Saturday, July 30th, 2022: Cake for brkfst, fasted 13 hrs, Town Home Depot, Walmart for cake deco for Charlie's cake, D&Amazon cake order, "A Splash of Love"

 

Cardston, Alberta

6th operating temple

Dedicated: 26-29 Aug 1923

By: Heber J. Grant

Jesus Christ, Second Coming

D&C 64:23

Behold, now it is called today until the coming of the Son of Man, and verily it is a day of sacrifice, and a day for the tithing of my people; for he that is tithed shall not be burned at his coming.

Book of Mormon

Alma 42:26-43:14

25 What, do ye suppose that mercy can rob justice? I say unto you, Nay; not one whit. If so, God would cease to be God

26 And thus God bringeth about his great and eternal purposes, which were prepared from the foundation of the world. And thus cometh about the salvation and the redemption of men, and also their destruction and misery.

"Come Follow Me"

FSS & FHE & "Thoughts to Keep in Mind: Reading Poetry in the Old Testament" 

AprGenCon

"Come Into The Fold Of God"

Elder Randy D. Funk

We learn how to come into the fold from the word of God, which is the doctrine taught by Jesus Christ and His prophets. When we follow the doctrine of Christ and come into the fold through faith in Jesus Christ, repentance, baptism and confirmation, and continuing faithfulness, Alma promised four specific, personal blessings. You may (1) "be redeemed of God," (2) "Be numbered with those of the first resurrection," (3) "have eternal life," and (4) the Lord will "pour out his Spirit more abundantly upon you,."

James doesn't know what to do with himself. He has so many "projects" around here that need to be done that he doesn't know where to start. I told him to take a small section of the garage, or his storage room and do some cleaning, throwing away or giving away what he doesn't want. I think he took my advice, at least for awhile.

I had cake for breakfast after fasting for 13 hours. My goal is to fast for 16 hours. I'm easing in to it. It was another rainy day. James called Demer's to see if they were open on Saturday so he could pick up the new fireplace glass, but they were not. I guess he will have to wait until next week.

We went into town. James went to Home Depot and I went to Walmart. Sometimes we should trade and do each other's shopping, just for fun. I went to look for cake supplies for the birthday cake I am making for Charlie. I ordered a pink cake stand, a Minnie bow and ears, and some fondant off Amazon this morning. I need a Wilton 1M decorating tip, some regular brown M&M's and some mini M&M's for the little Minnie's on the front of the cake. Walmart has no mini M&M's and the two small boxes of M&M's I got have a total of 5 brown regular M&M's. I need about 35 more. James says he will take me to Texas for Charlie's birthday on the 29th of August.

I don't have any instructions for this cake, but I think I can figure it out. Now I need to reschedule my infusion from the 29th to the 24th but I will have to wait until Monday to do that. 

My Christmas movies for the day:

1.) Christmas Cookies, starring Jill Wagner and Wes Brown.

Hannah: "I hope you get your Christmas miracle, Jake."

2.) "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year" starring Brooke Birns, Hanry Winkler, Warren Christie.

Morgan to Hannah: "Your' doing Christmas all wrong. Don't you remember when you were a kid how you waited for Christmas all year?"

This evening James and I watched the latest Hallmark movie, "A Splash of Love". This is about a girl who studies Orca whales and a guy who is her guide. They of course fall in love. I enjoyed learning about Orca whales and their pods, or families, and how they take care of each other.

Shealyn and her husband

Love this pantry but is it realistic?

This is Abby Kaylee Pfeil, Denise's Granddaughter,

Rachel's second daughter. Denise is my brother Dennis's wife.

The dress she has on was Denise's. It is 65 years old. Denise has a picture of herself, Rachel and Evie all in this dress. Evie is Denise's oldest granddaughter, and Racel's oldest daughter. Denise only had one child, Rachel, by her first husband.

Little Lola

Monte is my nephew, the oldest grandchild of my parents, the son of

my brother Harold and his wife Vickie. I never imagined he would teach at Blue Ridge (Lakeside), but I guess he needed a change.

