2023 journal

31 Jan 2023, Tuesday Priorit ized Daily Task Deposit GA income tax refund in Wells Fargo tax account for future taxes 8:30 AM - Debbie cares for Pam at her new rehab center 4:00 PM - Debbie and Jody attend a play at Hale Theather  Note: Council to my family and loved ones are, to have faith in Jesus Christ, build your testimonies on Jesus Christ, and love Jesus Christ with all your hearts.  This is what I want each of you to have and to do and I make a promise to you; I will try and set an example of patients, kindness, meekness, and love, without hypocrisy, and without guile or deception, to you and everyone I know. Christ said, "Be of good cheer". John 6:33  Choose to be happy, be positive, and optimistic so when dark clouds and deep waters surround you and threaten to destroy you.  In the end, you have built your life on the foundation of Jesus Christ, and we know who is going to win the war; be patient and persevere. There are only 3 types of temptations Satan uses to tem

 30 Jan 2023, Monday Priorit ized Daily Task Pick up trash and take the trash and recycle to the street Email Michael and Matthew do we need to sign up for Ring video services with an email said the trial will expire on Feb. 4th?  (Michael is taking care of it and the replaceable battery for the Ring door bell) Call Capital One about  $395.52 cash refund, how to receive check and is the $25,000 spent this month included? Check with the  City of Lehi on bill from city for services 7:00 AM - Legacy Center exercise and walk 8:30 AM - have blood drawn to check Thyroid glands ( Normal test range for an adult: 0.40 - 4.50 mIU/mL) 8:05 PM Delta Flt. 2812 arriving - pickup Debbie and Karlene SLC Airport Watch the movie " The Ron Clark Story" on YouTube Notes about GPOD, General Potato and Onion Distribution.  The company was started by Gordon Zuckerman and Randy Pura in California.  The Potato distribution was in California and the Onion distribution was in Washington.               

 29 Jan 2023, Sunday Priorit ized Daily Task  10:30 AM - Attend Sacrament Meeting at Abbington Memory Center 1:00 PM - Take Debbie and Karlene to SLC Airport to catch a Delta flight to Sacramento, CA for the General Potato and Onion Distribution (GPOD) Board Meeting, Randy Pura, Chairman of the Board is retiring this year (Jalna Searle owned 25% of the stock in TGI that comes under the Idaho GPOD in Shelly, ID) meeting is tomorrow, Monday, 30th January 2023 Note:  Many years ago when I was a young man, I had a strong spirit and believing too much in myself, I had written somewhat of a motto. " What E’er Thou Art, Act Well Thy Part".  The quote is from Shakespeare, I first heard it in a talk President David O. McKay gave.  He saw it chisled in stone wall while on his mission to England.  I had added to these words, "That, that you desire to become in life, pretend you are, then act well thy part.  Then that you desire to become you are."  But now, years later, I know

 28 Jan 2023, Saturday Priorit ized Daily Task  9:00 AM - Clean ward building in Lehi Debbie and I were up, had prayer, we got ready to go to the church, and I ate breakfast before leaving.  We got to our ward building at 9 AM and cleaned with about 5 others. We were finished before 10:30 AM.  Alex and her friend came over and left her Lexus and took the Land Rover.  They are going to Park City and the Land Rover is higher and better in the snow.  Debbie and I had lunch and I order some vitamins and supplements from Amazon to replenish my inventory.  Debbie and I listened to Jared Halverson, Matthew and Luke, Come Follow Me.  Debbie went to Hobby Lobby and grocery store to get some fine wire to repire some of our Christmas wreaths and groceries.  When Debbie got home she rewired the wreaths and I put them in the garage.  We had dinner, watched a move, studied scriptures, and hung a picture downstairs that Joe L. Higham's mother painted and gave to Debbie.  She gave Karlene one, Joe

27 Jan 2023, Friday Priorit ized Daily Task  Call and pick up brown dress shoes at Lucky Soul Shoe Shop Check on ordering a Soda Stream with extra CO2 cylinders  https://sodastream.com/products/art?variant=40281333694506 https://sodastream.com/pages/co2-gas-cylinders Walmart   -   2511 949 W GRASSLAND DR.,  AMERICAN FORK, UT 84003 Legacy Center to exercise Pick-up shoes at Lucky Shoe Shoe Shop on Main St. in Lehi Take Subura to the dealership to have a warning sensor on the rear bumper checked before repairs are made at the Dent Master Get a gas container for gas to the snowblower and the lawn mower. Note: I relate to this story because of some teachers I had as a child who did not know how to teach. An old man meets a young man who asks:                                                “Do you remember me?” And the old man says no.  Then the young man tells him he was his student, And the teacher asks: “What do you do, what do you do in life?” The young man answers: “Well, I became a te

