2023 November 25, Saturday, Journal Entry

It snowed most of the day yesterday. Our HOA snow removal was nowhere to be found. My neighbor, Bill Harvey, shoveled his own walks and ours and his neighbor on the other side. He is one of the best men I know and not just because of that.

I don't have a snow shovel but I still have an "electric snow removal" tool of some type in a box on a shelf in my garage. Kevin gave it to us a couple of years ago and I haven't even opened it yet because snow removal has been handled pretty well by the HOA so far. I might have to break it out though but we'll see.

We were still recovering from Thanksgiving so took it pretty easy yesterday. We tried to walk at University Place shopping center but it was jammed with people shopping so we gave up and went to see Beth and Karen. Had a nice visit with them and Julie stopped by with her kids.

Spent some time on preparing my talk for Sunday but there's still a lot to do. And I still have to finish the outside Christmas decorations but it's too cold and snowy for now.

Today we will be at the Bishops Storehouse and wondering how busy it will be. Personally I think we are going to be busy for the foreseeable future but it's a great service and worthwhile effort. 

Come Follow Me 

12 Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened unto you:

13 But rejoice, inasmuch as ye are partakers of Christ’s sufferings; that, when his glory shall be revealed, ye may be glad also with exceeding joy.

14 If ye be reproached for the name of Christ, happy are ye; for the spirit of glory and of God resteth upon you: on their part he is evil spoken of, but on your part he is glorified.

1 Peter 4:12-14

These fiery trials are designed to make you stronger, but they have the potential to diminish or even destroy your trust in the Son of God and to weaken your resolve to keep your promises to Him. These trials are often camouflaged, making them difficult to identify. They take root in our weaknesses, our vulnerabilities, our sensitivities, or in those things that matter most to us. A real but manageable test for one can be a fiery trial for another...

Like the intense fire that transforms iron into steel, as we remain faithful during the fiery trial of our faith, we are spiritually refined and strengthened.

Elder Neil L. Andersen, October 2012