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Wednesday, February 26, 2020

Tuesday, February 25th, 2020

San Salvador, El Salvador

135th operating temple

Dedicated: 21 Aug 2011

By: Henry B. Eyring

Jesus Christ, Judge

Ecclesiastes 3:17

I said in mine heart, God shall judge the righteous and the wicked: for there is a time there for every purpose and for every work.

Book of Mormon/"Come Follow Me"

2 Nephi 26:20-33 and 27:1-5

Restoration:

October 2019 GC:

"Knowing, Loving, and Growing"

Elder Hans T. Boom

"We are experiencing some of the same difficulties that Joseph Smith confronted while he was 'in the midst of a war of words and tumult of opinions.' As we read in his own account, he often said to himself: 'What is to be done? Who of all these parties are right; or, are they all wrong together? If any one of them be right, which one is it, and how shall I know it?'

With the knowledge he found in the Epistle of James, which states, 'If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him,' Joseph 'at length came to the determination to ask of God.'"

We had about 15 elk out in our field this morning. We love watching them!

James says it was 26 degrees this morning and the high was only going to be around 32. He's my weatherman. He went out without a hat or gloves and just a thin jacket and came right back in. He bundled up and went out, I am sure to check on the bunnies, and came in just a few minutes later. For someone who likes living up here he does not like the cold.

I blogged, did a little cleaning, and bought books this morning.

James got a message from Liberty Mutual saying that our home owners insurance was going to expire on the 29th because of lack of payment. Our mortgage company, Quicken Loans, is supposed to be paying our premium. I thought they were paying on a monthly basis but I guess not because LM says we owe over $2,600.

James immediately called Quicken Loans to find out what was going on. Tom is on the case and will get back to James by 5 p.m. tomorrow. The problem is they only have $2,200 in the escrow account which isn't enough for the yearly payment to Liberty.

It took me forever to finish my blog post this morning. My photo app on my computer freezes up from time to time. When I wash finished I took a reading and relaxation break. Right now I am reading, "Aunt Dimity Down Under," "The Heavens are Open," and "Revelations in Context." The last one if the stories behind the revelations in the Doctrine and Covenants. It goes right along with my study of the Restoration.

My book buying and getting my steps went clear in to the afternoon. I had to buy 6 books today because I didn't buy any yesterday. I also had to pay my Amazon Store card because it was maxed out. I raised the limit to $1,000 and used the $600 I received from Amazon to pay down the Amazon Store card. I use this card because I get a 5% discount on everything bought from Amazon. Actually that's all the card can be used for is Amazon purchases.

After I finished buying books James and I had a simple dinner of corn and toast and then I went in to set up our new printer. Since it is a wireless printer I had to make sure the printer and my computer were on the same internet. It wasn't working and I checked. The printer was on the jetpack and the computer was on the 4G so I had to switch out and get on the jetpack. After I did that it was an easy setup. I also ordered enough ink to make 300 copies for $9.99. Thanks Kacey for telling me about this program!

I ran off a few handouts for our "CFM" on Sunday and then went in to study the scriptures, 2 Nephi 26:20-33. I forgot about the five verses in 27 and will have to do those tomorrow. I also have been forgetting to do Inklings. This week we are supposed to be reading JS-History 1:1-13. I did listen to Saints Volume 1 chapter 25.

James was going to go to the valley today but since he lost his license plate he had to go in to Show Low to get a new one. He called me and told me his new license plate starts with the letter CTR. I told him that was a reminder to Choose the Right.

Restoration:

I wish you could buy these!

My friend Kerri leading a game at the

ward Valentine's party.

Kerri posted this. She is a retired

border patrol agent.

Bowen's at the V-Day Party

Happy Birthday Brennan

Ouch!

Emily Belle Freeman on Grace:

Before we were temple workers

Tuesday, February 25, 2020

Monday, February 25th, 2020

Kyiv, Ukraine

134th operating temple

Dedicated: 29 Aug 2010

By: Thomas S. Monson

Jesus Christ, Judge

Psalms 50:6

And the heavens shall declare his righteousness: for God is judge himself. Selah.

Book of Mormon/"Come Follow Me"

2 Nephi 26:1-19; Study lesson with the Peeler's

Restoration:

Oct 2019 General Conference:

"Holiness and the Plan of Happiness"

President Henry B. Eyring

"Some listening today may be wondering: 'Why do I not feel the peace and happiness promised to those who have been faithful?

I have been faithful through terrible adversity, but I don't feel happiness.'

