Tuesday, July 5th, 2022: James-Globe, Temple w/Catherine, Overcast some rain, New book, Christmas movies, Blog, Walk

 

Star Valley, Wyoming

154th operating temple

Dedicated: 30 Oct 2016

By: David A. Bednar

Jesus Christ, Second Coming

Revelations 1:7

Behold, he cometh with clouds; and every eye shall see him, and they also which pierced him: and all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of him. Even so, Amen.

Book of Mormon

Alma 27:16-28:8

22 And it came to pass that the voice of the people came, saying: Behold, we will give up the land of Jershon, which is on the east by the sea, which joins the land Bountiful, which is on the south of the land Bountiful; and this land Jershon is the land which we will give unto our brethren for an inheritance.

"Come Follow Me"

2 Kings 2-6 God can work miracles in my life. 2 Kings 3

AprGenCon

"A Mighty Change Of Heart:

I Have Nothing More To Give You"

Elder Eduardo Gavarret

Of the Seventy

How do we obtain that mighty change of heart? It is initiated and eventually occurs

1. when we study the scriptures to obtain the knowledge 

that will strengthen our faith in Jesus Christ, which will

create a desire to change;

2. when we cultivate that desire through prayer and fasting;

3. when we act, according to the word studied or received,

and we make a covenant to surrender our hearts to Him,

just as with King Benjamin's people.

"Ladder Of Faith"

Elder Larry S. Kacher

Of the Seventy

As we move toward true faith in Jesus Christ, our mindset begins to change. We recognize that obedience and faith in the Savior qualify us to have His Spirit always to be with us. Obedience is no longer an irritant but becomes a quest. We recognize that obedience to God's commands enables us to be trusted of Him. With His trust comes increased light. This light guides our journey and allows us to see more clearly the path we should take.

James left for Globe again this morning. He has got some drywall work to do before the guys put the tile down on Thursday. Armando and two helpers will be coming to Globe to do that. 

I puttered around this morning. One of the things I did was find a name to take to the temple on the Take a Name app. I think this is one of Nannie's relatives, Ritta C. Mae Kinsauls. I left the house at 9:30 to pick up my friend Catherine Halcomb. Catherine is 88 years old and her daughter, Kerri, who she lives with, won't let her drive except to the post office and back. 

Thank goodness the road construction that is supposed to last until December hasn't started yet. It was windy when we got to the temple and I dropped Catherine off at the door while I went to find a place to park. I always park on the side which faces towards Vernon and the mountains. 

When we got off the elevator on the second floor of the temple I saw Pierce sitting in one of the chairs and studying one of the manuals. He did not see us and I didn't want to disturb his studies so I didn't say anything to him. After we were in the endowment room I saw him go by in the hall towards the veil to be a receiver. 

Catherine struggled a little with her new robe and walked a little wobbly because her left leg is bothering her. I think she pulled a muscle. We didn't stay long in the celestial room. Back in the locker room I had gone on the second row of lockers in locker #10 because I thought it would be less busy. Boy was I wrong. I had to wait about 10 minutes for the sister ahead of me and there was a sister waiting behind me. No more locker #10.

Catherine had a letter from her bank, Wells Fargo. She said she wanted to make sure it wasn't bogus so she asked if we could stop at the branch in Snowflake since there isn't one in Show Low. While Catherine was in the bank I went down the street to McDonald's and got an ice cream. It hit the spot. Catherine found out that the letter was not a fraud and she got a $50 refund for overpaying something.

On the way out of town we stopped at the Sonic in Taylor. Catherine loves Sonic and always reminds me that it was founded in Oklahoma where she is from. She bought me lunch. I had a corndog and a large diet coke. Catherine had an American dog with tater tots and a diet coke. She shared her tater tots with me. The total cost of both lunches was $12. 

After dropping Catherine off at home I went to the post office to see if we got our monthly check from the Quintana's. Not today. 

It was overcast most of the day and we did get some rain this evening, but not a whole lot. There was lots of lightning and thunder though. 

