Temple Endowment

Heavenly Father had provided the way for me to receive my temple endowment. Manila temple, the nearest temple, was in Quezon City in the Philippines.

I was first interviewed by my branch (Miri) president Ch.. on the 20 April 2006.  The second and last interview was held in the PJ branch building by the Singapore Mission President La.. on the 4 May 2006.    The PJ branch is 30 mins. drive from the capital city of Kuala Lumpur.    The flight from Miri to Kuala Lumpur is about 2 hrs.

Missionary couple Elder and Sister Ot.. taught (starting the 26 June till the 10 July) me 6 lessons to prepare for the temple endowment which was set for the 25 July.

I am thankful for a dear friend (LLH) who came to meet us (my daughter and I) at the Kota Kinabalu airport, and took us for lunch. The AirAsia flight from Miri was only 40 mins, arrived at 8:35 am, Monday 24 July 2006.   The connecting AirAsia flight from Kota Kinabalu only leaves at 13:30 pm.

I am thankful for a friend (JOl.), whom I have never met before this trip, whom I had the blessing to correspond with, who came to meet us at the Clark airport.   The flight from Kota Kinabalu took 2 hrs, arrived at 3:30 pm.    JOl. took us on the cheepneys, then the tricycles and finally the taxi to reach the patron housing facility that is located across the Manila temple.

I am thankful for another friend (KCa.), whom I have never met before this trip, whom I had the blessing to correspond with as well, who booked our accommodation at the patron housing facility, who escorted me to receive my endowment on the morning of 25 July 2006.   Grateful for her and Ra. (a worker at the Patron's house)'s time in taking us to Greenhills shopping center and Megamall shopping Mall the following 2 days.

There is no other peaceful place in the world than being in a temple.   You just want to stay there forever, away from the hustle and bustle of life, away from the worries, anxiety, etc.

I am so grateful that I have been able to act as proxy (baptism, confirmation, initiatory) for my maternal and paternal grandmothers, my 2nd paternal aunty-in-law.   My daughter received endowment for my paternal grandmother, Sister Adora for my 2nd paternal aunty-in-law.   I am grateful that I was able to act as proxy for my paternal grandmother to be sealed to her parents.

I am grateful that I could do proxies for the departed sisters, whom I did not know, in receiving their endowments.   And I am grateful that I could do proxies in the sealing room, as daughters, mothers and wives.

The day of our departure from Manila, 28 July 2006, I got to witness a temple marriage for the 1st time, that morning.   It was 5-1/2 years later, on the 14 January 2012, that I got to witness the 2nd temple marriage in San Diego, California.  It was the temple marriage of my daughter to her husband.

Our AirAsia flight from Clark to Kota Kinabalu arrived at 5:55 pm.   The same dear friend (LLH) came to meet us, took us to dinner and had us stayed with her and her family for the night, took us to the airport for our return flight to Miri the next morning.

Heavenly Father had blessed me with people to help all the way, especially my daughter who had taken her time to be with me all the way from Miri and back, and also escorted me when I received my endowment.

Orlando Florida Temple

Friday, 25 August 2013
Last visit to a temple was made on Saturday 16 July 2011.   It was the youth temple day.   So that is 2 years ago!   I am grateful we were able to visit the Orlando Florida temple today, even though it is cloudy.

Thursday, 3 April 2014
I am very grateful Mike & I were able to visit the Orlando Florida temple today.   It has been 7 months since the visit on 25 August 2013.   Thanks to my loving visiting teacher Sally and her husband Bob, for offering us to ride with them.

Relief Society Meeting - Homemade Laundry Soap

Thursday, 9 February 2012

Thankful to our ward Relief Society President in showing us how to make our own liquid laundry soap (taken from the Duggar's Recipes) at tonight's meeting.

The following is copied from the handout I received:

Tips for Laundry Soap: We use Fels-Naptha bar soap in the homemade soap recipes, but you can use Ivory, Sunlight, Kirk's Hardware Castile or Zote bars. Don't use heavily perfumed soaps. We buy Fels-Naptha by the case from our local grocer or online. Washing soda and Borax can normally be found on the laundry or cleaning aisle.

Recipe cost approx. $2.

Homemade Liquid Laundry Soap - Front or top load machine - best value
4 cups hot tape water
1 Fels-Naptha soap bar
1 Cup Washing Soda
1/2 Cup Borax

Grate bar of soap and add to saucepan with water. Stir continually over medium-low heat until soap dissolves and is melted.

