Bogota, Columbia
57th operating temple
Dedicated: 24 April 1999
By: Gordon B. Hinckley
Jesus Christ, Power of
Revelations 19:6
And I heard as it were the voice of a great multitude, and as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of mighty thunderings, saying, Alleluia: for the Lord God omnipotent reigneth.
Book of Mormon
Mosiah 17:1-20
D&C
45:1-8
"Come Follow Me"
"The Promises . . . Shall Be Fulfilled"
AprGenCon
"Light Cleaveth unto Light"
Elder Timothy J. Dyches
Of the Seventy
As we intensify our faith in Christ, we receive light in intensifying measure until it dispels all darkness.
The Family Proclamation
P6
Husband and wife have a solemn responsibility to love and care for each other and for their children. "Children are an heritage of the Lord" (Psalm 127:3). Parents have a sacred duty to rear their children in love and righteousness, to provide for their physical and spiritual needs, and to teach them to love and serve one another, observe the commandments of God, and be law-abiding citizens wherever they live. Husbands and wives - mothers and fathers - will be held accountable before God for the discharge of these obligations.
I listened to "Follow Him" today with John BytheWay and Hank Smith, and Brent Top. It was sooo good. "Zion is a place of safety, peace, and power." According to Brother Top the things to look forward to regarding the Second Coming are four times greater than the tragedies.
We left for the Snowflake temple around 9:00 this morning for a 10:00 training with the temple president and matron, President and Sister Seaman. President Seaman taught the brothers and Sister Seaman taught the sisters.
Sister Seaman greeted the sisters at the door of the endowment room where we were being taught. Sister Seaman's father was my bishop as a young teenager in Show Low. She is six years younger than I am and I did not think she would remember me. When I told her I was a Maxwell the first thing she said was, "Are you Dennis's sister"?
When I told her yes, she said she remembered me and it was wonderful to make the connection. She said she loved my mother. I loved her mother too.
Later I talked to Dennis and he said: "I have known Kim for over 60 years. We went to school together from 1st grade through high school. We were pretty good friends. Kim is really a great person and I always liked her a lot. She has a great sense of humor and is down to earth and fun to be around. She is also very sincere." This is what I told Dennis: "You know Dennis, I was thinking that the way you described Sister Kim Seaman was exactly right. She had a sense of humor but she was so sincere in her feelings toward the Lord and the temple. When I told her I was your sister she seemed so happy. She is the perfect Temple Matron, approachable and friendly but also very sincere and spiritual."
Sister Seaman said when she gets up on Monday morning she checks on the Church News app to see what temples have entered a new phase. Right now the Snowflake temple is in Phase 2-B. She wants the temple to move to Phase 3. She said she was encouraged this morning when she checked because these three temples were moved to Phase 3: Kansas City, Missouri, London England, and Preston England. She said that she had served temple missions in Kansas City and London, and she felt like Snowflake would be next!
The training took a couple of hours. Here are some things I learned:
*All ordinances will be done by appointment only in Phase 2-B and Phase 3.
*There will be a minimal amount of temple workers. We each may only work once or month or even less.
*The tokens will be given virtually except at the veil. A sanitizing station is at each end of the veil.
*Live sealings and marriages will be taken care of by the temple presidency, matron and her assistants.
*Masks must be worn at all times.
I know there were other things said and stressed but since I couldn't take notes, I don't remember all of them.
Here are the friends and fellow temple workers I saw:
The Reidheads, two Neff couples, the Vances, the Gentry's, the Elmer's, the Shelton's, and the young Sister Crandell.
When James and I left the temple we wanted some lunch so we headed for downtown Snowflake. The first sign I saw was "Bread and Basics." This is not a place we could go for lunch but this is the new business of my friend and fellow temple worker, Debbie V. They are open Tue-Sat and serve and sell homemade bread and other years supply items. I want to come back and make a visit! Debbie and her husband Jim are from Chandler where we knew them. They lived in Shumway but just recently purchased 180 acres and moved to Aripine where they attend a ward in Heber. The same ward the Reidhead's are in. Two of my favorite temple friends are now in the same ward, Debbie and Elwanda.
We were going to go for Eva's for lunch but there were so many cars that James did not want to stop, so we went to El Cupido's. They were busy but they have expanded their dining room so we were able to find a table. James ordered a machaca burro and I ordered the special carnita burro. James actually liked what he got but he said it wasn't as good as Elmer's in Chandler. Mine was good but I could only eat about half. I saved the rest for later and then shared that half with James.
Here are some things I was able to do this afternoon:
I paid the White Cap bill James told me was overdue.
I got my mustard seed necklace in the mail. This is my mother's day gift and it made me very happy. I walked, listened, indexed, and blogged.
I love this scripture: "Let virtue garnish thy thoughts unceasingly."
It goes along with my talk that I gave on Sunday. One of the things the Savior ask us to do in the Sermon on the Mount was to think pure thoughts. I am trying to do this in my life.
Spring Break 2020
My mustard seed necklace
