060326, Wednesday

Weight: 231.9

     BP and Pulse: 116/72, 83

     GMI: 7.6, Glucose level: 164, Three day Average (May 31-june 3) 175

     Reported Sleep: 7:22

     Yesterday's Steps: 3,169

Journal Entry:

A good day serving in the Bishops Storehouse. Limits my distance walking.

Come Follow Me :

1 Samuel 11 And she vowed a vow, and said, O Lord of hosts, if thou wilt indeed look on the affliction of thine handmaid, and remember me, and not forget thine handmaid, but wilt give unto thine handmaid a man child, then I will give him unto the Lord all the days of his life, and there shall no razor come upon his head.

"Faithful daughters of God desire children. In the scriptures we read of Eve, Sarah, Rebekah, and Mary, who were foreordained to be mothers before children were born to them. Some women are not given the responsibility of bearing children in mortality, but just as Hannah of the Old Testament prayed fervently for her child, the value women place on motherhood in this life and the attributes of motherhood they attain here will rise with them in the Resurrection. Women who desire and work toward that blessing in this life are promised they will receive it for all eternity, and eternity is much, much longer than mortality. There is eternal influence and power in motherhood."

President Julie B. Beck, Relief Society General President, October 2007

I sent this to Adam to share with Myisha. They want to be parents and this assures that they will be at some point in the future.

060226, Tuesday

Weight: 233.2

     BP and Pulse: 106/63, 83

     GMI: 7.5, Glucose level: 163, Three day Average (May 30-June 2): 180

     Reported Sleep: 6:06

     Yesterday's Steps: 10,290

Journal Entry:

Don't know why my blood sugar is going up. Finger pricks seem to agree with the high readings on my CGM. I'm afraid I'm going to be on insulin soon. I'm going to try to keep my eating under better control but there's not much I can do that I'm not already doing. Actually I can try eating less and eating smarter. Stay tuned.

Come Follow Me 

"Another source of spiritual uplift and growth is an ongoing practice of repenting, even of seemingly small transgressions. Our own inspired self-evaluations can help us see how we have fallen short and how we can do better. Such repentance should precede our weekly partaking of the sacrament. Some subjects to consider in this process of repentance are suggested in the hymn “Have I Done Any Good?”

Have I done any good in the world today?

Have I helped anyone in need?

Have I cheered up the sad and made someone feel glad?

If not, I have failed indeed.

Has anyone’s burden been lighter today

Because I was willing to share?

Have the sick and the weary been helped on their way?

When they needed my help was I there?

Surely these are small things, but surely they are good examples of what Alma taught his son Helaman: “And the Lord God doth work by means to bring about his great and eternal purposes; and by very small means the Lord … bringeth about the salvation of many souls” (Alma 37:7)."

President Dallin H. Oaks, Apostle, April 2018

060126, Monday

Weight: 231.7

     BP and Pulse: 110/64, 74

     GMI: 7.4, Glucose level: 163, Three day Average (May 29-June 1): 182

     Reported Sleep: 6:49

     Yesterday's Steps: 8,464

Journal Entry:

Come Follow Me 

Ruth 1:16 And Ruth said, Entreat me not to leave thee, or to return from following after thee: for whither thou goest, I will go; and where thou lodgest, I will lodge: thy people shall be my people, and thy God my God:

17 Where thou diest, will I die, and there will I be buried: the Lord do so to me, and more also, if ought but death part thee and me.

"As Christ followed the Father under any circumstance, we should follow His Son. If we do so, it matters not what kind of persecution, suffering, grief, or “thorn in the flesh” we face. We are not alone. Christ will assist us. His tender mercies will make us mighty under any circumstance.

Following Christ may mean forsaking many dear things, as Ruth the Moabite did. As a new convert, out of love for God and Naomi, she left everything behind to live her religion."

Elder Walter F. González of The Presidency of The Seventy, April 2011

053126, Sunday

Weight: 232.8

     BP and Pulse: 125/77, 76

     GMI: 7.3, Glucose level: 182, Three day Average (May 27-30): 187

     Reported Sleep: 5:023

     Yesterday's Steps: 5,931

Journal Entry:

I need to drastically improve how I'm eating. My diabetes is getting out of hand. Part of it is my CGM is reading 20-30 points higher than finger pricks and is therefore not as accurate as it should be. I am going to replace the CGM tomorrow and see if that helps, but I do need to eat better as well.

Come Follow Me 

Judges 13:5 For, lo, thou shalt conceive, and bear a son; and no razor shall come on his head: for the child shall be a Nazarite unto God from the womb: and he shall begin to deliver Israel out of the hand of the Philistines.

"Heavenly Father does not want us to look to the world and follow its ever-changing trends. He wants us to look to Him and follow His unchanging guidance. He wants us to live the gospel and lead others to it by setting the standard high.

