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Jul. 23rd, 2019 01:16 pmOn Saturday, after Temple Preparation Gayla Scoll was kind enough to
buy me two vegetable egg rolls and a strawberry smoothie which saves
my life. She dropped me off by the curb on the corner of my street,
and I sat there for an hour next to the houses of my neighbors. Then I
lay for an hour in bed. Lupus can kill after less than two weeks when
diagnosed. On this my 13th year of lupus I am happy to be a walking
miracle despite onset of lung, heart, and kidney failure. I want to
share with you my favorite scriptures, and I want to also share with
you my love and gratitude for the Mormon Church Presidents Gordon B.
Hinckley and Thomas S. Monson gave me, now that I have been a convert
for fifteen years, finally enjoying my first Pioneer Day! Lamentations
3:57-8 Thou drawest near in the day that I called upon thee: thou
saidst, Fear not. O Lord, thou hast pleaded the causes of my soul;
thou hast redeemed my life. Doctrine and Covenants 89:11 Every herb in
the season thereof, and every fruit in the season thereof; all these
to be used with prudence and thanksgiving. Doctrine and Covenants 98:1
VERILY I say unto you my friends, fear not, let your hearts be
comforted; yea, rejoice evermore, and in everything give thanks; 2
Corinthians 8:14-5 But by equality, that now at this time your
abundance may be a supply for their want, that their abundance also
may be a supply for your want: that there may be equality. As it is
written, He that had gathered much had nothing left over; and he that
had gathered little had no lack. 1 Timothy 16-7 How be it for this
cause I obtained mercy, that in me first Jesus Christ might shew forth
all longsuffering for a pattern to them. Which should hearafter
believe on him to life everlasting. Now unto the King eternal,
immortal, invisible, the only wise God, be honor and glory forever and
ever. Amen. It has been such a strange year for me. Finally my dream
of volunteering at an animal shelter came true, with the most
wonderful people called Michelson Found Animals, with Adopt and Shop
in Culver City (also Lakewood) and the most fierce and sweet dogs and
kittens one could ever hope to cuddle. My job last year at Meowski
Hotel was not scant preparation, and now I'd get to do the same thing,
except not for money, with the same amount of gusto and affection and
joy with a sense of fulfillment and understanding of how far I've come
to survive like these scrappy loving creatures. My favorite book in
the Book of Mormon is Alma, and Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit to
me, like the Mormon church, is like a hen gathering her chicks. I used
to keep three cockatiels, Puff, Screech, and Marble. Puff laid 24 eggs
in ten years, when I used to live in Palos Verdes. I prayed about it,
and I'm not going to church anymore because I've got to settle my
affairs before I go. As a member, I visited various houses of worship,
knowing my testimony as a Mormon witness would show the world through
commiseration with others what we believe. I am so grateful to have
received my first Book of Mormon from Reno temple. I am so grateful to
have done baptisms for the dead in Redlands Temple, San Diego Temple,
Los Angeles Temple, and to have celebrated the Newport Temple at
dedication, and with our celebration in Anaheim. Southern hospitality
in Temecula stake, in Anaheim stake, in Crestridge stake, in Long
Beach stake, in Santa Monica stake, in Huntington Park stake, and
finally here in Los Angeles stake, means that I know that God sent me
to America as a little girl to become a Mormon woman who is before you
today happy. Thank you for being my family. God bless you and all your
"little ones" as your only "troubles." With sincere affection,
Katrina. Alma 32:31a Busa, kon ang unsa ka binhi motubo kini maayo
/translation, mine, or transliteration, from the cebuano: Look people
here then, if then this one seed grows very much
buy me two vegetable egg rolls and a strawberry smoothie which saves
my life. She dropped me off by the curb on the corner of my street,
and I sat there for an hour next to the houses of my neighbors. Then I
lay for an hour in bed. Lupus can kill after less than two weeks when
diagnosed. On this my 13th year of lupus I am happy to be a walking
miracle despite onset of lung, heart, and kidney failure. I want to
share with you my favorite scriptures, and I want to also share with
you my love and gratitude for the Mormon Church Presidents Gordon B.
Hinckley and Thomas S. Monson gave me, now that I have been a convert
for fifteen years, finally enjoying my first Pioneer Day! Lamentations
3:57-8 Thou drawest near in the day that I called upon thee: thou
saidst, Fear not. O Lord, thou hast pleaded the causes of my soul;
thou hast redeemed my life. Doctrine and Covenants 89:11 Every herb in
the season thereof, and every fruit in the season thereof; all these
to be used with prudence and thanksgiving. Doctrine and Covenants 98:1
VERILY I say unto you my friends, fear not, let your hearts be
comforted; yea, rejoice evermore, and in everything give thanks; 2
Corinthians 8:14-5 But by equality, that now at this time your
abundance may be a supply for their want, that their abundance also
may be a supply for your want: that there may be equality. As it is
written, He that had gathered much had nothing left over; and he that
had gathered little had no lack. 1 Timothy 16-7 How be it for this
cause I obtained mercy, that in me first Jesus Christ might shew forth
all longsuffering for a pattern to them. Which should hearafter
believe on him to life everlasting. Now unto the King eternal,
immortal, invisible, the only wise God, be honor and glory forever and
ever. Amen. It has been such a strange year for me. Finally my dream
of volunteering at an animal shelter came true, with the most
wonderful people called Michelson Found Animals, with Adopt and Shop
in Culver City (also Lakewood) and the most fierce and sweet dogs and
kittens one could ever hope to cuddle. My job last year at Meowski
Hotel was not scant preparation, and now I'd get to do the same thing,
except not for money, with the same amount of gusto and affection and
joy with a sense of fulfillment and understanding of how far I've come
to survive like these scrappy loving creatures. My favorite book in
the Book of Mormon is Alma, and Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit to
me, like the Mormon church, is like a hen gathering her chicks. I used
to keep three cockatiels, Puff, Screech, and Marble. Puff laid 24 eggs
in ten years, when I used to live in Palos Verdes. I prayed about it,
and I'm not going to church anymore because I've got to settle my
affairs before I go. As a member, I visited various houses of worship,
knowing my testimony as a Mormon witness would show the world through
commiseration with others what we believe. I am so grateful to have
received my first Book of Mormon from Reno temple. I am so grateful to
have done baptisms for the dead in Redlands Temple, San Diego Temple,
Los Angeles Temple, and to have celebrated the Newport Temple at
dedication, and with our celebration in Anaheim. Southern hospitality
in Temecula stake, in Anaheim stake, in Crestridge stake, in Long
Beach stake, in Santa Monica stake, in Huntington Park stake, and
finally here in Los Angeles stake, means that I know that God sent me
to America as a little girl to become a Mormon woman who is before you
today happy. Thank you for being my family. God bless you and all your
"little ones" as your only "troubles." With sincere affection,
Katrina. Alma 32:31a Busa, kon ang unsa ka binhi motubo kini maayo
/translation, mine, or transliteration, from the cebuano: Look people
here then, if then this one seed grows very much
