Sat, Mar 13, 2021: Oakland Temple, pork roasts, Jackson's wedding, "Color of Rain", Steps, Indexing, Blogging

 

Oakland, California

13th operating temple

Dedicated: 17-19 Nov 1964

By: David O. McKay

Jesus Christ, Only Begotten Son

Moses 6:52

And he also said unto him: If thou wilt turn unto me, and hearken unto my voice, and believe, and repent of all thy transgressions, and be baptized, even in water, in the name of mine Only Begotten Son, who is full of grace and truth, which is Jesus Christ, the only name which shall be given under heaven, whereby salvation shall come unto the children of men, ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost, asking all things in his name, and whatsoever ye shall ask, it shall be given you.

Book of Mormon

2 Nephi 31:1-21

D&C and "Come Follow Me"

Voices of the Restoration

OctGenCon

'By Union of Feeling We Obtain Power with God'

Sister Sharon Eubank

First Counselor in the Relief Society General Presidency

We may not yet be where we want to be, and we are not now where we will be. I believe the change we seek in ourselves and in the groups we belong to will come less by activism and more by actively trying every day to understand one another. Why? Because we are building Zion - a people "of one heart and one mind."

Restoration Proclamation

P9 S2

we affirm that God is making known His will for HIs beloved sons and daughters.

The Living Christ

P10 S3

He will rule as King of Kings and reign as Lord of Lords, and every knee shall bend and every tongue shall speak in worship before Him.

Off to a slow start this morning but once I got going I accomplished most of my goals. James and I had our gospel study and prayers together this morning and I listened to conference talks while walking. 

I started my two pork roasts marinating this morning. This marinate is coke and brown sugar. This evening just before going to bed I drained the pork from the marinate and put it in the crockpot with more coke and brown sugar. These two pork roasts are going to cook for 8 hours on low and will be done when I wake up in the morning.

James is stressed about going to the valley tomorrow because he has been sick and now his lips and nose are broken out with sores. He's mostly worried about Darrel and Trina's kids. We texted Trina and she was so nice. She did not seem worried about him coming and told him "it would be fine." That eased his worry a great deal.

Today was Jackson Allen's wedding in the valley. There is a reception in Show Low next Saturday that we will probably go to or at least send a card. We love Jackson and the Allen family.

James and I watched an older Hallmark movie called, "The Color of Rain," starring Lacey Chabert and Warren Christie. Lacey's husband dies and Warren's wife dies while their kids are still young. The two families begin doing activities together and eventually Lacey's character and Warren's fall in love. At the end of the movie they get married and everyone lives 'happily ever after' but not without challenges and trials beforehand. This movie is based on a true story and was done really well. We loved it. We also watched an episode of Anne before going to bed. Anne has just turned 16 and is looking forward to going to college. There was no new Hallmark movie this Saturday. I walked 10,066 steps today.

Albino deer

I have a great love and respect for

Emma Smith.

 

 

Fri, Mar 12, 2021: London England temple, grocery shopping, Scarlett, Charlie, indexing, Anne with an E, blogging, walking, Cinderella with 5 girls

 

London, England

12th operating temple

Dedicated: 7-9 Sept 1958

By: David O. McKay

Jesus Christ, Only Begotten Son

Moses 4:1

And I, the Lord God, spake unto Moses, saying: That Satan, whom thou hast commanded in the name of mine Only Begotten, is the same which was from the beginning, and he came before me, saying - Behold, here am I, send me, I will be thy son, and I will redeem all mankind, that one soul shall not be lost, and surely I will do it; wherefore give me thine honor.

Book of Mormon

2 Nephi 30:1-18

D&C

Section 25

"Come Follow Me"

What is common consent?

OctGenCon

'The Lord Will Do Something Unimaginable'

Elder Dieter F. Uchtdorf

Our best days are ahead of us, not behind us. This is why God gives us modern revelation! Without it, life might feel like flying in a holding pattern, waiting for the fog to lift so we can land safely. The Lord's purposes for us are much higher than that. Because this is the Church of the living Christ, and because He directs His prophets, we are moving forward and upward to places we've never been, to heights we can hardly imagine!

Restoration Proclamation

P9 S1

With reverence and gratitude, we as His Apostles invite all to know - as we do - that the heavens are open.

The Living Christ

P10 S2

He will rule as King of Kings and reign as Lord of Lords, and every knee shall bend and every tongue shall speak in worship before Him.

Today needed to go shopping but didn't really feel like it. I had to talk myself into it since I am supposed to make sweet pork for Sunday's dinner at Trina's. James and I are still a couple of sickies, just getting by. James says the thing that gets him out of bed every morning is having to feed the horse. I get the basic things done along with indexing, blogging, and walking. Not much else.

I managed to get myself out of the house by early afternoon. James was in bed. He does not feel like going anywhere today.

My first stop was at the post office. I got a package from Thrive cosmetics which means my mascara and eyebrow pencil are here! 

After the post office I decided to go back to 3144 and take the back roads in order to miss the roadwork. 