I love this so much!

Their grandparents, Sean & Stefani Hunsaker are in our ward.

Sean is a builder.

Friday, July 29th, 2022:James & Owen bathroom fixtures, Cake scrapbk, "Dreaming Beauty", Rain, rain, rain, J is worried, new cake slice boxes, Chelsea & girls, Thompson's get cake,

Laie, Hawaii

5th operating temple

Dedicated: 27-30 Nov 1919

By: Heber J. Grant

Jesus Christ, Second Coming

D&C 63:34

And the saints also shall hardly escape; nevertheless, I, the Lord, am with them, and will come down in heaven from the presence of my Father and consume the wicked with unquenchable fire.

Book of Mormon

Alma 42:1-25

13 Therefore, according to justice, the plan of redemption could not be brought about, only on conditions of repentance of men in this probationary state, yea, this preparatory state; for except it were for these conditions, mercy could not take effect except it should destroy the work of justice. Now the work of justice could not be destroyed; if so, God would cease to be God.

"Come Follow Me"

Esther 3:1-11; 4:10-17; 5:1-4 "Doing the right thing often requires great courage."  Esther 9-10

AprGenCon

"In Awe Of Christ And His Gospel"

Elder Ulisses Soares

Of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles

 My beloved brothers and sisters, in His perfect and infinite love and knowing our human nature, the Savior has established the way for us to avoid falling into the trap of spiritual apathy. The Savior's invitation gives us a broader perspective, especially considering the complex world in which we live: "Learn of me,and listen to my words; walk in the meekness of my Spirit, and you shall have peace in me." 

After family prayer and scriptures James leaves to go to town with Owen Peeler to pick out bathroom fixtures and another toilet.

 I started out working on my blog, it seems like I'm always behind, but soon I was working on my cake scrapbook, and then I went into practicing with my wax seals. My mind does wander. 

It rained most of the day. James and I had lunch together. Roast beef, gravy, mashed potatoes, and strawberry cake. This cake is my favorite so far! After lunch we went into the bedroom and listened to "A Dreaming Beauty" and walked before rest time. 

Rain, rain, and more rain. James is worried because he has concrete coming on August 9th at the Thompson's and he still has some work to be done before the concrete can be poured. 

My new cake slice to go boxes came today! James picked them up at the post office and then he went to Dollar General to get me a drink. He is such a sweetie!

6x6 much bigger than the last

ones I ordered.

I texted my neighbor Chelsea to see if she and her girls would like some cake. She said most definitely, so I cut three pieces and put one piece in each of three boxes. I also put a couple of pieces in two other boxes for the Thompson's. James and I headed out to deliver the cake. When we got to Chelsea's the two girls, Peyton and Scotlyn were outside playing. James knocked on the door and Chelsea answered holding her little boy, Boone. James handed Chelsea the cake. I waved and rolled the window down and said hi. Does this count for ministering? Maybe a little, but I need a visit with Chelsea to see how she is doing and to invite her to our RS activity on the 9th. I texted her later and invited her and the kids to come over next Friday. Jared, her husband, is still in Alaska. Chelsea texted me later and said the girls voted to eat the cake before dinner.

We drove on to the Thompson's and gave them the two pieces of cake I had cut for them. I heard from Maxine later that they both loved the cake, especially the filling. Gary said, "Another winner. This recipe is a keeper."

This evening James and I listened to our book and walked. I watched Christmas movies and tried to blog. I got a letter from Jackie Hall today. I will post it on here.

 

Snug as a bug in a rug

  

Thursday, July 28th, 2022: After all my preparations missionaries cancel, James looks for bags of silver, Charlie, Molly at beach, Scarlett

 

Salt Lake City, Utah

4th operating temple

Dedicated: 6-24 Apr 1893

By: Wilford Woodruff

Jesus Christ, Second Coming

D&C 49:22

 And again, verily I say unto you, that the Son of Man cometh not in the form of a woman, neither of a man traveling on the earth.

