Manaus, Brazil
138th operating temple
Dedicated: 10 June 2012
By: Dieter F. Uchtdorf
Jesus Christ, Prophecies about
Luke 2:21
And when eight days were accomplished for the circumcising of the child, he name was called Jesus, which was so named of the angel before he was conceived in the womb.
Book of Mormon
Alma 33:12-23
Why is it important to know the scriptures?
A: It's important to know the scriptures so we don't "dwindle in unbelief" as do so many when they no longer have or believe the words of Christ...
D&C
78:13-22
"Come Follow Me"
78:17-22 The Lord will lead me along
AprGenCon
"Bless in His Name"
President Henry B. Eyring
Second Counselor in the First Presidency
As a bishop, I learned while conducting worthiness interviews to pray for the Lord to let me sense what He wanted for the person, keeping any inspiration He would provide unclouded by my own judgment. That is hard if the Lord, in love, may want to bless someone with correction. It takes effort to distinguish what the Lord wants from what you want and the other person may want.
The Living Christ
#3
He instituted the sacrament as a reminder of His great atoning sacrifice. He was arrested and condemned on spurious charges, convicted to satisfy a mob, and sentenced to die on Calvary's cross. He gave His life to atone for the sins of all mankind. His was a great vicarious gift in behalf of all who would ever live upon the earth.
Inklings
Isaiah 43:1-5
But now thus saith the Lord that created thee, O Jacob, and he that formed thee, O Israel, Fear not: for I have redeemed thee, I have called thee by thy name; THOU ART MINE.
When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee.
For I am the Lord thy God, the Holy One of Israel, thy Savior: I gave Egypt for thy ransom, Ethiopia and Seba for thee.
Since thou wast precious in my sight, thou hast been honorable, and I have loved thee: therefore will I give men for thee, and people for thy life.
FEAR NOT: for I am with thee: I will bring thy seed from the east, and gather thee from the west;
Up at 5:38, meh. It is 58 degrees and mostly sunny. Here are some notes I took while studying "Come Follow Me" this morning:
"The day will come when we will live on what we produce. We will have to have a people ready to live the United Order in order to receive the Savior when He comes. I know from my own experience ... that this is the Lord's work. It is to prepare us. If you'll think of the most sacred place you ever have been, you'll remember that the final thing that we are to do is to be able and willing to consecrate all that we have to the building up of the kingdom of God, to care for our fellowmen. When we do this we'll be ready for the coming of the Messiah. (Marion G. Romney, GC April 1975).
Elder Orson Pratt says that Adam-Ondi-Ahman is "The Valley of God." Ahman is the word for God in the pure, Adamic language.
James has been working on paying sales taxes and reporting income tax for the IRS. He is so frustrated with their site. He can't get on and finally had to call someone who was not much help. He was able to finish his sales taxes but is still unable to get on the income tax site. Why do they make paying taxes so difficult. It's like adding insult to injury.
Paul made sure we knew that it was raining in the valley this morning. James told him it was not raining here but we expected rain this afternoon or evening. Boy did we get it! James went out to ride Luna around 5:40. He didn't ride long because he could see the rain coming. As soon as he got her unsaddled and fed her the rain came. When he walked into the house it was raining pretty hard. We sat down to dinner and just as we were finishing up, around 6:30, the electricity went off. We remained without electricity until about 3 a.m. We managed to get most of the dishes in the dishwasher. James gave me his headlamp and lighted one of the kerosene lamps. I read and walked, getting my 12,000 steps. I read to James from our book, "Beyond the White River." I also listened to "Becoming Lady Lockwood." Earlier in the day before the electricity went off, I watched Season 1 Episode 7 of "The Chosen." This is the episode where the Savior asks Matthew to Follow Him. It is also where Nicodemus meets the Savior. We went to bed at 9:00 which made James happy. The rain was powerful and we had lots of lightning. James thinks we probably got at least two inches.
This afternoon I worked on my personal scrapbook and began cleaning out my closet.
Here are some notes I took from the books I read:
The Heavens are Open - The answer to many gospel questions is: "Because I know the Book of Mormon is true.
Grace Where You are - Go, and sin no more.
Written On Our Hearts - p. 21 Sanctification and Consecration
Cornerstones of the Restoration - The #7 denotes fulness
God Will Prevail - Covenant promises
The Hidden Christ - The Noble and Great ones are obedient
The MindBody Toolkit - Positive thoughts are nurturing to our cells
History of Joseph Smith - Family arrives in New York. JS,senior has his third vision.
The Making of America - Chapter 2 "Ancient Principles." The founders are profound scholars.
Marlee, Bridelle, and Masyn
Tanner & Charlie
Dallin
