliveries, Indexing

 

Hartford, Connecticut

155th operating temple

Dedicated: 20 Nov 2016

By: Henry B. Eyring

Jesus Christ, Mission of

Abraham 3:27

And the Lord said: Whom shall I send? And one answered like unto the Son of Man: Here am I, send me. And another answered and said: Here am I, send me. And the Lord said: I will send the first.

Book of Mormon

2 Nephi 8:1-25

"Come Follow Me"

D&C 14-17 "Stand As A Witness"

D&C

Saints 1, chp. 7, pgs. 68-73

OctGenCon

'The Healing Power Of Jesus Christ'

Sister Cristina B. Franco

Second Counselor in the Primary General Presidency

As we come unto Him, "we can be filled with joy, peace, and consolation. All that is hard and challenging about life can be made right through the Atonement of Jesus Christ." He has counseled us, "Look unto me in every thought; doubt not, fear not" (Doctrine and Covenants 6:36).

Restoration Proclamation

P1 S1

We solemnly proclaim that God loves His children in every nation of the world.

The Living Christ

P1 S2

None other has had so profound an influence upon all who have lived and will yet live upon the earth.

I worked this morning on finishing up the Valentines for the sister I minister to and their families. I ran out of time as I had an appointment at 10 a.m. at Barnet-Delaney regarding my cataract surgery next week. At 9:30 there was still a foot of snow all over the truck windshield. James found some Rainx and got most of it off, at least on his side of the windshield. I couldn't see a thing until he stopped and with a glove on his hand pushed most of the snow off. We hurried in to Show Low and even though we got behind some slow traffic we made it to Barnet-Delaeny-Perkins and I was only about five minutes late. 

After filling out lots of information on an I-pad in the waiting room, there was three more segments to my appointment. The PA, Gary Crandell screened me for medical problems and copied off my meds and supplements onto the computer. He took my blood pressure and escorted me to see Hope Harris who goes over all of the paperwork involved with the cataract surgery, including the anesthesia. At one point it listed all of the things that could go wrong and even said death might occur. I was a little hesitant to sign, but I did. I guess it's do or die. 

Next I was supposed to have my eye measured but the girl who came and got me said it looked like they already had my measurements from my last appointment. She also asked me, and she was the second person to do it, if I had had lasik surgery in both eyes. I told her I had not and she said the doctor had made a note that I had. Why would he do that? That makes me lose a little confidence in him.

I was there almost two hours and James was patiently waiting outside when I was finished. He had picked up hot and sour soup and Taco Bell. We went to Walmart so I could pick up some after surgery supplies. It would have cost me $40 if B-D-P supplied them. I bought surgical tape and some eyedrops and it cost me less than $15. Walmart did not have a clear eye shield so we went to Walgreen's. They didn't have one either but I ordered one online from Amazon which will be here on the 22nd. I also got gift cards for Sheri, Joe's, and Adam's birthdays and James picked out birthday cards for each of them.

Finally we were able to go home. We were both tired. James went in the bedroom to take a nap and I went to my recliner and turned on a movie. I kept falling asleep and having to rewind the movie but I finally made it through. 

I finished my Valentine boxes and James took me to deliver them. Our first stop was at the MacArthur's. They weren't home and we didn't want to leave the box outside. Next it was the Halcomb's. James took the box in and I sat outside and admired Kerri's new bright red truck. It is beautiful! Best looking truck in Vernon.

Tanna wasn't home and if we left her box at the door the dogs would get it. We went back to the MacArthur's and at Chelsea's suggestion we left their box just inside their door. I was going to make a box for Jean Howard but thought better of it. I need to do something else for her. I do have a plant to take her. I talked with her granddaughter Cassie this afternoon. Jean goes in and out regarding Tom's death. They thought she had accepted it but today she told them that if Tom didn't come home soon she was going to be very mad at him.

They are also having difficulty getting her to eat. Cassie took Jean to the doctor today and he said that she was malnourished. I suggested noodle soup from Mountain Thai and Cassie said they got her some and she fed most of it to the dog. Cassie is going to have someone from hospice come out several times a week to help care for her. I still don't know when Tom's funeral will be. That's a question for another day. 

This evening James worked on a bid for a house in Maricopa while I indexed and walked. He walked too and we listened to the end of "Fortune Cookie." Here is a brief summary of what the book was about:

Sadie Hoffmiller has always liked things to be just so. A place for everything and everything in its place. Order over chaos. And of all things Sadie should be able to control, her own wedding is at the top of the list.

With the big day just three weeks away, Sadie is busily adding the final touches to her wedding plans, but the arrival of a mysterious letter from San Francisco changes everything. The only person Sadie knows in San Francisco is her older sister, Wendy, whom she hasn't seen or heard from since their mother's funeral nearly fifteen years ago. 

Sadie has faced off against murderers and criminals in recent years, yet the possibility of reconnecting with her sister is both overwhelming and frightening. Sadie soon discovers, however, that the letter is just the beginning when Wendy's world turns out to be a place of unanswered questions, twisted truths, and more than on person with a motive for murder.

The more Sadie digs into her sister's past, the more she places her own future at risk.

Lovin' Dad's homemade cinnamon rolls!