22 Dec 2024, Sunday

 22 Dec 2024, Sunday

Prioritized Daily Task 

9:00 AM - Marblehead Ward Sacrament Christmas Program

I woke at about 7 AM; had prayer, showered, shaved, and got ready for church.  I got a text from Debbie.  She was at the Tabernacle Choir Christmas Concert in downtown Salt Lake City.  I planned to attend the Capistrano Beach Ward where Michael, Autumn, and the children belong.  I put the location in my GPS and had prayer before leaving.  In the car I tried to put the map on the screen in the rental car but it did not show the GPS from my cell phone.  I was trying to move it and pushing buttons on my phone screen, and "Wrong Location" came up.  I turned and drove to their old ward building at 310 Avenida Vista Montana in San Clemente.  The ward chapel and overflow was full.  Four priests were blessing the sacrament and had to use the microphone at the podium.  The deacons ran out of cups of water and had to go back several times to fill trays.  The program was a Christmas musical with primary, youth, and adults singing.  They had two violins, a harp, a guitar, an organ, and a piano in the musical.  After church, I considered staying for the next ward's program when the spirit told me to go home.  When I got back Autumn told me Sean, her brother-in-law needs someone to go with him and administer to Art and give him a blessing.  I know the Lord is guiding me in all things.  Michale is starting to cook for dinner this evening.  Sean came by after his church.  I did not bring any oil, and Sean did not have his.  Sean and I concentrated the olive oil from Jerusalem that Michael and Autumn brought back from Israel before we went in the City of Hope Research Hospital in L.A.  Nino Davis, her son, Rick, and Rex Holden,  Arthur "Art" Ellis Holden's brother were in Art's room on the 6th floor.  Sean Chapman, Allie's husband, and I administered to Art and gave him a blessing.  He has bone cancer but after his pain medication wore off, his is feeling much better.  Rick took a picture of Art, Rex, Sean, and me.  Rick brought Nino up and Sean and I took her back down to Michael's for the party.  Alex and Carter are taking her home.  At the Christmas party Shawn, Allie, their younger children, Carter's parents, his brothers, and the wife of one of his brothers who is expecting a baby in February were here.  We had a very nice meal that Michael fixed (Sean has cooked the meal in the past).  We visited and played games.  Michael and Autumn gave me a new Apple Watch for Christmas.  I drove down to Matthew and Melodies before midnight.  Matthew was up working.  He and Melodie had gone to the movies earlier.  I had prayer and went to bed.  I talked to Debbie earlier; she was having dinner with her brother, Reed, and his wife, Laura, in Shelly.

                                                          

                                                    Art               Rex                 Sean       me (Grandpa McAlpin)

                                                     Sunday Christmas Dinner at Michael and Autumn's
                                                           
                                           Blake playing games

                                                           

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