060626, Saturday

Weight: 231.4

BP and Pulse: 109/71, 72

GMI: 7.5, Current Glucose level: 175,  Three day Average (June 3-6), 167

Finger Prick: 186

Reported Sleep: 7:17

Yesterday's Steps: 6,623

Journal Entry:

Come Follow Me 

1 Samuel 3:10 And the Lord came, and stood, and called as at other times, Samuel, Samuel. Then Samuel answered, Speak; for thy servant heareth.

"You need to keep your minds clean so you can recognize and respond to the quiet whisperings of the Spirit. Select with care the information you allow to enter your mind. Avoid the cluttered clamor of the world. Television, movies, and especially the Internet can provide an open window through which you can peer into the far reaches of the world. They can bring to you information that is uplifting, good, and inspiring. But if used improperly, these media technologies can fill your mind with such unwholesome thoughts that you will be unable to hear the gentle prompting of the Spirit. Live each day so that you are able to be in tune with the Spirit like the boy prophet Samuel and you are able to respond to the Lord and say, “Speak [Lord]; for thy servant heareth."

Elder Harold G. Hillam of The Presidency of The Seventy 

060526, Friday

Weight: 231.2

BP and Pulse: 

GMI: 7.5, Glucose level: 157, Three day Average (June 2-5), 171

Finger Prick: 

Reported Sleep: 6:28

Yesterday's Steps: 10,588

Journal Entry:

Start a new CGM today. The last one seemed to be about 20 points higher than finger pricks.

Served in the temple today beginning at 0500. I served brief stints in Initiatories and Name Issue.

060426, Thursday

Weight: 232.5

BP and Pulse: 110/68, 81

GMI: 7.6, Glucose level: 199, Three day Average (June 1-4): 175

Finger Prick: 163 at 0445

Reported Sleep: 6:30

Yesterday's Steps: 9,556

Journal Entry:

My blood glucose levels are too high. Yesterday I made a point of being very careful of what I ate... No sweets, healthy lunch and dinner, but still my levels are high. I did two finger pricks this morning and both were about 30 points lower than my CGM but still too high. I might have to go on insulin if this keeps up.

Come Follow Me :

1 Samuel 2:29 Wherefore kick ye at my sacrifice and at mine offering, which I have commanded in my habitation; and honourest thy sons above me, to make yourselves fat with the chiefest of all the offerings of Israel my people?

30 Wherefore the Lord God of Israel saith, I said indeed that thy house, and the house of thy father, should walk before me for ever: but now the Lord saith, Be it far from me; for them that honour me I will honour, and they that despise me shall be lightly esteemed.

"Eli the priest was relieved of his calling when he permitted wickedness in the house of the Lord. The Lord said, “For them that honour me I will honour.” The great priesthood power and authority with which we have been entrusted must be exercised by those authorized to do so who have proven themselves worthy to do so. Only in this manner will our acts be sealed by the Holy Spirit of Promise and thus be honored by the Lord.

We honor the Lord by keeping our baptismal covenants, our sacrament covenants, our temple covenants, and by keeping the Sabbath day holy. The Lord has said, “All among them who know their hearts are honest, and are broken, and their spirits contrite, and are willing to observe their covenants by sacrifice—yea, every sacrifice which I, the Lord, shall command—they are accepted of me.”

President James E. Faust, Apostle 

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:

We had 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.