On my way I called Dennis, my brother. I had told him when Kim came up I would call him so they could get together and talk about their dizziness and nauseous. I had to tell him that Kim never came. He then asked me if I collected Beanie Babies. I told him I used to have quite a collection but I gave them all away to my grandkids.

I told him we used to have birthday parties for the Beanie Babies on their birthdays. I remember when Dallin was little he had the red bull called Snort. He always called him Snoit. Dennis said Denise started collecting in 1995 and they have Snort. They have 93 Beanie Babies including 2 Princess Di's. He said they are worth some money but not as much as you would think. I told him I definitely wanted to come over sometime and see their collection, maybe when Ruby and Lola are here.

After my shopping at Walmart I went to Dairy Queen to get some cherry Dilly bars. I went inside because the drive-thru line was so long. I ended up buying a box of cherry and a box of butterscotch. I ate one of each on the way home. 

I happened to look down at my phone to see that James had texted and asked me to get some cranberry juice. I forgot to get any at Walmart which means I had to make a stop at Safeway. I got two bottles of cranberry juice, another 2 lb pork roast and some more Coke for the marinate. I just have a feeling one roast wasn't going to be enough. 

This evening James and I watched another two episodes of Anne with an E. I forgot to mention that Prissy Andrews was supposed to marry Mr. Philips, the teacher, but she left him standing at the altar while she ran away. Mary and Bash did get married and they will live with Gilbert. Gilbert is postponing going to college so he can help Bash get started with the farming. Gilbert calls Bash and Mary his family. 

I indexed today and my total for the month is 2,153.

Thur, Mar 11, 2021: Hamilton New Zealand temple, lunch for Catherine's 87th birthday, Dentist appt with Pierce, Christina's kids,

Hamilton, New Zealand

11th operating temple

Dedicated: 20-22 Apr 1958

By: David O. McKay

Jesus Christ, Only Begotten Son

Moses 1:21

And now Satan began to tremble, and the earth shook; and Moses received strength, and called upon God, saying: In the name of the Only Begotten, depart hence, Satan.

Book of Mormon

2 Nephi 29:1-14

D&C

Revelations in Context, "Emma Smith, an Elect Lady," pgs. 33-39

"Come Follow Me"

Emma Smith is "an elect lady."

OctGenCon

'The Exquisite Gift Of The Son'

Elder Matthew S. Holland

Of the Seventy

When asked: "What are these which are arrayed in white robes? and whence came they?" John received the answer: "These are they which came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb."

Brothers and sisters, suffering in righteousness helps qualify you for, rather than distinguishes you from, God's elect. And it makes their promises your promises. As John, you "shall hunger no more, neither shall the sun light on you, nor any heat. For the Lamb which is in the midst of the throne shall feed you, and shall lead you unto living fountains of waters: and God shall wipe away all tears from your eyes."

"And there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain."

'The Culture Of Christ'

Elder William K. Jackson

In the culture of Christ, there is perspective - and eternal focus and direction. This culture is concerned with things of lasting worth! It comes from the gospel of Jesus Christ, which is eternal and explains the why, what, and where of our existence. Because this culture results from the application of our Savior's teachings, it helps provide a healing balm of which our world is in such desperate need.

What a blessin it is to be part of this grand and noble way of life! To be part of this, the greatest of all cultures, will require change. The prophets have taught that it is necessary to leave behind anything in our old cultures that is inconsistent with the culture of Christ. But that doesn't mean we have to leave behind everything. The prophets have also emphasized that we are invited, one and all, to bring our faith and talents and knowledge-all that is good in our lives and our individual cultures-with us and let the Church "add to it" through the message of the gospel.

Restoration Proclamation

P8 S2

The earth will never again be the same, as God will "gather together in one all things in Christ" (Ephesians 1:10).

The Living Christ

P10 S1

We testify that He will someday return to earth.

Today was a busy day for me. I started out by indexing 200 names then worked on my blog for awhile until it was time to get ready to pick up Catherine for lunch. Today is Catherine's 87th birthday.

James's Covid results came back around 10 a.m. this morning. Negative. I told Catherine if it was positive I wouldn't be picking her up. She agreed. James still believes he has a bladder infection and tried to get an appointment with Dr. Moffat but couldn't get in until Tuesday. He didn't want to wait that long to get on an antibiotic so he called Pierce. Trina and Stacy were both upset that he got an antibiotic from a dentist without seeing a doctor. Anyway a big controversy ensued and Stacy even said he probably got the infection from me and I should go see a gynecologist. I have no symptoms whatsoever. Something about older women who are not on estrogen passing an infection to their partner. I thanked her for her concern but choose to ignore it. 

I picked up Catherine a little before 11 and we drove to Show Low without having to stop for the roadwork. Catherine had made sure I knew on Sunday that she wanted to go to Sonic for her birthday lunch. As we approached Sonic I asked her if she was sure. I mentions Licano's and she said, "Oh you would have to mention Mexican food. Let's go to Licano's."  

We both ordered a chicken enchilada with rice and beans. I ordered mine with red sauce and Catherine ordered hers with green. We enjoyed our food and I mentioned to our waitress that it was Catherine's birthday. She said she wouldn't sing to us but she brought us some fried ice cream. Our fried ice cream was so frozen we couldn't cut into it. We both used our knives and tried cutting into it. It was like a block of ice. After it melted a little it became easier. When we told our waitress our problem she apologized and said they had been putting the ice cream in a colder deep freeze thinking it would thaw out when it was fried. Obviously it did not.

