Monticello, Utah
53rd operating temple
Dedicated: 26 July 1998
By: Gordon B. Hinckley
Jesus Christ, Power of
Ephesians 1:22-23
And hath put all things under his feet, and gave him to be the head over all things to the church,
Which is his body, the fulness of him that filleth all in all.
Book of Mormon
Mosiah 13:5-35
D&C
42:61-93
"Come Follow Me"
42:30-42 How did the Saints "consecrate of their properties" to support the poor?
AprGenCon
'Our Personal Savior
Elder Michael John U. Teh
Of the Seventy
Because of His atoning sacrifice, the Savior has power to cleanse, heal, and strengthen us one by one.
P2
All human beings - male and female - are created in the image of God. Each is a beloved spirit son or daughter of heavenly parents, and, as such, each has a divine nature and destiny. Gender is an essential characteristic of individual premortal, mortal, and eternal
destiny of His children.
I had made an appointment with Sandra W. at 9 o'clock today to help her learn to do indexing. I waited and she didn't come. Later this afternoon she sent me a message: Oh my gosh I totally forgot, I am so sorry. I painted my bathroom this morning. I thought I set an alarm in my phone but it never went off. I am so sorry.
I responded to her by saying: No problem. Painting a bathroom is important! We will try again next week.
Edward Partridge is one of my new heroes. The Savior called him to be the first bishop of the Church because of his pure heart. He had only been a member of the Church for two months. Edward sacrificed everything to serve God and his fellow Saints. While living in Independence, Missouri with the Saints the following happened to him:
"I was taken from my house by a mob who escorted me about half a mile, to the court house, on the public square in Independence; and then and there, a few rods from said court house, surrounded by hundreds of the mob, I was stripped of my hat, coat and vest and daubed with tar from head to foot, and then had a quantity of feathers put upon me; and all this because I would not agree to leave the county, and my home where I had lived two years. Before tarring and feathering me I was permitted to speak. I told them that the Saints had suffered persecution in all ages of the world; that I had done nothing which ought to offend anyone; that if they abused me, they would abuse an innocent person, that I was willing to suffer for the sake of Christ; but, to leave the county, I was not then willing to consent to. By this time the multitude made so much noise that I could not be heard: some were cursing and swearing, saying, 'call upon your Jesus; others were equally noisy in trying to still the rest, that they might be enabled to hear what I was saying. Until after I had spoken, I knew not what they intended to do with me, whether to kill me, to whip me, or what else I knew not. I bore my abuse with so much resignation and meekness, that it appeared to astound the multitude, who permitted me to retire in silence, many looking very solemn, their sympathies having been touched; and as to myself, I was so filled with the Spirit and love of God, that I had no hatred towards my persecutors or anyone else."
I am going to use this story in my talk that I am giving on Sunday.
I indexed, blogged, walked and cleaned fans today. I listened to "Teaching with Power" and "Book of Mormon Central" and part of "Unshaken" all in preparation for this week's "Come Follow Me" lesson.
James and I started a new e-book called, "Love in Disguise." I asked Trina to send me the book her book club is reading and she did. I looked at it and decided I couldn't read it. It is called, "Before We Were Yours".
Told from the alternating perspectives of two women, "Before We Were Yours" tells the story of Rill Foss, the oldest of five children who were kidnapped from their family in 1939, and Avery Stafford, a successful lawyer and daughter of a senator. As the novel unfolds, Avery uncovers the links between Rill's story and her own family. Inspired by true events, Lisa Wingate's novel sheds light on the scandals of an adoption center and their exploitation of thousands of children.
I just can't stand to see children abused or exploited. I'm going to let Trina read it and then ask her how she liked it, then I might consider reading it. In the meantime I will continue reading my proper English romances with James. I did start reading another book about Emma Smith. It's called "First" and is an audio book on Deseret Book Plus. For my birthday last year my friend Maxine gave me a book about Emma Smith called, "Glorious Truths About Emma Smith" by Susan Easton Black. I'm reading it too. The more I read about Emma Smith, the more I like her.
James and I both worked on our talks for Sunday.
Sheri was so stressed and worried tonight I asked Cathi if she would talk to her. Cathi reported back that she talked with Sheri about 40 minutes and told her to call her anytime. It's so hard not being with your child when they need you. Thank you Cathi for your help.
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