Washington D.C.
16th operating temple
Dedicated: 19-22 Nov 1974
By: Spencer W. Kimball
Jesus Christ, Only Begotten Son
D&C 76:25
and this we saw also, and bear record, that an angel of God who was in authority in the presence of God, who rebelled against the Only Begotten Son whom the Father loved and who was in the bosom of the Father, was thrust down from the presence of God and the Son,
Book of Mormon
Jacob 1:1-19
D&C
27:5-14
"Come Follow Me"
I should take the sacrament with an eye single to God's glory.
OctGenCon
'Sisters in Zion'
President Henry B. Eyring
Second Counselor in the First Presidency
My experience has taught me that Heavenly Father's daughters have a gift to allay contention and to promote righteousness with their love of God and with the love of God they engender in those they serve.
Sisters, you were give the blessing of being daughters of God with special gifts. You brought with you into mortal life a spiritual capacity to nurture others and to lift them higher toward the love and purity that will qualify them to live together in a Zion society.
It is not by accident that the Relief Society, the first Church organization specifically for Heavenly Father's daughters, has as its motto "Charity Never Faileth."
Charity is the pure love of Christ. And it is faith in Him and the full effects of His infinite Atonement that will qualify you, and those you love and serve, for the supernal gift to live in that sociality of a long-looked-for and promised Zion. there you will be sisters in Zion, loved in person by the Lord and those you have blessed.
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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
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He is the great King Immanuel, who stands today on the right hand of His Father.
The ground was covered with snow this morning and the boys were anxious to go outside. Evan and Josh asked for gloves, etc., but Max went outside and sat on the electrical box with his book about Light and swung his bare feet while he read. I hope he doesn't get sick.
I made muffins, bacon and eggs for breakfast. Joshua was the only one who ate any eggs.
James had a doctor's appointment with Dr. Moffat this morning. When the nurse took him back and asked him questions and found out he was on an antibiotic that Dr. Moffat didn't prescribe, she told him Dr. Moffat was going to be upset with him. When Dr. Moffat came in he said James's infection was gone and he was glad he got an antibiotic and the one prescribed was the one he would have prescribed for him. Not made at all. Thank you Pierce.
James has other issues though. His ribs are still bothering him and so Dr. Moffat ordered x-rays. He also has an enlarged prostate gland so the doctor ordered tests for that too. He told James to get these done right away.
After the doctor's appointment James went grocery shopping at Walmart and picked up the prescription Vanessa at Sonoran Spine wrote for me. She forgot the vallium though. She was going to order me two pills for when I go in for my MRI. She did prescribe a pain medicine for me to take.
The boys came up with a list of groceries for James to buy and I texted it to him. I am so grateful he is willing to do this for me because it will save me a trip into town. When he got home and we started unloading the groceries I noticed that James got several items not on the list. So typical. The boys mainly wanted Red Baron frozen pizza, glazed donuts, and Joshua asked for Cinnamon Toast Crunch cereal, and lunchmeat, hotdogs, and sodas. Max and Joshua like apples so I told James to get Honey Crisp apples. Of course Walmart didn't have any so he got Gala. I'm not sure they will eat them.
Sheri sent steak, hotdogs, and bacon and turkey bacon up in an ice chest. She also sent rolls, buns, and bread.
I had an appointment with Pierce to get the rest of my cavities filled this afternoon at four. I thought it was funny when last week my appointment was at three and he wanted to make the next one at four. When I got to the building, I knocked and opened the door. Pierce's office was dark but his son and his dog came around the corner of another part of the building. I told him what I was here for and he said that his dad was expecting me at three. I asked if his dad was here. He opened the outside door and said, "Here he comes now." I apologized to Pierce but told him I was sure he said four. We both thought this was going to be a quick appointment but boy were we wrong! I wished I had come at 3.
There were five cavities on the right side of my mouth. As Pierce began drilling he found they were deeper than he thought and some went under my crowns and so he had to cut the crowns to get all of the decay. The last cavity was in my back upper tooth. The tooth in front of this last tooth has already been pulled so there is a big empty space in front of it. As Pierce kept drilling he said most of the tooth was gone and there was an infection in it and it needed to come out. I asked him if he was going to extract it and he said yes. I had to have three shots, two to keep this tooth numb. As he began pulling the tooth he said he couldn't get a hold on it with tongs which makes it more difficult. He used several techniques to get this tooth out including a small hammer which was almost unbearable. He said he was sorry and knew this was barbaric but he didn't know what else to do. I just kept praying that he would be able to get this tooth and it's three roots out. Finally he said, root number one. Shortly after he was able to get the other two roots. I paid Pierce another $300 and left with my mouth full of gauze. It was after 7:30 and dark outside. That tooth took over an hour to get out. Pierce came out with a flashlight and helped me get to the truck and brought me more gauze.
Pierce always makes me feel better about my decaying teeth. He said he has both of the same teeth as mine gone too and he was going to go to Colorado and get his dentist son to do an implant. An implant is something I am going to consider in the future too so I can chew on my left side again.
When I got home Max and James were cooking dinner. Max said he had started cooking the steaks outside on the grill but it was too cold outside so he brought them inside. James was cooking broccoli and baked beans. He burned the beans. I made some hashbrowns and along with the rolls Sheri sent, we had a nice meal. The steaks were delicious! Joshua was so polite and thanked us for the nice meal.
Max said he never gets to grill at home and he wanted to learn how to do it. He said he doesn't know anything and would like to learn useful things like how to change a tire, and put gas in the Razr. He said he likes it up here because people know how to do useful things and they help each other. He said he would like to grow his own food so James asked if he would like to go see Pierce's greenhouse. He said he would so later in the week James took him.
Max played a song on his guitar and sang to us after dinner. He is very talented.
The boys watched TV this evening because they said the internet upstairs was not working very well. We did not have a gospel discussion but we did have family prayer with them.
Darrel's family flew to Texas today.
They are in Waco visiting with Chip and
Joanna at Magnolia and the Silo Bakery.
May readying about light in the snow
Happy Anniversary!
