Bev Psalm 23: The Beginning and the End

 

The Redeemer of the world,

Whose course is one eternal round,

Created worlds without end.

Our universe is filled with galaxies

In that immense space. Look up!

He is the light that shineth in darkness,

And the darkness comprehendeth not.

Believe in the name of the Lord Jesus

Who came to live upon the earth,

Even He who was crucified

For the sins of the world.

Hearken unto Him, who is to come again.

Whose voice has all power and is

 From everlasting to everlasting.

Call your solemn assembly, that your

Yearnings might come up unto

The ears of the Lord, the creator of the

First day: the beginning and the end.

He who says, “My words shall not pass away,

But shall all be fulfilled, whether by my own

Voice or by the voice of my servants, it is the same”

My prophets, seers and revelators speak

On that sacred weekend of General Conference

For all people, families and friends to hear Him

Worldwide, to be uplifted up and participate in

Sitting at the feet of their Savior. They testify and

Share His words, become one with Him,

His purposes to do, and acclaim:

He lives! He is Risen! Our ever-living Head.

Bev Psalm 22: The Broken Bread

Once whole, that slice of bread

Is then broken and torn for us.

Each piece is unique like you or me.

My husband loved garlic!

“We must never be without it!”

So, I bought it, usually fresh and whole.

Now I buy whole garlic sourdough

Filled with bits of memory,

Unique to me and Bob.

Daily as I focus on Christ,

It’s a feast without the fishes.

Weekly, I take a small piece of bread

And drink a tiny cup of water.

I remember Him, He speaks to me.

Years ago, hands laid upon my head,

A blessing was pronounced,

It’s guided me for years,

Bringing focus to my life.

It’s God’s voice to me,

Uniquely my own scripture.

I never want to be without it.

Now, bits come to mind

As I daily read and study.

It’s the Lord’s Way.

This piece of wisdom I now share,

Your Patriarchal Blessing is uniquely yours.

Read it often, study it line by line,

Focus on the Savior who gave it,

Through the blessed hands of your patriarch,

And your life will not be torn as was

His body and the bread.

 

 

Bev Psalm 21: Gulf or Stream

When is water a gulf of misery and woe?

The proud pointing fingers, wicked and mocking

Those are the waters filthy and disgusting.

Sweet is the living stream that washes clean,

Attends those who are looking to Christ,

Living water in memory of Gethsemane

Washes us from every darkened stain;

our hands and hearts are clean again

And peace will long remain.

Bev Psalm 20: Palms in My Palm

Everywhere I’ve lived there were palm trees;

California, Arizona, Mexico and Kwajalein.

My symbolic BEE is Deborah who sat under a palm tree.

In Jerusalem, long ago, the first day of Passover,

Christ rode a virgin colt through the gates of the city.

Do you ever wish, as I, to have been there at the beginning?

To shout, “Hosanna: blessed is the King of Israel that

cometh in the name of the Lord” and wave palm branches.

He came humbly, that time, Isaiah’s prophecy to fulfill.

Palms have become a metaphor in my life.

My birth on a Palm Sunday began this disciple’s life journey.

This Psalm is written to symbolize a unique historic event.

From sundown on the first, to sundown on the second, this year

Passover begins, marking Christ’s triumphal entry.

At noon during that first day was when I was born,

my entry into this mortal world; right in the middle.

Jesus Christ is my middle, my center, my focus.

That day He was celebrated, began a fateful road to the cross.

The sacramental bread and wine were initiated,

in an upper room, in remembrance of His body and blood.

The garden of olives where He was pressed for our sins,

our pains and afflictions, our grief, sorrow and temptations

showed His willingness to obey His Father’s will.

Gethsemane’s sacrifice showed His love for us, true charity.

“Do even as I,” He said. We too must emulate this love.

To serve with understanding that we are all God’s children.

He want’s all of them to return and Come Unto Him.

We minister with love, hope and joy, and gratitude for life.

