When we got home I made blueberry muffins that were really delicious, thank you Paula Dean for your recipe, and we had blueberry lemonade.
Last month when we had our YW service auction Grace auctioned off her services as an Easter Bunny. Tonight she and I drove over to the Barton's and hid eggs in their yard. It was actually pretty fun to do. Then we came home and dyed our eggs.
Grace also had a Skype clarinet lesson with Nickoly. We face-timed. Rob had a good day fishing. We played Quixx and I actually one a round, which is noteworthy. I think it was a pretty good day!
I enjoyed talking with Rob and our nice drive. On our way home we were listening to Alma. We were at the part where Alma goes to Ammonihah and all the people reject him. I could picture how awful that was. Discouraged he left the city and soon was met by an angel who told him that the Lord was pleased with him. He also told him to go back and that he would be blessed and bless the people. This is, of course, when he goes and meets Amulek. What struck me this time was the love between Alma and his angelic messenger. The angel tells him that he was the same messenger that came to call him to repentance years before. Now we know that true repentance means you are clean and all is forgiven. One trap sometimes people fall into is to continue to feel bad about past mistakes. This can lead to them feeling uncomfortable around people who they confessed to, or who know of their sins and mistakes. Sometimes people think that the bishop will think less of them. This is a perfect example of how that is not the case. It is obvious that there is great love between the two of them and that they are happy to be brought together. Truly when you repent you are made new in Christ. What a tremendous blessing!!
Alma 8:
13 Now when the people had said this, and withstood all his words, and areviled him, and spit upon him, and caused that he should be bcast out of their city, he departed thence and took his journey towards the city which was called Aaron.
14 And it came to pass that while he was journeying thither, being weighed down with sorrow, wading through much atribulation and anguish of soul, because of the wickedness of the people who were in the city of Ammonihah, it came to pass while Alma was thus weighed down with sorrow, behold an bangel of the Lord appeared unto him, saying:
15 Blessed art thou, Alma; therefore, lift up thy head and rejoice, for thou hast great cause to rejoice; for thou hast been faithful in keeping the commandments of God from the time which thou receivedst thy first message from him. Behold, I am he that adelivered it unto you.
16 And behold, I am sent to acommand thee that thou return to the city of Ammonihah, and preach again unto the people of the city; yea, preach unto them. Yea, say unto them, except they repent the Lord God will bdestroy them.
17 For behold, they do study at this time that they may destroy the liberty of thy people, (for thus saith the Lord) which is contrary to the astatutes, and judgments, and commandments which he has given unto his people.
18 Now it came to pass that after Alma had received his message from the angel of the Lord he returned speedily to the land of Ammonihah.
We have also been watching "The Chosen", which I love love love. It is a dramatization of the Saviors life. It is so powerful and so beautiful. I find myself just waiting for Jesus to show up and thinking Jesus, where are you! Come!
It’s not strictly to the Bible but an interpretation of what it could have been like, an imaged filling in of the details.
We have also been watching "The Chosen", which I love love love. It is a dramatization of the Saviors life. It is so powerful and so beautiful. I find myself just waiting for Jesus to show up and thinking Jesus, where are you! Come!
It’s not strictly to the Bible but an interpretation of what it could have been like, an imaged filling in of the details.
And lastly, look at cute Ruby! She still fits in her blessing dress!!!
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