 26 Jan 2023, Thursday Priorit ized Daily Task  purchase 3 weekly pill boxes from Amazon Lucky Sole Shoe Repair, 173 W Main St, Lehi, UT 84043, heel on brown dress shoes repaired 801-766-8626 (opens at 10 AM) Legacy Center and exercise Call Ora Elbert Angel - deed recorded Lynn Mitchell Brad Gale - Blood report on my thyroid (have not taken any Levothyroxine in 4 months) 6:30 PM - Allison's basketball game Debbie and I had prayer, organized the day, ate a lite breakfast, and took my vitamins and supplements.  I took my brown dress shoes to the shoe shop to have new heels put on.  I went to the Legacy Center to exercise.  I called and talked to Ora.  She slept laying down on the couch last night.  I also called and talked to Elain who was leaving for Los Angles.  She has an appointment next Tuesday, Jan. 31st., to see a doctor about her knee that is going numb.  I talked to Michael about getting the video of Ora, Elain, and me from my I-phone to the cloud.  I walked and exercised fo

 25 Jan 2023, Wednesday Priorit ized Daily Task  Check with Regions to see if test deposit in checking account has gone through 10:30 AM - E ndowment session Mt Timpanogos Temple 12:30 PM - Sealing session at Mt. Timpanogos Temple Note:  Vitamin C and B-12 interact in your digestive tract, and for this reason, you should not take vitamin C and B-12 together.  Two to three hours should separate the time one is taken before taking the other.  Other vitamins should not be taken together? Magnesium and calcium. ... Iron and green tea. ... Vitamin C and B12. ... Fat-soluble and water-soluble vitamins. ... Vitamin D, vitamin K2, and other fat-soluble vitamins. ... Magnesium and vitamin D3. ... Copper and zinc. ... Omega-3s and vitamin E. To get the most health benefits of NMN and TRU you want to be sure to take it on an empty stomach in the mornings  Metformin - take after the evening meal and avoid white bread, white rice, white pasta, candy, soda, desserts, and snacks like chips or cracker

 24 Jan 2023a, Tuesday Priorit ized Daily Task  Grace Kelly's 16th Birthday Weston Hobbs 5th Birthday 8:30 AM - Take Michael to SLC Airport 8:30 AM - 11:30 AM Debbie to care for Pam Debbie and I had prayer, she cooked breakfast, eggs, and hashbrowns, for me and to take to Pam, whom she is sitting with today.  Michael and his friend Boyn Pshlob, from Bulgaria on the Black Sea, came by the house.  There were 14 friends and family members who he has attended school at MIT with him have brought their families skiing this past week.  Another friend from Italy who attends MIT with them brought his wife and daughter.  He is with an investment group and stayed at a resort in Sundance.  He made a presentation for his investment group on short films.  I took Michael and Boyn to the SLC Airport.  Michael is going home to watch Gracey play in a basketball game this evening in CA.  I took the Land Rover back to Lehi; had it washed; Michael had filled it with gas.  He told me the company the inv

 23 Jan 2023, Monday Priorit ized Daily Task  Call Tanner Nelson - CNA helped down Mt. Timpanogos hiking  Work on 2022 taxes to be filed in April 2023  1. Check on ordering a Soda Stream with extra CO2 cylinders https://sodastream.com/products/art?variant=40281333694506 https://sodastream.com/pages/co2-gas-cylinders Walmart   -   2511 949 W GRASSLAND DR.,  AMERICAN FORK, UT 84003 2. Check on paying Dominion Energy Gas bill and getting it set up for automatic pay again  Call Customer Service, M - F, 7 a.m. to 6 p.m., at 800-323-5517.  (Took care of this last week) 9:45 AM-Brad Gale, PA,  blood work and physical for 2023 12:30 PM - Lunch with Michael and Alex in Provo 8:00 PM -  Massage at The Spa Lounge in Pleasant Grove (801-495-9732) Up early, personal prayer, dressed, and had prayer with Debbie before taking garbage to street to be pickup this morning.  Debbie went and mailed a package to Jody in Twin Falls; she came home and took me to my doctor's appointment at 9:45 AM.  She dr