Because His palms, most sacred, were pierced for us,

they are the tokens of covenants and promises.

My palms are raised to accept, and live a life of sharing

talents, gifts, and insight, all in obedience to God’s will.

The next day of His journey, He is Risen! A body to regain.

He’s led the way for all humanity to rise again, body with spirit.

Now we shout for joy, echoing the first Hosanna,

because if we live righteously, and endure to the end,

we can live with The Father and Jesus Christ in heaven,

embraced in His healing hands.

So wave those palms and

Raise your palms in joyous celebration.

 

World Water Day 2026 and Women and an answer

Why do we mark International Days?

International days and weeks are occasions to educate the public on issues of concern, to mobilize political will and resources to address global problems, and to celebrate and reinforce achievements of humanity. The existence of international days predates the establishment of the United Nations, but the UN has embraced them as a powerful advocacy tool.

The global water crisis affects everyone – but not equally.

Where people lack safe drinking water and sanitation close to home, inequalities flourish, with women and girls bearing the brunt.

They collect water.

They manage water.

They care for people made sick by unsafe water.

They lose time, health, safety, and opportunities.

And too often, the systems that govern water leave women and girls out of decision-making, leadership, funding and representation.

This makes the water crisis a women’s crisis.

We need a transformative, rights-based approach to solving these challenges, where women’s voices are heard and their agency recognized.

All women must be equitably represented at all levels of water leadership – helping design every pipe and policy.

And women must drive change in water as engineers, farmers, scientists, sanitation workers and community leaders.

This includes engaging men and boys as allies in promoting safe water, sanitation and hygiene for all, and in challenging the norms and behaviours that hold women and girls back.

Only then can safe water services meet everyone’s needs – empowering women and girls to lead healthier, more fulfilled lives – and making water a force for sustainable development and gender equality that benefits us all.

• Globally, more than 1 billion women – more than a quarter of all women (27.1%) – lack access to safely managed drinking water services. (UN Women/UNDESA, 2023)

• 1.8 billion people still do not have drinking water on-premises, and in two out of three households, women are primarily responsible for water collection. (WHO/UNICEF, 2023)

• In 53 countries with available data, women and girls spend 250 million hours per day on water collection – over three times more than men and boys. (UN Women/UNDESA, 2024)

• Globally, unsafe water, sanitation and hygiene are responsible for the deaths of around 1,000 children under five every day. (WHO, 2023)

• About 14% of countries still have no mechanisms to ensure women can participate equally in water-related decision-making and water management. (UNEP-DHI, GWP, UN Women, 2025)

THERE IS AN ANSWER: JESUS CHRIST LOVES WOMEN AND MEN EQUALLY!!!

HE TAUGHT ABOUT WATER, AND IT IS FREE! COME AND SEE.

Bev Psalm 19: Ode to Dust and Water

 

O generations of Jacob, Hear ye the voice that

Whispers from the dust.

It is familiar.

You are not alone.

It is not a dream.

He lives, who once was dead.

God created mankind from the dust,

elements of the earth.

These are the fine particles of solid matter

Brought together from all parts of the universe.

The Creator organized it into a world

for us to dwell upon.

Omniscient, He uses protons, neutrons and

electrons to build the foundations of life;

even our DNA’s double helix.

Then there’s the spark, the breath of God,

which animates our human form.

When He came to earth to gain His body and

to understand mortality, He taught about

Dust and Water.

The Lord and Master washed His disciples’ feet,

who walked ancient paths, so caked with

dust and sweat, the dust of daily battle.

Today, as mortal men and women, we are

washed by the sweat of His sacrifice and the

tears He shed for us.

And when we die, we return to dust, but because

Christ rose again and claimed His body,

we, too, will rise again.

Now we can be Saviors on Mount Zion,

to wash the dead by vicarious baptism.

Sing, Hosannah on Easter morn,

Celebrate new life, a resurrection from the dust,

Dust He washed with living water, from His disciples’ feet.