Fill a 5 gallon bucket half full of hot tape water. Add melted soap, washing soda and Borax. Stir well until all powder is dissolved. Fill bucket to top with more hot water. Stir, cover and let sit overnight to thicken.

Stir and fill a used, clean, laundry soap dispenser half full with soap and then fill rest of way with water. Shake before each use. (will gel)

Optional: You can add 10-15 drops of essential oil per 2 gallons. Add once soap has cooled. Ideas: lavender, rosemary, tea tree oil.

Yield: Liquid soap recipe makes 10 gallons.
Top Load Machine - 5/8 cup per load (Approx. 180 loads)
Front Load Machine - 1/4 cup per load (Approx. 640 loads)

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A sister said that she uses the Fels-Naptha bar soap to remove stains as well and it works for her. So I bought 2 of them from Walmart for 97 cts each. The wrapping said "ideal of pretreating stains". That would definitely help with my cost savings, because one bar would go a long way The Washing Soda and Borax are also available in the detergent isle in Walmart as well.

We got to take home a 1.75L of the already made liquid soap to try. So I tried today. I used about 1-1/2 cups for one full load. I am used to seeing suds in my washing and I don't see that with this homemade liquid laundry soap, so I thought I better pour some more it! I need to start keeping empty containers if I decide to make our own.

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Below is the recipe for making powdered laundry detergent - top load machine. I wonder why it is called detergent and not soap. I also wonder why it only for top load machine.

1 Fels-Naptha soap bar
1 Cup Washing Soda
1/2 Cup Borax

Grate soap or break into pieces and process in a food processor until powdered. Mix all ingredients. For light load, use 1 Tablespoon. For heavy or heavily soiled load, use 2 Tablespoons, Yields: 3 Cups detergent. (Approx. 40 loads)

Unexpected Visitor

Sunday, 31 July 2011

There was a change in the visiting teaching arrangement. My previous visiting teacher said she had been assigned to other sisters in the ward. That was like 2 months ago and since then no sisters had came up to me and said they were now my visiting teachers. No calls, nothing. Silence. I actually emailed my Relief Society to tell her how unloved I felt.

This particular day, we didn't go to the church meetings because Mike didn't feel up to going, so I stayed home with him. I was telling Mike at about 5pm that it did not matter if I attended church or not because I didn't feel the sisters care.

I was terribly wrong. At 7 pm, someone knocked at our door. We hardly have people knocking at our door at night, unless appointments had been made. My new visiting teacher said she felt prompted to check on me, even though visiting-teaching is ideally done with another sister. She gave me the visiting teaching message for the month of July and a small plastic box containing a brownie.



I think there is a punctuation mark (comma) after the first word (love). That is how my sentence would be if I was writing the note. Heavenly Father has purposely had Sister Minter omitted that, without her realizing that! This message is what I needed! Look outside yourself. Visiting Teachers need to be remembered and loved as well!

I know my Heavenly Father loves me because this is only one of the many occasions that He manifested his love and knowledge of my feelings by sending his angels to me.

A Stem of Flower

Saturday, 24 September 2011

It was one stem of flower on the table for each sister. I was told it was made during this month's Relief Society activity (which I didn't join). I thought it was pretty and a great gift for this evening Stake Relief Society dinner, prior to watching the General Conference.



I found this on the internet - http://www.ehow.com/how_4464926_make-flowers-out-hersey-kisses.html - if anyone wants to know how to make them.

The Ten Virgins

Tuesday, 19 April 2011

Glad I attended the Relief Society activity last night. Enjoyed the slide show on the Parable of the Ten Virgins.

Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom. And five of them were wise, and five were foolish. They that were foolish took their lamps, and took no oil with them. But the wise took oil with their lamps. While the bridegroom tarried they all slumbered and slept. And at midnight there was a cry made, Behold, the bridgegroom cometh; go ye out to meet him. Then all those virgins arose, and trimmed their lamps. And the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lamps are gone out. But the wise answered, saying, Not so; lest there be not enough for us and you: but go ye rather to them that sell, and buy for yourselves. And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came; and they that were ready went in with him to the marriage: and the door was shut. Afterward came also the other virgins, saying, Lord, Lord, open to us. But he answered and said, Verily I say unto you, I know you not. Watch therefore, for ye know neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son of man cometh.
Matthew 25:1-13

Relief Society 169th Birthday Celebration

Tuesday, 22 March 2011

Tonight we celebrated the 169th birthday of our Relief Society. Saw the cake decoration talents of 5 of our sisters.