Jesus Christ Provides Hope Through His Church in Modern Times

More people access this blog than the newer one I created, though I am not posting much on either one until recently.  I feel strongly to share this information with anyone who seeks answers to life's greatest questions:  Why am I here?  Where am I going?  Does life have a purpose?  How do I handle the fear in my heart for the way the world is going?

In your search for happiness, faith, and hope, the following links are a beginning to understanding where I have found mine--as a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Here is a link to help you discover what I found many years ago.  It has truly made my life worth living and given me the strength to carry on through life's many trials.  It has given me hope for eternity to come.

May God bless you in your search for His Truth and to know His plan for us, his children, here on earth.

There is good in the world. Do not despair.

Love Notes Bring Joy

Before I get into this post, you need to know my husband hates writing.  He stresses over sending cards or letters, so you will appreciate this special thing he does for me.  It certainly takes extra effort on his part.  He knows how to put a smile on my face and happiness in my heart by doing out-of-ordinary things for me.

My husband plays golf with his buddies about three times a week.  I'm thankful he can still do this at almost 78 years of age.  Whenever he leaves the house before I get up, he takes the time to write a little love note.  When I wander into the kitchen, there's a sweet message to start my day off in sunshine.

I've collected hundreds of these notes over the years and they never get old and there are no two exactly alike.  I don't know the percentage of men that do this for their wives.  It would be nice to think it is millions, but I doubt a large number of men (or women) keep writing love notes, except in cards, after the first year or two of marriage.

Recently, I had some surgical procedures done on my veins.  One vein that was a problem was one I sat on, so the notes this week included wishes for my bottom to heal quickly.  There's often a reference to something currently going on in these notes, so they aren't just "canned" messages.

I grateful to have a husband who does things instead of just says them.  Demonstrating something behind the, "I love you," shows how much a man really loves his woman.  It's nice he also says he loves me throughout every day.

The examples below are two notes I got this week.

Do you notice that the little guy he draws has only two hairs?  It is his joke about going bald.  The hairs are always at different angles.  The face and hairs display a laugh all by themselves.  What a great way to put joy into my life!  Thanks, dear husband.  Lucky me!

Askrigg, Yorkshire Dales, Sykes House B&B

And no man receiveth a fulness unless he keepeth his commandments.  The Spirit of truth is of God.  I am the Spirit of truth, and John bore record of me, saying:  He received a fulness of truth, yea, even of all truth.  He that keepeth his commandments receiveth truth and light, until he is glorified in truth and knoweth all things.  Doctrine and Covenants 93:26-28

We chose to stay in Askrigg, within the Yorkshire Dales because it was where the BBC had, for a period of years, filmed the ever popular, "All Creatures Great and Small."  The pub, the vet clinic, and home were located just around the corner from the very old bed and breakfast in which we stayed.  It was also within about a 10 minutes drive to Gunnerside where I hoped to find evidence of my ancestors.  Not to mention, the whole area is wreaking with history and there are places where other popular films have been shot .  The actual James Herriott World, tourist attraction, is about a half hour's drive, but still he wrote about his treks in this area.  It is considered his back yard and a favorite place to write about and in which he loved to trek.

Sykes House is the name of the bed and breakfast in which we stayed.  It has a little shop at the front where newspapers, various goods, and food are sold.  The owner told us it is 500 years old!

Original fireplace rock.

Looking out our upstairs room overlooking the cemetery.  Our car is the silver one.

The stairway looking down

The pub where we ate across from the one filmed in the James Herriot TV series

Resident flower and my token flower for this post, which I am sure everyone is thrilled to see.  How many flowers and plants do you think I posted in the blog?

Original staircase.  I'm sure the fire extinguisher wasn't there 500 years ago.

The window in the toilet (remember that is what it is called in the UK)

Original beams

Awwww . . .