041526, Wednesday

Vitals: 

     Weight: 230.3

     BP and Pulse: 125/83, 80

     GMI: 7.2

     Reported Sleep: 6:13

     Yesterday's Steps: 3,841

Journal Entry:

Come Follow Me 

Exodus 15: 2 The Lord is my strength and song, and he is become my salvation: he is my God, and I will prepare him an habitation; my father’s God, and I will exalt him. 

"Moses exulted, “The Lord is my strength and song, and he is become my salvation”… How can we build this kind of faith in the strength of the Savior? David had counsel for the people of his time that I repeat to you: “Seek the Lord and his strength … continually.” “Blessed is the man [or woman] whose strength is in thee. … Go from strength to strength”…

[S]trengthen yourselves by seeking the source of true strength—the Savior. Come unto him. He loves you. He desires your happiness and exults in your desires for righteousness. Make him your strength, your daily companion, your rod and your staff. Let him comfort you. There is no burden we need bear alone. His grace compensates for our deficiencies.

Your strength will strengthen others—your children, your [spouse], your friends, and your sisters in the gospel. That strength will flow back from them to you when you need it."

Sister Chieko N. Okazaki, First Counselor, Relief Society General Presidency 

041426, Tuesday

 Vitals: 

     Weight: 229.9

     BP and Pulse: 111/71, 85

     GMI: 7.2

     Reported Sleep: 7:40

     Yesterday's Steps: 7,350

Journal Entry:

Come Follow Me 

Exodus 14: 21 And Moses stretched out his hand over the sea; and the Lord caused the sea to go back by a strong east wind all that night, and made the sea dry land, and the waters were divided.

22 And the children of Israel went into the midst of the sea upon the dry ground: and the waters were a wall unto them on their right hand, and on their left.

“If we will do what the Lord tells us to do, he will take care of us all right.

He told the Israelites to leave the land of Egypt, you remember, and they left. When they got to the Red Sea, Pharaoh’s armies caught up with them. I suppose they were worried, wondering how they could escape from that army. They did not know, but the Lord knew. When the time came, he simply said to Moses, “Lift … up [your] rod”. He did, and a dry-land passage through the Red Sea appeared, and they went through without the loss of a man. They never would have been thus protected and saved if they had not been doing what the Lord directed them to do.

Let us do what he has told us to do and then put our trust in him. He can take care of us, and in the day of need he will do so.”

President Marion G. Romney, Apostle 

041326, Monday

Vitals: 

     Weight: 229.9

     BP and Pulse: 101/66, 78

     GMI: 7.2

     Reported Sleep: 5:29

     Yesterday's Steps: 4789

Journal Entry:

Come Follow Me 

Exodus 14: 13 And Moses said unto the people, Fear ye not, stand still, and see the salvation of the Lord, which he will shew to you to day: for the Egyptians whom ye have seen to day, ye shall see them again no more for ever.

14 The Lord shall fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace.

"As His covenant people, we need not be paralyzed by fear because bad things might happen. Instead, we can move forward with faith, courage, determination, and trust in God as we approach the challenges and opportunities ahead.

We do not walk the path of discipleship alone…

“The Lord will fight for you, and you shall hold your peace.”..Do we live in a time of peril and turmoil? Of course we do.

God Himself has said, “In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.”

Can we exercise the faith to believe and to act accordingly? Can we live up to our commitments and sacred covenants? Can we keep the commandments of God even in challenging circumstances? Of course we can!

We can because God has promised, “All things shall work together for your good, if [you] walk uprightly.” Therefore, let us set aside our fears and live instead with joy, humility, hope, and a bold confidence that the Lord is with us.

President Dieter F. Uchtdorf, Apostle 

041226, Sunday

Vitals: 

     Weight: 229.9

     BP and Pulse: 118/78, 75

     GMI: 7.3

     Reported Sleep: 6:48

     Yesterday's Steps: 3,908

Journal Entry:

Come Follow Me 

Exodus 13: 21 And the Lord went before them by day in a pillar of a cloud, to lead them the way; and by night in a pillar of fire, to give them light; to go by day and night:

22 He took not away the pillar of the cloud by day, nor the pillar of fire by night, from before the people.

"When the children of Israel were wandering in the wilderness, the Lord guided their journey each day as they looked to Him for direction...His leading was constant, and I give you my humble witness that the Lord can do the same for us.

So how will He lead us today? Through prophets, apostles, and priesthood leaders and through feelings that come after we pour out our hearts and souls to Heavenly Father in prayer. He leads us as we forsake the things of the world, repent, and change. He leads us as we keep His commandments and try to be more like Him. And He leads us through the Holy Ghost.

In order to be guided in life’s journey and have the constant companionship of the Holy Ghost, we must have a “hearing ear” and a “seeing eye,” both directed upward. We must act on the direction we receive. We must look up and step up. And as we do, I know we will cheer up, for God wants us to be happy."

Elder Carl B. Cook of The Seventy 

041126, Saturday

Vitals: 

     Weight: 229.2

     BP and Pulse: 126/79,69

     GMI: 7.3

     Reported Sleep: 6:44

     Yesterday's Steps: 5,720

Journal Entry:

Come Follow Me 

Exodus 13: 17 And it came to pass, when Pharaoh had let the people go, that God led them not through the way of the land of the Philistines, although that was near; for God said, Lest peradventure the people repent when they see war, and they return to Egypt:

18 But God led the people about, through the way of the wilderness of the Red sea: and the children of Israel went up harnessed out of the land of Egypt.

"God is our Heavenly Father. He loves all of us. He knows our potential way better than we know ourselves. He knows not only the details of our lives. God knows the details of the details of the details of our lives."

Elder Chi Hong (Sam) Wong of The Seventy 

Salt Lake Temple Grounds, April 2026

 

041026, Friday

Vitals: 

     Weight: 230.3

     BP and Pulse: 113/73, 75

     GMI: 7.4

     Reported Sleep: 6:26

     Yesterday's Steps: 6,544

Journal Entry:

It was a beautiful day yesterday and we decided to drive up to Salt Lake City and visit the temple grounds. I knew that a lot of effort had been made to make the temple grounds beautiful in preparation for Easter and for General Conference but in an attempt to avoid the large crowds, I felt that going there yesterday would be just as rewarding and it was.

I'm going to create a page with just yesterday's photos so you can see what I mean.

Come Follow Me 

Exodus 13: 14 And it shall be when thy son asketh thee in time to come, saying, What is this? that thou shalt say unto him, By strength of hand the Lord brought us out from Egypt, from the house of bondage:

"Through it all, the Savior offers us sustaining strength and support, and in His own time and way, He offers deliverance...

Mercifully, the Son of God offers us deliverance from the bondage of our sins, which are among the heaviest of all the burdens we bear...When we repent and keep the commandments, forgiveness and relief from our burdened conscience come with the help that only the Savior offers."

Elder Whitney Clayton of The Presidency of The Seventy