The scriptures provide many great examples to illustrate this idea. In the book of Judges in the Old Testament, we learn about Samson. Samson was born with great potential. His mother was promised, “He shall begin to deliver Israel out of the hand of the Philistines.” But as Samson grew, he looked more to the world’s temptations than to God’s direction. He made choices because they “pleaseth [him] well” rather than because those choices were right. Repeatedly, the scriptures use the phrase “and he went down” as they tell of Samson’s journeys, actions, and choices. Instead of arising and shining forth to fulfill his great potential, Samson was overcome by the world, lost his God-given power, and died a tragic, early death."

Sister Ann M. Dibb, Second Counselor, Young Women General Presidency, April 2012

I watched a wonderful and inspirational talk given by Elder Paul V. Johnson, a Seventy, at a BYU Devotional on March 23rd, 2023, entitled Beautiful Babies Blessing the World. If you can, you should find it and read or view it.

053026, Saturday

Weight: 232.1

     BP and Pulse: 114/72, 75

     GMI: 7.1, Glucose level: 167, Three day Average (May 27-30): 182

     Reported Sleep: 7:07

     Yesterday's Steps: 5,322

Journal Entry:

Come Follow Me 

Judges 7:21 And they stood every man in his place round about the camp: and all the host ran, and cried, and fled.

"Recently I recalled for a wonderful group of great young Latter-day Saints the thrilling story of Gideon of old, humble in the face of a seemingly insuperable challenge but called of God, who, through his resourcefulness and the strength of the Almighty, won a battle. His rallying cry is remembered: “The sword of the Lord, and of Gideon.”  

One other line from that marvelous story is so important that I call it to your attention: “they stood every man in his own place round about the camp. …”  The battle was won.

Asa, king of Judah, commissioned of God to the conflict, facing an enemy army of more than a million soldiers, gave us the key. He said, “… we rest on thee, and in thy name we go. …” 

I thank God for the multitude of marvelous young people I know. I pray for them and invoke God’s Spirit to be with them, and as plainly as I know how, and as earnestly, invoke God’s Spirit to be upon us, the stewards. Let me repeat for the second time today that beautiful line from the hymn Brother Petersen used this morning:

“The soul that on Jesus hath leaned for repose

I will not, I cannot, desert to his foes:

That soul, though all hell should endeavor to shake,

I’ll never, no never, no never forsake!”

Elder Marion D. Hanks, Assistant to The Twelve 

052926, Friday

Weight: 230.8

     BP and Pulse: 

     GMI: 7.0, Glucose level: 179, Three day Average (May 26-29): 172

     Reported Sleep: not recorded (didn't have my watch on)

     Yesterday's Steps: 7,546

Journal Entry:

Serving in the temple this morning. Got to be there and ready to go by 0500.

Come Follow Me 

Judges 7:2 And the Lord said unto Gideon, The people that are with thee are too many for me to give the Midianites into their hands, lest Israel vaunt themselves against me, saying, Mine own hand hath saved me.

"Before enjoying the harvests of righteous efforts, let us therefore first acknowledge God’s hand. Otherwise, the rationalizations appear, and they include, “My power and the might of mine hand hath gotten me this wealth”. Or, we “vaunt” ourselves, as ancient Israel would have done (except for Gideon’s deliberately small army), by boasting that “mine own hand hath saved me”. Touting our own “hand” makes it doubly hard to confess God’s hand in all things."

Elder Neal A. Maxwell, Apostle 

052826, Thursday

 Weight: 231.2

     BP and Pulse: 122/78, 72

     GMI: 6.9, Glucose level: 163 (145 w/finger pricking), Three day Average (May 25-28): 158

     Reported Sleep: 6:10

     Yesterday's Steps: 8,965

Journal Entry:

I think my Dexcom CGM is inaccurate in that it gives readings that are around 20 points higher than the old fashioned finger pricking method. This is often the case when I install a new monitor and generally lasts for only about one day. We'll see what tomorrow's reading is but it ruins my average results by making them inaccurate. My GMI went up a point from 6.8 to 6.9 and, again, I don't think that's accurate. Not sure what to do about it (if anything).

Come Follow Me 

Judges 6:15 And he said unto him, Oh my Lord, wherewith shall I save Israel? behold, my family is poor in Manasseh, and I am the least in my father’s house.

16 And the Lord said unto him, Surely I will be with thee, and thou shalt smite the Midianites as one man.

"Gideon saw himself as a poor farmer, the least of his father’s house. But God saw him as a mighty man of valor… My dear brothers and sisters, if we look at ourselves only through our mortal eyes, we may not see ourselves as good enough. But our Heavenly Father sees us as who we truly are and who we can become. He sees us as His sons and daughters, as beings of eternal light with everlasting potential and with a divine destiny."

President Dieter F. Uchtdorf, Apostle