Saturday, November 12th, 2022: 4am&21degrees, James's sales taxes, Apple bread no nuts, 2 dozen tacos for us & Crane's, MacArthur's eggs,painting bedrm

 

Campinas, Brazil

111th operating temple

Dedicated: 17 May 2002

By: Gordon B. Hinckley

Jesus Christ, Son of man

Luke 21:27

And then shall they see the Son of man coming in a cloud with power and great glory.

Book of Mormon

3 Nephi 27:13-33

"Come Follow Me"

Teaching with Power & Joel 2:18-32, 3.

OctGenCon

"And They Sought to See Jesus Who He Was"

Elder James W. McConkie III

Of the Seventy

As our family entered the mission field, something Elder Joseph B. Wirthlin taught went with us. In a talk titled "The Great Commandment," Elder Wirthlin asked, "Do you love the Lord?" His counsel to those of us who would answer yes was simple and profound: "Spend time with Him. Meditate on His words. Take HIs yoke upon you. Seek to understand and obey." Elder Wirthlin then promised transformative blessings to those willing to give time and place to Jesus Christ.

"Building a Life Resistant to the Adversary"

Elder Jorge F. Zeballos

Of the Seventy

How blessed we are to count on a knowledge of the plan of salvation created by our Heavenly Father, to have the restored gospel of Jesus Christ, and to rely on the inspired direction of living prophets! All the former constitute the divinely designed "plans" and the "technical specifications" that teach us clearly how to construct happy lives - lives that are resistant to sin, resistant to temptation, resistant to attacks from Satan, who is desperately seeking to frustrate our eternal destiny to be together with out Heavenly Father and with our beloved families.

I woke up right at 4 a.m. It is 21 degrees this morning. I love my prayer journal. I feel like I am really talking to Heavenly Father and pouring my heart out to Him. I feel closer to Him than I ever have before.

My blood sugar was 118 this morning, in range. 

James tried to file his sales taxes for last month but just like last month he can't get on to their website. Even though he doesn't owe any taxes, if he doesn't file he will be charged a $50 late fee for not filing. Also, he can't do it via mail, he has to do it online. I guess I should have tried to help him but I was busy making apple bread. I tried a new recipe, this one doesn't have nuts. This one is done in layers. The dough, the apple mixture, and the cinnamon and brown sugar and then repeated. I really like the flavor.

After lunch and a short rest time I began making chicken tacos. I made two dozen, six for Kathy without green chilies or onions, 12 more with green chilies and onions for James and Chuck and since I ran out of chicken the last six were just cheese for me. 

James worked at Barbara's this afternoon and got home just in time to take a shower and then deliver dinner to the Crane's. There were a dozen tacos, a salad, and two kinds of apple bread in fancy boxes. (Kathy really liked the boxes and she said the food was delicious.)

 James also went by the MacArthur's and picked up a dozen eggs. I had texted Chelsea earlier and they said they weren't home but James could go over and get some eggs out of the coop if he wanted. He told me about the dog going crazy and jumping all over him. He said they have some chickens that lay very large eggs. I wanted to bring some money by to pay the girls later but Chelsea said no, they would catch us next time. She also mentioned that Jarred had some more wood to bring us. I told her I was going to make her some chicken tacos. 

I didn't get my 12,000 steps by 6 o'clock. I only had 6,000. I walked and watched a couple of Christmas movies, one I had started earlier, "A Christmas Retreat" and "A Merry Measure." I didn't finish the last one but I really like it and will finish it later. James came in and finished painting the bedroom. I took a shower and washed my hair and it was 9:10. He wanted to read a chapter from our book but I told him no because it was my bedtime since I get up at 4 a.m. We had family prayer, our individual prayers, and went to bed. I washed the sheets today. I love going to bed with extra clean sheets.

My breakfast

Dallin's band

Evan, Josh and friends

James loves banana bread. He would

never let me throw these away.

thousefarmhouseideas

Another Hillsdale College course

Bishop Tarwater

(Brian & Kim's bishop)

He is now serving in Taylor.

I had him picked out for Addy.

Friday, November 11th, 2022: PO closed Veterans Day, Scan woes, Errands: Sonic, HD, Circle K, Fire @ landfill, "GBBO" bye Janusz, Apple bread, Kathy Crane, "The Call of the Sea", "Original Grace", Believing Christ"

Monterrey, Mexico

110th operating temple

Dedicated: 28 Apr 2002

By: Gordon B. Hinckley

Jesus Christ, Son of man

Mark 13:26

And then shall they see the Son of man coming in the clouds with great power and glory.

Book of Mormon

3 Nephi 27:1-12

"Come Follow Me"

FSS & FHE; Joel 1-2:1-17; "Teaching with Power"

OctGenCon

"In Partnership with the Lord"

Elder Ulisses Soares

Of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles

 The restored gospel of Jesus Christ proclaims the principle of full partnership between woman and man, both in mortal life and in the eternities. Although each possesses specific attributes and divinely appointed responsibilities, woman and man fill equally relevant and essential roles in God's plan of happiness for HIs children. This was evident from the very beginning when the Lord declared "that it was not good that the man should be alone; wherefore He would make an help meet for him."

 Up at 4:12. Prayer journal and gospel study and then scriptures and prayer with James. 

Now they are saying the election results for Arizona may take up to 12 days. Brian says Arizona is an embarrassment!

James needed to scan some documents this morning. He forgot how to do it so I helped him figure it out. It took almost 30 minutes, but I did it. James was impressed and he says he doesn't have the patience to do this kind of stuff. I guess that's why I am here. Glad I can sometimes be useful.