When James got home he was tired and a little grumpy and was covered in drywall dust. The first thing he wanted to do was take a shower. I had called him earlier and ask him to bring me a couple of shredded beef tacos from Aliberto's, which he did. He didn't get himself anything because he said he wasn't hungry when he got them, but he was hungry now so I gave him one of my tacos. Next time I'm going to order four and give him two.

James indexes while I walk and work in the bedroom. When he is finished indexing he comes in and we start our new book, "Games in a Ballroom" by Jentry Flint. 

Stacy said she was watching "Blue Hawaii" on Prime Video. I could watch it too, but didn't. I went to just about every Elvis movie ever made. Nannie loved Elvis and I remember taking her to see "Blue Hawaii" at the Show Low theater when I was in high school. I was the only one there with there gramma, but I loved that she loved Elvis like I did.

Written by Devin Johnson, Paul's brother.

I did not know Dena very well but I know her dad, whom I love,

and her sister Melonie who was one of my most lovable

Mia Maids.

Joshua's macarons

 

Monday, July 4th, 2022: Globe, Rain, 4th of July, Texas, Newport Beach, Twins, Charlie, Scarlett, Autumn, Jared, Kacey, Rainbow

 

Fort Collins, Colorado

153rd operating temple

Dedicated: 16 Oct 2016

By: Dieter F. Uchtdorf

Jesus Christ, Second Coming

Jude 1:14

And Enoch also, the seventh from Adam, prophesied of these, saying, Behold, the Lord cometh with ten thousands of his saints, 

Book of Mormon

Alma 27:1-15

...the Lord said unto him:

12 Get this people out of this land, that they perish not; for Satan has great hold on the hearts of the Amalekites, who do stir up the Lamanites to anger against their brethren to slay them; therefore get thee out of this land; and blessed are this people in this generation, for I will preserve them.

"Come Follow Me"

2 Kings 2-7 "There Is a Prophet in Israel"  2 Kings 2

AprGenCon

"Following Jesus: Being A Peacemaker"

Elder Neil L. Andersen

Of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles

What gives us the inner strength to cool, calm, and quench the fiery darts aimed toward the truths we love? The strength comes from our faith in Jesus Christ and our faith in HIs words.

"Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, . . . and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake.

"... For great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you."

Inklings

"Is The Plan Working"?

Elder Ochoa

Matthew 14

James and Owen Peeler left for Globe around 6 a.m. Their goal is to get rid of the popcorn ceilings in the Peeler's home in Globe. 

It went faster than they predicted and James was home by 3 p.m. I guess they were using spray bottle and it was going to slow so James brought in the hose and it went much faster. Keep in mind that their is no flooring on the floor, only concrete.

We had a steady rainstorm most of the afternoon and evening. It was great and we ended up with a gorgeous rainbow!

It was actually a double rainbow

Sheri and the boys arrived home to the Phoenix airport at 11:30 last night after 30 hours of traveling. Sheri texted me today and I asked her why she wasn't sleeping. She said she had too much to do after being gone for two weeks.

I pointed out to James how we were beginning to look like a junk yard with stuff behind the shed, the old wood piles, and stuff on the other side of the well house. He said he would take care of it.

I indexed today because I am finally all caught up on my blog. My friend Maxine does family history work all day long, everyday and then on Tuesday she goes and does an endowment session and then does sealings afterwards with her husband Gary and their friend Barbara and Fred Klug. She said to me the other night at presidency meeting, "Yeah, but that's all I do." I said, "What could you do that would be more important?"

I loved seeing Kacey and Autumn's photos from their 4th of July celebration especially since we didn't do anything. We watched a movie tonight. I had taped some movies from the Turner Classic Movies channel and this was a John Wayne movie so I thought James might enjoy it. The movie's title: "She Wore a Yellow Ribbon." It was filmed here in Arizona in Monument Valley and at the Vermillion Cliffs which you could see in the background. Too much shooting for me but I think James enjoyed it.