Even the Prophet Joseph Smith faced this test. He prayed for relief when he was confined in a jail in Liberty, Missouri. He had been faithful to the Lord. He had grown in holiness. Yet he felt happiness had been denied. The Lord gave him an answer in Doctrine and Covenants 122:7-9"

Without using an alarm sometimes I sleep in. Today was one of those days. I woke up at 5:15. My excuse for sleeping in is: "Well I guess I needed the extra hours rest."

I am back to drinking cherry Pepsi. I couldn't find the Zevia at either Walmart up here. Hopefully when I go to the valley this coming week I will be able to find some. I could order it on Amazon but you have to order quite a bit and I really want to taste it first before I commit to so much.

James and I left for town around 11:00 this morning. He is taking his truck in to get the oil changed. He's going to Walmart because Jiffy Lube wants $90. Walmart will do it for $35.

Our roads are like a muddy marsh. I stopped at the post office to buy stamps and to pick up mail. I had over 8 books. The guy who works at the post office helped me carry my books out. I told him I lived on a muddy dirt road. He looked at my car and said, "yeah, I can tell."

I picked up James at Walmart and we turned around and went back to Persnikkity's for lunch. The girl we minister to, Tanna works there. He husband owns the restaurant and besides, it is one of our favorite places to eat for lunch.

Persnikkity's is a popular place and we had to stand in line to wait to place our order. While we were waiting Tanna came out from the kitchen and James introduced her to me. She said as soon as she could she would come by our table for a visit.

We sat at the only table available, a small two seater. I ordered the orange chicken salad which I love and James ordered the twisted Philly cheesesteak with a side of sweet potato fries. I actually ordered the fries. The cheesesteak is twisted because instead of just regular beef it tastes like Korean bbq. It is yummy.

I had to take most of this home because I

ate so many of the sweet potato fries.

That little breadstick on the left was delicious

and filled with cheese.

That is fudge in the front, dark chocolate fudge.

All it lacked was some nuts. It was so creamy

and delicious. I normally do not like fudge but

I would order this again.

Tanna never made it over to see us and after we left she texted. I told her to tell her brother that we love eating at Persnikkity's.

She thanked me and said she would.

James got out at Walmart where he picked up some truck and did some errands before going home. One of his errands was to pick up some prescriptions at CVS. His Nefediprine (blood pressure med), for a 90 day supply, cost him $200. Getting old and being sick is costly.

After dropping James off at Walmart I back tracked about half a mile to Dr. Moffat's office. The nurse asked me why I was there. I said, so I can get my prescriptions filled. She looked at her records and said, yeah, you haven't been in since August 2017.

Dr. Moffat asked me some questions, did a brief examine, and told me he sent refills of my prescriptions to Walmart. He gave me a form to take to the arthritis center for a request for bloodwork checking my thyroid and cholesterol.

After the doctor's visit I stopped at the carwash. First I sprayed off the top layer of mud in the do it yourself stall then I went through the automated wash. James said it wouldn't do any good to wash my car but I couldn't stand looking at it.

When I got to the mud driving home I went very slow. I was surprised to see how much it had dried out since 11. When I got home I had very little mud on my car. There was a layer on the tires but that's to be expected.

I had planned on working on my book business this afternoon but after resting and reading I decided I needed to walk. It was 3 pm and I did not even have 5,000 steps. I did some walking and before I knew it it was time to get ready to go to the Peeler's for our "Come Follow Me" discussion group. On the way over we saw a huge herd of elk on both sides of the road, I would say 60 or 70. James thought there were more like a 100. We were both guessing.

The Peeler's greeted us and introduced us to two of their grandsons. When the Goodman's didn't show by 10 after, they live next door, I texted Barbara. She said they thought we weren't meeting this week and they were on their way home from the valley. I said it's next week we aren't meeting because both Donna and I have doctors appointments in the valley.

After going through the lesson and discussing it, Braydon, one of the grandsons, served us apple pie and ice cream. Donna had made the pie and it was delicious!

We said our goodbyes and headed home. We hoped we would see the elk again but they were either gone or bedded down. At home I did some more walking, read to James from Aunt Dimity, and we studied from the Book of Mormon some more before bed.

I spoke with Stacy today. Skyler has never paid her any money so she is reporting him. He is threatening her with claiming she has told him about inappropriate sexual behavior she has had with Joshua. Ridiculous lie! Stacy's friend who is a police officer told her to go to the police and report this threat before Skyler does. She did this today. What a mess! We will definitely keep Stacy in our prayers.

We will be staying with Darrel this weekend. Trina is going to Hawaii to visit her sister who has a baby that Trina has not seen. "Come Follow Me" with the family will be Sunday evening at Darrel's.