Curitiba, Brazil
126th operating temple
Dedicated: 1 June 2008
By: Thomas S. Monson
Jesus Christ, Relationships with the Father
3 Nephi 11:32
And this is my doctrine, and it is the doctrine which the Father hath given unto me; and I bear record of the Father, and the Father beareth record of me, and the Holy Ghost beareth record of the Father and me; and I bear record that the Father commandeth all men, everywhere, to repent and believe in me.
Book of Mormon
Ether 13:1-18
"Come Follow Me"
Review the Family Proclamation
OctGenCon
"To Be A Follower Of Christ"
Elder Alfred Kyungu
Of the Seventy
The first quality of the Savior is humility. Jesus Christ was very humble from the premortal life. At the Council in Heaven, He recognized and allowed the will of God to prevail in the plan of salvation for mankind. He said, "Father, thy will be done, and the glory be thine forever" (Moses 4:2)
"Hold Up Your Light"
Elder Marcus B. Nash
Of the Seventy
Your and I know that we lived as children of our Heavenly Father before coming to this earth and that the earth was created for the purpose of giving each person the opportunity to obtain a body, gain experience, learn, and grow in order to receive eternal life - which is God's life.
Inklings
"Come Unto Christ and Don't Come Alone"
Sister Bonnie Cordon
Today we got the opportunity to listen to Jared give a talk in his ward. Kacey was kind enough to text us the Zoom connection. It was such a great talk! Jared sent me a copy. I think Sheri listened too. He talked about the Family Proclamation and the promises concerning keeping our covenants. These covenants and promises were especially meaningful to him after his divorce.
After listening to Jared's talk we got ready and drove over to Kim and Brian's ward which started at 10:30. We got there before Kim and Brian did and the bishop's wife, Kim Harris Tarwater, came over to speak to us. She said: "You are the Lambson's. I love your daughter." She talked to us until it was time for the meeting to start. She and her husband bought property in Vernon and will be moving up here eventually. They are friends with Dave and Tammy Montgomery. When Kim and Brian came in we went to the back and sat with them. Brian brought me in a cushioned chair from the Relief Society room.
Kim and Brian belong to the McQueen 1st ward. Today was the Christmas program. The Primary children sang "When We Seek Him." Someone named Danielle Hale who Kim says is a professional singer, sang "Jesus Lord at Thy Birth." The congregation then sang "O Little Town of Bethlehem." The next performance was a double quartet, 4 men and 4 women, singing "All for the King of Kings, I Wonder as I Wander." (Not sure what the title was). The last musical performance was a cello solo. This guy was very good and Kim says he plays in an orchestra. James enjoyed watching his facial expressions while he played.
Bishop Tarwater spoke at the end of the meeting. He told about growing up on a diary and how he developed faith in Jesus Christ through prayer. He went on a mission. He learned how to pray, and how to listen to the Spirit. He prayed to know if he should marry his wife. He proposed to her at the Mesa temple because it was a significant place for both of them. He shared how he felt about his family. He said, "Come unto Christ, but don't come alone." ( Sis. Cordon's conference talk).
The reason that we wanted to attend Kim's ward is because she is teaching gospel doctrine today. She did an excellent job! Here are some notes that I took:
"The family proclamation is the Lord's reemphasis of the gospel truths we need to sustain us through current challenges to the family." Dallin H. Oaks
The apostle James taught that friendship of the world is enmity with God. ((James 4:4). Those opposing the wisdom of the world: Paul (1 Cor. 3:19) and (Colo. 2:8).
President Monson: "We must reject anything that does not conform to our standards, Eternal Life in the kingdom of God."
President Nelson: "Salvation is an individual matter, but exaltation is a family matter."
We grow spiritually by choosing to obey God's commandments in a succession of right choices.
The gospel plan each family should follow to prepare for eternal life and exaltation is outlined in the Church's 1995 family proclamation.
We are different from the world. Here are where our differences are most evident.
World:
Cohabitation w/o marriage
Same sex marriage
We are all children of our Heavenly Father. We need to feel His love to remember that we all agreed to His plan in the premortal life.
God wants all of His children to be exalted.
His gospel is a gospel of Redemption.
When we got back to Darrel & Trina's Trina and the girls were all ready for church. Darrel is at work and Rowan is already at the church. I took a picture of the three girls. I wish I had included Trina so I tried to take one of her too.
Smart, kind, and beautiful.
Ruby, Addy, Lola
Pretty mama
James and I grabbed a bite to eat and then got ready to go home. We got all the way passed Payson and were starting up the rim when Trina called and said we left several things on the front porch. I remembered telling James I was putting my computer and a bag on the porch for him to get and he said he would, but evidently he forgot. My computer, a calendar, and the poster of Addy. James said we would get it when we come back next week but I insisted that I needed my computer. I'm already behind on my blog and I can't afford to go a week without making a post. Trina offered to come to Payson. We immediately turned around and started back towards Payson. We didn't want Trina to have to come all the way to Payson. We ended up meeting her in Sunflower, using mileposts to tell her when to get off the highway.
Trina was so kind to do this for us. When we remember Jared's talk, and Kim's lesson on this Sabbath day, we will also remember Trina's willingness to serve us. Thank you Trina.
As soon as we got home James went out immediately to feed Luna. He came back in and said Luna had been in the back yard. Where there is a will, there is a way, and she definitely has the will.
After putting everything away I sat down to watch, "When Hope Calls" the Christmas special. I loved it and loved seeing Lori Loughlin. Abigail Stanton was always my favorite character on "When Calls the Heart."
Happy Birthday Michael!
haircut and a shave.
