Tuesday, November 28, 2017

The oak trees that have been hanging on to their leaves until the last minute emptied their branches today in a beautiful array of falling brown leaves that littered the parking lot.  It’s only notable because we don’t have oak trees where we live and never see such a fine feature as the one we saw today. 

Glade took a walk and extended our route east and then back north toward the temple and then home which was about 3.5 miles and took the pictures below from a new direction.  While he walked, I had my hair colored by a sweet friend who took the time to do it for me.  It was a beautiful day for a walk and I’m hoping it will be tomorrow as well so I can go, too.

The following is a quote from Elder Holland that I loved and wanted to share.  I was going to share it in small increments so it was more readable, but it might lose some of its impact, so I decided to post it all now.  He is such a motivating speaker!

“What a terrific time to be alive!

“The gospel of Jesus Christ is the most certain, the most secure, the most reliable, and the most rewarding truth on earth and in heaven, in time and in eternity. Nothing—not anything, not anyone, not any influence—will keep this Church from fulfilling its mission and realizing its destiny declared from before the foundation of the world. Ours is that fail-safe, inexorable, indestructible dispensation of the fulness of the gospel. There is no need to be afraid or tentative about the future.

“Unlike every other era before us, this dispensation will not experience an institutional apostasy; it will not see a loss of priesthood keys; it will not suffer a cessation of revelation from the voice of Almighty God. Individuals will apostatize or turn a deaf ear to heaven, but never again will the dispensation collectively do so. What a secure thought! What a day in which to live!

“If there are some bumps along the way while waiting to see every promise kept and every prophecy fulfilled, so be it. If you haven’t noticed, I am bullish about the latter days. In nothing could I have more faith than I have in God the Eternal Father, in Jesus Christ His Son, in Their redeeming gospel, and in their divinely-guided Church. 

"Believe. Rise up. Be faithful. And make the most of the remarkable day in which we live!”

"If these words from Elder Holland don’t light a fire in your heart and soul, not much will!"

Love you all,  Good Night!  And Happy Birthday to Kevin and Damien.  :)