Mon, July 5th, 2021: Panama City Temple: Pancake brkfst, 5 Crowns, Yahtzee, James's phone, Razr rides, "CFM", Sheri burns hand, Movies,

 

Panama City, Panama

127th operating temple

Dedicated: 10 Aug 2008

By: Thomas S. Monson

Jesus Christ, Prophecies about

Micah 5:2

But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Juda, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting.

Book of Mormon

Alma 27:16-28:8 What helps me to keep my covenants?

D&C

Saints pgs. 146-50; RIC "The Vision"; Voices of the Restoration CFM manual pgs. 118-19

"Come Follow Me"

DC 76 "Great Shall Be Their Reward and Eternal Shall Be Their Glory"

AprGenCon

"Room in the Inn"

Elder Gerrit W. Gong

Of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles

As our hearts change and we receive His image in our countenance, we see Him and ourselves in His Church. In Him, we find clarity, not dissonance. In Him, we find cause to do good, reason to be good, and increasing capacity to become better. In Him, we discover abiding faith, liberating selflessness, caring change, and trust in God. In His Inn, we find and deepen our personal relationship with God, our Father, and Jesus Christ.

Restoration Proclamation

#1

We solemnly proclaim that God loves His children in every nation of the world. God the Father has given us the divine birth, the incomparable life, and the infinite atoning sacrifice of His Beloved Son, Jesus Christ. By the power of the Father, Jesus rose again and gained the victory over death. He is our Savior, our Exemplar, and our Redeemer.

Inklings

"Hope in Christ"

I hope in Christ with expectation because I know His promises are sure. Even in the waiting, I life my gaze and extend my reach towards others while we work and wait together.

Sheri asked me if I had any pancake mix. I told her I had Kodiak cake mix and Ben was excited. I also gave her some Hungry Jack and some Bisquick. She said that pancakes is Max's favorite breakfast. She also made bacon and sausage. James had brought me oatmeal and watermelon earlier so I wasn't hungry. 

After breakfast we played a game of Five Crowns. When I say we I mean Sheri, Ben, Max, and I. We played last night and Ben won. Today when we played, I won. When Sheri asked Ben if he wanted to play Five Crowns later in the day, he said no. 

James's phone has not been working so he went to Verizon in town to fix it. They said that something was wrong with the touch pad senser and they couldn't fix it. They told him of a wireless place that would fix it, but it was closed, so he came home. 

On Sunday Sister Brown told me she could not teach this Sunday because she would be out of town. I told Tamara I would teach but she wanted me to try to get someone to teach. Today I texted Sister DeWitt and asked if she would be able to teach and she said she would be glad too. I was so grateful. 

The boys went on more Razr rides today but we told them to please leave the snakes alone. We have gotten some rain and hopefully they will open the forests up again. 

This evening we read the first 40 verses of D&C 76 for "Come Follow Me." We had some discussion and Ian disagreed with James on something. James handled it well and bore his testimony.

James built a fire in the firepit and the kids roasted marshmallows. 

Free pie from Pie Snob

Celestial glory

Charlie chillin' in the sun

Scarlett

Sun, July 4th, 2021: Curitiba Brazil Temple: Ruby & Lola go home, Mtgs, Last night's rodeo, Testimonies, Sunday School, Pam brings baked goods, Sheri's salsa & blueberry pie,

 

Curitiba, Brazil

126th operating temple

Dedicated: 1 June 2008

By: Thomas S. Monson

Jesus Christ, prophecies about

Jonah 2:6

I went down to the bottoms of the mountains; the earth with her bars was about me for ever: yet hast thou brought up my life from corruption, O Lord my God.

Book of Mormon

Alma 27:1-15 How much faith did the king have in the Lord?

D&C

Review 71-75

"Come Follow Me"

Review "No Weapon Formed Against Thee Shall Prosper."

AprGenCon

"Hearts Knit Together"

Elder Gary E. Stevenson

Of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles

When asked, "Master, which is the great commandment?"

the Savior replied to "love the Lord thy God with all thy heart," followed by, "Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself." The Savior's response reinforces our heavenly duty. An ancient prophet commanded "that there should be no contention one with another, but that we should look forward ...., having our hearts knit together in unity and in love one towards another." We are further taught that "Power of influence ... ought to be maintained ... by gentleness and meekness, ... by kindness, ... without guile."

Ten Virtues

#10

Faith

Great buildings were never constructed on uncertain foundations. Great causes were never brought to success by vacillating leaders. Faith has always been, and always must be, at the root of any meaningful practice and endeavor.

Inklings

"Hope in Christ"

President M. Russell Ballard

Matthew 11:28-30

2 Kings 5

Happy 7th Birthday Lola!

James, Ruby, Lola and I left this morning a little before 6 a.m. to meet Darrel at the Circle K in Heber. We arrived right on time, at 7 a.m. It was almost 7:30 before Darrel arrived. We got the girls into Darrel's truck after saying our goodbyes. Darrel gave us a bag of things to give to Rowan and inside he had an Amazon card for me and a Home Depot card for James for Mother's Day and Father's Day.

We got home at 8:30 and had to rush to make it to church on time. Sheri, Ben, and Evan were ahead of us in Sheri's car.

 We sat in the overflow but Sheri made sure we had soft chairs. Bishop Hunsaker conducted the meeting. We sang "The Star Spangled Banner" as the opening song and Wendy DeWitt gave the invocation. It was nice to see Anthony at the meeting. Ben's hair looked wild and uncombed. 

Before the testimonies began Brother Wright got up and told of a testimony meeting he attended close to Memorial Day where everyone got up and praised those who defend our country but never once mentioned the Savior. He reminded us to remember Christ in our testimonies. 15 people bore their testimonies and several mentioned going to "The Rodeo." I suppose they were referring to the Taylor Rodeo. The person who gave the opening prayer gave a powerful prayer and asked for rain. It rained the entire rest of the evening but no one left. My favorite testimony was the last one given by Brother Goodman. He said, "It is faith in Jesus Christ that made this country great." After the sacrament James and I of course stayed for the second hour while Sheri, Evan and Ben left. I got a text around 10 from Rowan asked if we had left yet. He said he was sorry he slept in. I guess he thought we would wake him, but we were so rushed we didn't think of it.

Brother Applegate taught Sunday School. He kept mentioning my name and what I had shared two weeks ago. 

When we got home from church I broke my fast. James continued to fast until later this afternoon. My friend Pam brought us almond bearclaws and apple fritters from Safeway. They were delicious. 

Sheri was just finishing making breakfast croissants for the boys with eggs, bacon, and sausage. She also made salsa yesterday. It is delicious! This afternoon she made a blueberry pie to die for, and a yellow cake with chocolate frosting for Ian. She had to run into town to get some strips for Max's meter. For dinner she made hamburgers and hotdogs.

Rowan and Evan asked to use the Razr this afternoon. They found two more rattlesnakes over by what they call "the Resort." I asked Rowan later if they killed the snakes and he said no. 

This evening for "Come Follow Me" we read D&C 74-75 and then had family prayer together.

I miss Ruby and Lola.

Miss Lola

Sabbath with Charlie

Lola loves her farm girl Barbie

Inklings

Woo Hoo!