Lola's Birthday

Our temple friends, the Elmers

The Griffin twins

Addison and Bentley

Sunday, July 3rd, 2022: Fast & Testimony Mtg, James bears his testimony, SS, overcast-no rain, Charlie's talk, Sheri 30hr travel day, James indexes over 300 names

 

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

152nd operating temple

Dedicated: 18 Sep 2016

By: Henry B. Eyring

Jesus Christ, Second Coming

2 Peter 3:10

But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up.

Book of Mormon

Alma 26:17-37

36 Now if this is boasting, even so will I boast; for this is my life and my light, my joy and my salvation, and my redemption from everlasting wo. Yea, blessed is the name of my God, who has been mindful of this people, who are a branch of the tree of Israel, and has been lost from its body in a strange land; yea, I say, blessed be the name of my God, who has been mindful of us, wanderers in a strange land.

"Come Follow Me"

Review and Sunday School

AprGenCon

"But We Heeded Them Not"

Elder David A. Bednar

Of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles

The doctrine of Christ written "with the Spirit of the living God ... in fleshy tables of our hearts" increases our capacity to "heed not" the many distractions, taunts, and diversions in our fallen world. For example, faith focused in and on the Lord Jesus Christ fortifies us with spiritual strength. Faith in the Redeemer is a principle of action and of power. As we act in accordance with the truth of His gospel, we are blessed with the spiritual capacity to press forward through the challenges of mortality while focusing on the joys the Savior offers to us. Truly, "if we do what' right we have no need to fear, for the Lord, our helper, will ever be near."

Overcast but no rain in our area. We are grateful for the rain we have gotten the past few days. 

We got to sacrament meeting in time to meet the investigators that Anthony brought. The woman's name is Mayla and her daughter is Vanessa. 

Only three brothers bore their testimonies, James, Pierce, and Greg Anderson. There were six women and several children. It was a good meeting where members pledged their gratitude for living in a free country and others talked about how they loved studying the Old Testament. 

There were lots of visitors today because of the holiday weekend. Many of them came to Sunday School. Brother Applegate featured two parts of the lesson in his class today. One discussion was on the widow of Zarephath and the other on Elijah and the priests of Baal.

James and I both fasted this morning for Tanner. When we got home from church we both took naps. I woke up earlier than he did and broke my fast. 

James made us dinner, shrimp and potstickers. I made some dark chocolate brownies with walnuts for him to take to Globe with him tomorrow. 

Stacy texted and said that Joshua bore his testimony today. 

James indexed over 300 names and I caught up on my blog while listening to Dave and Emily's "Don't Miss This" Come Follow Me for the coming week.

Each week they choose heroes to feature in the lesson. This week's heroes were: Elisha and the miracles he performed, the woman who poured out (2 Kings 4:1-7), the great woman (2 Kings 4:8-37), the little maid (2 Kings 5:1-19), and the servant (2 Kings 6:8-18).

While I was at the computer I ran off a couple of recipes, one for a lemon blueberry cheesecake cake, and one for Swiss meringue buttercream. 

Sheri and the boys made it to Phoenix around 11:37 pm. after a 30 hour travel day. I am so glad they made it home safely.

Beginning of the monsoons

Beach bums

Cows came to visit. James chased them

away on the Razr.

Twins

Saturday night fireworks in

Springerville

Tonight's sunset

Charlie gave her first talk in primary today and her topic was

how the Spirit speaks to us in a still small voice. She

was so excited to write her talk. We started with a prayer, which she gave herself, to ask for help to know what to say. When I (Kacey) asked her how she hears the Spirit she told me that she keeps her room clean and also feels Jesus' heart when she does good things. She told me she can best hear the Spirit at the temple and at church. I love the little testimony she has at just 3 years old. I love how fearless and confident she was to stand and share her testimony with the primary. I hope she never loses that excitement and enthusiasm to share gospel truths. I'm trying every day to be more like you, Charlie.