Thursday, August 1,
2013
Just a note of interest: My friend Marcia Warner wrote: “Wonderful day at the Oquirrh Mountain
Temple. [It was the] first day and first
temple to show the new movie. We had no
idea until we were in the session.”
Attendance at our temple has really
been light this week. There was always a
session, but it was very quiet without the constant stream of patrons in and
out and youth coming for baptisms. It
should pick up now that the week-end is here.
It was so peaceful and I had a chance to study in English as well as
Spanish. I even understood a request in
Spanish from a sister who wanted me to go down to the laundry and find some
sisters to help upstairs. Once
downstairs, I had to use my limited vocabulary to make the request (none of the
sisters spoke English) and actually made a sentence. Glade said later that I said it well enough
for them to understand. That was a
milestone in bravery!
One of the things I read was an
article in the Liahona, which is also
in the new Ensign—August—The First
Presidency Message titled “Recognize, Remember, and Give Thanks” by Pres.
Eyring.
“Thou shalt thank the Lord thy God in all
things” (D&C59:7) is a commandment that many often forget. “How can we remember even a part of all God
has done for us? The Apostle John
recorded what the Savior taught us about a gift of remembrance that comes through
the gift of the Holy ghost: ‘But the
Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he
shall teach you all things, and bring all things to our remembrance, whatsoever
I have said unto you’ (John 14:260).”
I loved this message (the whole article). In this country we find ourselves giving
thanks daily for so many blessings that are easy to take for granted in the
United States—troubled as it is. July
has also been a time to be thankful for our pioneer heritage and those faithful
family members who embraced the Gospel and made unbelievable sacrifices that
have provided great blessings in our lives. Love to All--
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