We went to town, leaving around 10:30. We stopped at the post office but it was closed because of the holiday. I never received my Debbie Macomber book although Amazon says it was delivered. James was going to talk to John, our postmaster about it. I guess we will have to wait until Monday.

We picked up our Sonic Slingers and drinks and then James had to get something at Home Depot. Afterwards we went across the street to Circle K to fill my car with gas. James went inside and bought each of us an Almond Joy. I shouldn't have, but I did.

It was rest time when we returned home. I sat down in the family room to watch "The Great British Bake Off." James sat by me but kept going into the kitchen for snacks. He watched the entire show with me. It was patisserre week. Syabira should have gotten star baker but she has had it three times. Abdul was good too and he has never been star baker so they gave it to him. Syabira's showstopper was a replica of a DNA strand setting on chromosomes. It was awesome. Abdul's was all about outer space. Janusz went home which means, Sybira, Abdul, and Sandro will be in the finale next week.

James went into the bedroom to take a nap and then he met Greg at the Bartels to work on the Cat. They finally got it running. In the meantime I made some apple bread with walnuts. I also texted Kathy Crane's who has not been feeling well and volunteered to take them dinner tomorrow. I am going to make chicken tacos, a salad, and apple bread. Kathy has stomach issues and asked that I not put onions or green chilies in the tacos. When I told James he said, "maybe you could put them in a few for Chuck and I."

I had over 12,000 steps by 6:15 this evening. This is going to be my goal every night! 

James and I started a new book today. It is called, "The Call of the Sea" by Sian Ann Bessey. Someone has already been killed so I don't know how well I am going to like it.

I finally caught up on my blog! I was listening to the Come Follow Me Hosea, Joel episode of "Teaching with Power" this evening when James came in and asked if we could read a couple of chapters from the book so he could walk. I played the chapters and he walked. I already had all of my steps. 

I finished "Original Grace" and began listening to "Believing Christ" by Stephen E. Robinson. I forgot how much I liked "Believing Christ." 

I also listened to Inklings today. They discussed Sister Browning's talk, "Seeing More of Jesus Christ in Our Lives." One of my favorite conference talks. "The Savior invites us to see our lives through Him in order to see more of Him in our lives."

Sheri's Kylee

Kim's friend

Did not receive

Evan's party

She lives in Gilbert now.

I love her!

 

Thursday, November 10th, 2022: Up @ 3:40, Croissants for brkfst, J makes a fire, Donna & Stefani, Lunch, Rest, Old Christmas movies, Whole wheat bread, "Your Endowment", Texted Dallin, Addy, Tanna

 

Lubbock, Texas

109th operating temple

Dedicated: 21 Apr 2002

By: Gordon B. Hinckley

Jesus Christ, Son of man

Matthew 24:30

And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.

Book of Mormon

3 Nephi 26:1-21

"Come Follow Me"

Joel 2 "I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh." Hosea 12-14

OctGenCon

"Be Perfected in Him"

Elder Paul V. Johnson

Of the Presidency of the Seventy

Aaron being saved by his brother's blood has spurred many thoughts about the atoning blood of Jesus Christ and the effect of His Atonement on us. I would like to focus today on the permanent, life-giving change that occurs as we allow the Lord to work miracles in us.

I woke up at 3:40 this morning and I was ready to get up, so I did. I had my gospel study and prayers and then began blogging and had my first breakfast, 1/8th of a piece of pumpkin pie with Coolwhip. Later James reminded me that I had said I would make ham & egg croissants this morning for breakfast. I immediately went into the kitchen and made two ham, cheese and egg croissants. Again, as the last time I made them, James says they are the most delicious egg & ham croissants he has ever had. 

After eating breakfast James went over to build a fire in the fireplace. I had asked him to do this before my ministering sisters got here at 11. Donna Peeler and Stefani Hunsaker are my ministering sisters and they arrived right on time. Stefani handed me a small bag of peanuts with candy corn. She says this was the special treat her mother would make for her dad when he went hunting. I thanked her and said it was a good treat for me because I am pre-diabetic. 

Stefani, Donna and I had a nice visit. Stefani, her husband Sean, and their son Tyler and his wife and daughter will be going to Midland, Texas for Thanksgiving. Stefani & Sean's daughter, Camrie lives in Midland with her husband and five children. She has twin girls who will be a year old at the end of the month.

After Donna and Stefani left I made a bag of orange chicken from the freezer for dinner. After eating, I relaxed in front of the TV until I got so tired I turned it off and took a nap. I ate too many carbs today and didn't keep track of my blood sugar. I need to do better. 

James did some indexing and then came in and we listened to the end of our book while we walked. This book had a little too much violence in it for my taste but at least the hero and heroine did get married at the end. We will probably start a new book tomorrow.

I made whole wheat bread this afternoon. James ground the wheat for me, about 3 cups. He said it was the best whole wheat bread I had ever made.

I got a new book in the mail, "Your Endowment" which is supposed to be good for people new to the temple. I am going to read it and see what I think. 

Here are some gospel talks, etc. that I studied today. "Revelation for the Church, Revelation for Our Lives" by Russell M. Nelson, April 2018 General Conference. This went along with the section of the "Come Follow Me" lesson that we studied. 

I listened to a BYU talk that Jared & Kacey recommended by Jenet Jacob Erickson called, "Designed for Covenant Relationships." It was excellent. Here is a quote I liked:

"This is the love God is calling us all into. We are deeply relational beings, designed for love and connection with God and with one another."

I know I posted this picture yesterday but this one

has captions.

Tanna Conrad

I love my new plants that don't 

take any water.

After last nights snow