 

 

 

Bev Psalm 18: A Righteous Pattern

 

The Lord says, I will give unto you, a pattern.

To the humble who are feeding His lambs

To the holy who work in the temple

To the wise who seek Him in the scriptures

and the words of living prophets

They are the five virgins who brought the

drops of oil from their conversion and

daily acts of worship with

lamps trimmed and full, He invited them in.

Today’s parable shared of

Mimi-van, Cookies, Lemonade, Walk

Illuminates the journey of our discipleship:

Setting our desires on Him who is mighty to save,

Shared with his youthful warriors, a battalion.

Then in the final miles of the final ending,

A covenant partner shares homemade cookies

and lemonade to refresh the weary

Urging them by example to walk one mile more.

That is a righteous pattern.

Shepherds of old testify

Two temple workers added theirs

Wise men journeyed with gifts to the king.

We too, cannot be deceived

in our latter-day world.

The signs of His coming

abound around us if we have eyes to see

and ears to hear.

In the heavens and on the earth.

Authorized witnesses speak.

Be one of the wise

and great shall be your joy

when you meet Him, in the clouds of

glory at that great and dreadful day,

Meeting Righteousness as He ushers in that

Planned Millenium of Peace on earth

good will to all men.

And now I see His pattern for eternity.  

Bev Psalm 17: Mary, Mary, Mary

 The symbolic “We”

Through temple covenants, and blessings

We become queens to the Most High.

God delights in the “me” of “We.” WHY?

Because of my righteous acts and the

desires of my heart.

My hands are clean through weekly sacred water.

Learn of My ways, He asks of me,

three times in that blessing;

then I will answer your every need.

He answered today.

He fights my daily battles, giving

strength and power to overcome.

Like Mary His mother, chosen by God, to bring

Him into the world, only to give Him up, so young.

Like Mary that He found in sin,

rescued her, loved her.

Like Mary who anoints and

sits at His feet to learn and adore.

We are those Marys.

Now as queens, How do we serve and rule?

In God’s name, as His Son’s bride,

Hand in hand, worlds without end.

 

 

Bev Psalm 16: Hard Becomes Holy

Stand still, and know that I am.

In that stillness hear His Voice;

it beckons, Come Follow Me.

Do as I do.

Create beauty that bears witness

of His divinity.

Live lives waiting upon the Lord.

His timing, His will be done.

The light of God and His Son

is constant, unchanging, immovable.

His eye is on the sparrow.

Your voice does matter.

sing your unique song and

share your gifts and talents.

The Lord will guide you.

In times of loss, He compensates the faithful.

for every tear we shed today,

He adds upon us hundredfold

tears of joy, rejoicing and gratitude.

A prophet has seen it.

The Lord Almighty will make up those losses

to you in the resurrection.

Therefore, remain faithful.

The fire of refinement is hot.

Molten silver without dross

reflects like a mirror, the refiner’s image.

Is his image in your countenance?

Have you chosen Him in your refining fire?

Hard times can be a Holy Season.

Do you choose to do hard alone?

That is your choice.

Choose to do hard with Jesus

within temple walls, and you’ll find access to

His healing, strengthening power.

In the midst of the Refiner’s fire, with bodies

aging and diseased, trust in the Lord’s timing.

Draw close to God. Call upon the Father and

the Son, walk with them in Spirit, day by day.

They will show their fidelity to you.

Come to truly know them and you will

come to know yourself.

Be full of charity and empathy.

Proffer spiritual refreshment to others, serve well.

Let us be Holy women.

Live on the sunny side of the street as we

focus on Jesus Christ.

Fear not, doubt not, being faithful in all things.

We repair the spiritual health of our spirit

to meet God, and when we do this,

Hard becomes holy.

 

 

Bev Psalm 15 The Biggest Miracle: Peace of Mind

 

Columbia River Washington Temple

That’s where it all began.

It started years ago

 As a little family group,

Everyone helping one another.

It slowly grew from 12 to an

“I can’t imagine it” 78!

They focus on Christ

Creating eternal families.