22 Jan 2023, Sunday Priorit ized Daily Task 10:30 AM - church at Abbington Memory Center 12 Noon, Lehi 7th Ward church services  5:00 PM - birthday party at Patrick and Anndalyn's (Michael and Alex came) Debbie was up early this morning cooking for the party this afternoon.  She was making chile and a German chocolate cake.  We had prayer together, got dressed for church, and went to church at Abbington Memory Centers.  The bishop of the 38th Ward (I think) assigned priesthood to provide the sacrament and conduct.  He also had members to provide the music.  He asked Brother Berms Matthews, an 87-year-old, from the ward to speak.  He grew up in Highland.  When he was a boy all the roads were dirt except the main highway which was paved.  Gas was 18 cents a gallon.  His mother was up in years and told him to never get old.  The concluding speaker was Brother Nick Stewart.  He grew up in the Church but became  disillusioned with it and was a bitter inactive member.  He had kept the co

 21 Jan 2023, Saturday Priorit ized Daily Task Mckay Hobb's 9th Birthday (Sent his parent Ryan and Stephanie a happy birthday greeting to give to him, which they did) Check out Sun Palace Resort and depart Cancun, Mexico Debbie and I had prayer, packed, and went down to 1st floor at Sun Palace and talked with   Claudia Islas  and  Jayro Martinez Torres, Diamond Concierge, Blvd. Kukulcian Km. 20 Zona Hotelera, Cancun, Quintana Roo, C.P. 77500  phone (52) 998.891.41.00 Ext. 4040 email jaymartinez@placeresorts.com.  I wanted to use some of our credits to pay for our taxi ride from the airport to the hotel on Monday we were charged for.   I filed all the contact information under Palace Elite Resort contacts.  I wanted to learn how to have two couples come as our guest to one of the resorts using our membership but without costing us any of our weeks.  There is a way of doing it; the weeks are taken off our available weeks and then added back to our weeks if we have two couples come du

 20 Jan 2023, Friday Priorit ized Daily Task Sun Palace Resort, Cancun, Mexico Meet with VIP Diamon Club representatives for Palace Resorts Walk on the beach and watch the sun set from our balcony We slept in, had prayer, and ordered breakfast from room service.  Later in the day, we went down to the 1st floor, VIP Lounge and met Claudia Islas, Diamond Service Manager.  She works at Sun Palace, phone number;       +52 998 8914 100 ext. 4053. and Beach Palace phone number;                 +52 998 891 4110 ext/ 4160  email: cislase@palaceresorts.com          palaceelite.com/es/.  The hotel chain in Europe and Asia that has been brought into the Palaceelite chain is Boglioni.  At 7:30 PM we went to dinner.  We came back to our room, and had prayer before going to bed.                                                   Roses, Cake, and my sweetheart, Debbie                                                                                                                               Isabella,

 19 Jan 2023, Thursday Priorit ized Daily Task Isabella "Bella" McAlpiin's 10th Birthday Sun Palace Resort, Cancun, Mexico 7:30 AM - Helman Tours,  801-888-2383  info@helamantours.com Debbie and I were up early, had prayer, got ready for the day, and had breakfast at the restaurant buffet downstairs.  We met our tour guide, Jason Hancock, the son-in-law of the owner, and Raul, the driver who was a member of the former special forces in the Mexican Military.  We went to Nohuch Mul, tallest temple pyramid on the Yucatan Peninsula, swam in a conote, and hiked out to Tulum.  When we got back to the hotel we had a nice meal, soaked in the hot tub jacuzzi, had prayer, and to bed before midnight.                                                          Conote                                                                                                                                                       Debbie                                                                  

 18 Jan 2023, Wednesday Priorit ized Daily Task Sun Palace Resort, Cancun, Mexico 12:30 PM - listen to a presentation for an hour and half that ran into 7 hours at Moon Palace Resort  Debbie and I slept in, had prayer and at noon rode over in a cab to the Moon Place to listen to a presentation.  We both had decided we would not purchase any time-share.  We were introduced to Abraham Noriega. a young salesman .  We learned that he was not selling a timeshare but something entirely different with no annual fees, taxes, or anything else to pay.  I told him no and he brought in Abril "April" his manager.  She was very nice and we told her no but she still wanted us to meet her boss, Ivan Argence Arceo who had just returned from Europe where the company had purchased a chain or luxury hotels in Venice, Rome, Maldives, etc.  He is very close to the owner's son .  After about 6 hours I needed to go to the restroom and saw Abril "April" and joking, I asked her what par