Book of Mormon

Alma 41:1-15

14 Therefore, my son, see that you are merciful unto your brethren; deal justly, judge righteously, and do good continually; and if ye do all these things then shall ye receive your reward; yea, ye shall have mercy restored unto you again; ye shall have justice restored unto you again; ye shall have a righteous judgment restored unto you again; and ye shall have good rewarded unto you again.

"Come Follow Me"

 Esther 3-4; 5:2-3; 8:11-12 "Fasting demonstrates my dependence on the Lord." Esther 7-8

AprGenCon

"Conversion Is Our Goal"

Mark L. Pace

Sunday School General President

The scriptures say, "And the children of Israel ... did as the Lord ... commanded Moses" (Exodus 12:28). There is something very powerful in that simple statement of obedience.

Because the children of Israel followed the counsel of Moses and acted in faith, they were saved from the plague and, in time, freed from their captivity.

 James got a text from Greg Anderson around 4 a.m. telling James that he couldn't go to Globe with him today because he had been flooded and he needed to do some cleanup and some prep for the rain today. James needed him to help carry in the dishwasher he bought. I told him to please find a dolly so he wouldn't try to carry it up those stairs all by himself. He said there was one there and he would use it. Thank goodness!

We were scheduled to feed the missionaries today. They hadn't called as of this morning early but last time they called the day of, late morning. I began my preparations before 8 a.m. I seared the roasts, I have two, and put them each in a crockpot to cook for 9 hours so they would be nice and tender. Next I set out 12 rolls to rise. I also took out all the refrigerated ingredients for my cake that need to be at room temperature; eggs, butter, sour cream and buttermilk. I peeled, chopped, boiled and mashed the potatoes seasoning them with salt, pepper, cream and butter. When they were finished I left them in a cast iron pot planning on warming them up in one of the crockpots later.

I started the cake, Courtney's strawberry shortcake cake, at noon. I made the three cake layers and baked them. I made the strawberry buttercream frosting using powdered, freeze dried strawberries. Next I made the fillings - homemade whipped cream and fresh strawberries, diced and pureed. 

I got a text from the elders at 2 p.m. telling me they would not be able to make it tonight. This call was way too late. Next time I need to hear from them the day before they are scheduled to come. Surprisingly, I was not as upset as I should have been. 

James got home around 4. He had told me this morning he would be home before 5. I had tried to call him to tell him about the cancellation but he never answered my call or text. 

James said it had been a bad day and he was so tired that he left earlier than he had planned. He took a shower and a quick nap and then we ate dinner together. After dinner I went into the bedroom to work on my blog and to walk and he stayed in the dining room. I thought he was probably indexing but I guess he texted Stacy about some bags of silver we had when they lived in the house in Chandler with us. He wanted to know if they had seen them when they moved into our bedroom after we moved to Vernon. She was upset and texted me thinking that her dad was accusing her of stealing silver from us. A few minutes later Kim texted me and asked if we needed to borrow some money and that Stacy had contacted her. Oh dear, this is getting out of hand.

It all ended up okay. James was not accusing her, he just doesn't know what happened to those bags of silver. He may have used them for something and forgot, but he says he didn't. Now he thinks someone stole them. He believes Stacy when she says she didn't see them. I think James is just tired and frustrated and wants a reprieve. He thinks maybe we brought the silver up here with us and put it somewhere. I don't think we would have done that without remembering. I don't think we are going to see those bags of silver again. Today he said they would be worth $100,000. 

I read from "The Redemption of the Bride" this morning. Here is a quote: "We have a God who loves and cares for us, who is keenly aware of our own tears and burdens. We have a God who weeps and mourns with us." I also watched two Christmas movies while blogging and walking: "Christmas She Wrote" starring Danica McKellar, and "Jingle Bell Princess" starring Julie Gonzalo.

I was grateful for my comfortable bed at the end of this day.

Charlie at the beach in Alabama

Molly