Our world view expanded.

“Look what we can do!”

Before school, after school

Large groups of youth

Gather at the font of living waters.

Day and night, long lines

Diminish, as one by one

They accompany an ancestor.

Joining hands in a mighty

Chain that cannot be broken.

That bond with real people

To whom we owe our existence.

As we serve them, they are healed.

We learn their circumstances

Find their lives of labor and

From them we learn who we are

And where we came from.

Blessed now with a clear vision

Of where we are going.

That is the biggest miracle

Peace of Mind 

Bev Psalm 11RootsTech2026: Four Disciples Teach

Four Elders in Zion conduct a roundtable.

They testify of uniting families that

Bind us and our family to the Savior.

It is “One Work”: Missionary and Temple.

Mark, Jorge, Massimo and Scott

Tell us these messages:

Focus on Christ

Keep it Simple

Read the Handbook

Use Family Assist

Get new members to the temple immediately

It builds a firm foundation and testimony.

This work is lead by the Lord.

He guides His Apostles who oversee the details.

Let us say, “accompany your ancestor,”

Rather than “take a name.”

We plant family trees in the wilderness of cyberspace.

From nations around the world, Isaiah saw our day.

The trees in the desert are watered with living streams

Flowing out of the temple.

We are fishers of men. Let’s mend the net!

Become hunters of the scattered

From every mountain and hill.

Find them in the hidden records with full text translation.

AI was created by the Lord’s inspiration to gather

His children from all four corners of the world.

The youth of today were born for this era of technology.

They hunt them from under the rocks,

Tombstones captured digitally.

Fishers and Hunters bringing forth hidden records to view.

Today, we gather “TOGETHER” all things in Christ.

We are anxiously engaged and

bring to pass much righteousness.

Even DNA discoveries are part of His plan.

The Lord is doing it! He is in the details

Building the Tree of Humanity

Binding families on earth and in heaven.

We are His children, these Four Elders testify,

In His sacred name, Jesus Christ, the

Son of the Most High God. Amen.

 

Bev Psalm 10 RootsTech2026: Reflections on Death

 Grandmother hands clasp little fingers

She knows the stories behind the facts

The ones found between the dates 

Of birth and death on the headstones.

Honor her. Read and search the stories

In probate records and newspapers

From around the world.

Dig deep, look between the lines

There are stories in those spaces.

Names of children and their spouses.

Occupations, farmer to wealthy merchant.

Dates of earliest records to final

Distribution trace their lives,

Places, neighbors, and migration.

Happy moments filled with joy.

Moments frightening, imprisonment.

Scoundrel or man of his circumstances?

Dig deeper, yes, deeper!

Follow the leads in black and white.

Ancestor’s lives emerge and we see

A full picture of what one day

We might be

Those stories preserved for eternity.

Bob's Psalm

 

Ancestors

They speak to us through wills,

And birth certificates, journals

And marriage licenses,

To tell us what they did and how they lived,

Of how they fought in wars and revolutions,

Or stayed at home and raised

Their crops of corn and children

 

As we search and find the documents

That tell of great events and small,

Our eyes of love clothe these words

On dry and dusty paper with living flesh.

On imagination’s stage they dart about

With the burning energy of youth,

Or limp along on tired legs

Of pioneers who near their journey’s end.

 

I knew you not, but now I know you.

Your blood is mine, your struggles gave me life.

Had you not been, I would not be.

And as I resurrect the past

Through microfilm, CD and book,

I only pray that some day one will say

Of me, I knew him not, but I am proud

To have his genes within, making me

A little bit like him.

 2005 Robert E. Field

 

Bev Psalm 9 RootsTech2026: What I've learned today about Empathy

Is it DNA or Random Family Traits,

Culture or Circumstances?

Marlee Matlin has really got me thinking.

Now I am going to read census records with empathy.

I told a friend who is doing a one -place study

to be sure to extract that sanitorium/hospital.

But did I look for those gaps...

The silence in the records?