James asked me to stop at CVS and pick up his prescription. He called them and they said it was ready. When I got to the drive-thru the tube was broken so I had to go inside. I went up to the counter and they told me it would be 10 minutes before it was ready. Here we go again CVS, this is why I don't like you. When I got back in line 10 minutes later there were 10 people a head of me. This took longer than I wanted with Catherine waiting for me out in the car. I got the prescription and it only cost $5.00 so I guess I should be happy.

Catherine and I have a special friendship and I enjoy her company so much. She is a little hard of hearing so I have to make sure I speak loud. She is excited about going to the valley tomorrow to see her great granddaughter be baptized on Saturday. 

James was doing indexing when I got home between 1:30 and 2. I have an appointment with Pierce to get my teeth filled at 3 so I wanted to take a nap. I changed in to my comfy clothes and laid down on the recliner. I set my timer for 45 minutes which seemed way too short. 

When I got to Pierce's dental office he was there waiting for me. I asked for a drink of water and while he was out getting it I took a picture of this plaque:

I would agree with everything on this plaque. Not only is

Pierce an amazing dentist but he is one of the most kind

and generous people I have ever met. He's never too busy to

help someone!

It was almost five when I got home. Pierce filled six out of 10 cavities which means I will be back again next week. The biggest miracle he performed was fixing my chipped tooth in the front of my mouth. You can't even tell it was chipped and filling in a tooth in the back with a huge hole. It looks like a brand new tooth!

This evening after getting my 10,000 steps James and I watched a couple of episodes of "Anne with an E." In these episodes Diane, Cole, and Anne attend at party at Aunt Josephine's mansion where they meet all kinds of interesting people. Diane is shocked to realize the relationship of her Aunt Josephine and her friend Gertrude who recently passed away. Cole is inspired to begin using clay as an art medium. Anne is delighted with expanding her horizons.  Marilla makes a trip to see an oculist and gets glasses. Sebastian meets Mary and Gilbert arranges to become an apprentice to a well-known doctor. Things are changing in Avonlea and everyone is growing up.

Eden's attitude reminds me of Anne 

with an E.

 

Wed, Mar 10, 2021: Los Angeles Temple, Tanner's birthday, Charlie explores, James's Covid test, tacos again, Sheri, Trina, Ro, Ev hike, James's screen,

 

Los Angeles, California

10th operating temple

Dedicated: 11-14 Mar 1956

By: David O. McKay

Jesus Christ, Only Begotten Son

Moses 1:17

And he also gave me commandments when he called unto me out of the burning bush saying: Call upon God in the name of mine Only Begotten, and worship me.

Book of Mormon

2 Nephi 28:17-32

D&C

Sections 24 & 26

"Come Follow Me"

The Savior can lift me "up out of my afflictions."

OctGenCon

'There Was Bread'

Bishop W. Christopher Waddell

First Counselor in the Presiding Bishopric

All things are spiritual to the Lord, "and not at any time" has He given us "a law which was temporal." Everything, then, points to Jesus Christ as the foundation upon which we must build even our temporal preparedness.

Being temporally prepared and self-reliant means "believing that through the grace, or enabling power, of Jesus Christ and our own effort, we are able to obtain all the spiritual and temporal necessities of life we require for ourselves and our families."

Restoration Proclamation

P8 S1

We gladly declare that the promised Restoration goes forward through continuing revelation.

The Living Christ

P9 S1

We declare in words of solemnity that His priesthood and His Church have been restored upon the earth - "built upon the foundation of . . . apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner stone" (Ephesians 2:20).

James left this morning for town to take his Covid test at CVS. While he was gone I worked on my blog and walked. I made tacos for lunch again. Maybe I will eat the entire package myself since James seems to have lost his appetite. 

This afternoon James called our friend in Chandler, Joe Johnston. Joe is somewhat of a computer expert and has done repairs on our computers in the past. He lives in the house that James built for Stacy and Paul. James gave him the information for his computer screen and Joe told him exactly which one to order. Before he could do this we had to take a picture of the model number, the purchase number, and the serial number off the back of the computer. The numbers are so tiny we could not read them with the naked eye so I took a picture with my phone and blew them up. Why do they make these numbers so small that you can't see them?

Trina, Rowan, Sheri and Evan all went on a hike today. Sheri let Evan miss school so he could get some physical exercise. It's beautiful in the valley right now. Spring break doesn't start until next week for the Chandler kids. We are going down Sunday and will have a dinner with family at Darrel and Trina's. I am going to make Costa Vida sweet pork. Monday I have an appointment at Sonoran Spine and then Max, Evan, and Joshua are going to come home with us.

This evening we watched our favorite show right now, "Anne with an E." James is feeling pretty miserable. We should get the results of his Covid test tomorrow. He's pretty sure he has a bladder infection.

Happy 17th Birthday Tanner!

Charlie goes exploring

Smoky Mountain National Park???