I've always tried to find the missing children

when there was a gap.

But Intentional Inclusion has opened my eyes.

What exactly did my family pass on 

from generation to generation that was

kept in SILENCE?

Bev Psalm 9 RootsTech2026: "Together" Part of a Team Effort

What's New on FamilySearch

 

I never considered myself to be an archivist,

but I am a record custodian in this

Soccer team Parable.

I'm not a professional historian,

but I am a memory keeper.

In 2010 I was a Census worker,

and Boy, have I taken photographs!

A digitizer, I'm not.

I've been a friend to Industry friends,

and my friends think I'm a genealogist.

Today at the "What's new at FamilySearch"

I learned that my old family letters,

my journals, all those photographs 

that I am custodian for,

From my mom and dad, now gone;

and my husbands mom and dad;

Add MY photos of life in California,

Tennessee, Arkansas, Kwajelein,

Guadalajara, Mexico and now at home

in Tucson, Arizona

What do I have: Stewardship over a 

massive collection hidden from view!

Today I learned that by sharing these

on FamilySeach I'll be forming a worldwide

collaboration with descendants of 

Generations past, users today and

Future generations to come.

And guess what?

The Era of Artificial Intelligence has

joined the team!

Now I REALLY have to run to keep up

With Technology, and New changes.

My normal research and documentation

procedures and worksheets will look

different. Am I up to This?

Yes, to guided merge integrity

Yes, to patron's interface with AI

Yes, to full AI text translation

Yes, to Collaborations with relatives

There is more coming from Labs to

excite and help this team effort,

Yes, we can do it

TOGETHER.

  

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Many LDS Women Share the Gift of Writing Psalms

 God inspired me to write Psalms.

He asked my friend Sharon to write, too.

We come from a long line of LDS women

who write about their relationship with

Jesus Christ and His gospel.

They share with their friends but also

with the world.

Here is a quote written on a wooden plaque

found on a tree at Adam-Ondi-Ahman:

Eliza R. Snow

1804 - 1887

I will go forward...

I will smile at the rage of the tempest,

And ride fearlessly and triumphantly

Across the boisterous ocean of circumstance...

And 'the Testimony of Jesus' will light the lamp

that will guide my vision through the portals

Of immortality, and communicate my

Understanding the glories of the Celestial Kingdom.

 

ROOTSTECH2026

 

RootsTech 2026, March 5-7, offers something for everyone, from introductory sessions for those new to family history, to advanced workshops for experienced genealogists, as well as inspiring keynote addresses by renowned artists, athletes, and speakers. It also brings together leading genealogy companies and service providers. Register today at RootsTech.org to take the next step in your family history discovery journey.  Keynote speakers include National Football League Hall of Famer and Super Bowl MVP Steve Young; Academy Award-winning actress Marlee Matlin; and Irish dance sensations Michael and Matthew Gardiner (check them out on You Tube). 

Bev’s Psalm 8 : A Bee’s Eye View

 

An eternal perspective hovers

outside at the edge of my thoughts.

Clear at times, but cloudy most days.

What do they say?

Partly cloudy with a twenty percent chance of rain?

Rise above the clouds and it’s sunshine.

Into each life a little rain must fall.

Clouds are necessary for rain.

Why rain, God?

“Well, my little Bee,

there would be no flowers for you to pollinate.”

God’s eternal overview of our lives

Is how miracles occur.

Going from flower to flower, gathering nectar,

And passing little particles of pollen

To germinate long after you are gone

And blossoms become mature fruit

And the bee goes happily along in the sunshine,

Blissfully unaware of the miracle

She’s created, savoring the joy of delicious nectar

And her end result, sweet drops of honey.

BEE is not always aware how her actions

Affect others.

Every once in a while, retrospectively,

A blind bump throws another off course.

Then, surprise! They share a piece of gratitude

Showing appreciation for the BEE.

That’s the sweet drop of honey that

Like Dew, drops from heaven

Into an otherwise lonely life.