111625, Sunday. Kevin & Becky marriage in La Jolla, Ca.

  

Daily Vitals: 232.8, GMI: 6.9, Steps (previous day): 5,859, BP: 128/73, Pulse 76, Reported sleep: 6:07

Journal Entry 

It hasn't happened yet but I'm very sure it will. Kevin and Becky are due to be married this afternoon in La Jolla, Ca. In sort of an elopement wedding. Not sure who is going to be there but it could be no one. They are excited and so are we. They are seriously planning to be sealed in a temple as soon as they can. Both of them have been divorced after being sealed to their previous spouses and both have children from their previous marriage so there are complications but with the help of church leaders I believe things will be worked out. And, we will make every attempt to be there whenever they are sealed.

Come Follow Me 

D&C 132:46 And verily, verily, I say unto you, that whatsoever you seal on earth shall be sealed in heaven; and whatsoever you bind on earth, in my name and by my word, saith the Lord, it shall be eternally bound in the heavens; and whosesoever sins you remit on earth shall be remitted eternally in the heavens; and whosesoever sins you retain on earth shall be retained in heaven.

"The vicarious ordinances we perform in temples, beginning with baptism, make possible an eternal welding link between generations that fulfills the purpose of the earth’s creation. Without this, “the whole earth would be utterly wasted at [Christ’s] coming.”  Elijah has, in fact, come as promised to confer the priesthood power that turns hearts and establishes the welding links between the fathers and the children so that once again what is bound on earth “shall be bound in heaven.”

President D. Todd Christofferson 

111525, Saturday

  

Daily Vitals: 230.8, GMI: 6.9, Steps (previous day): 3,143, BP: 116/67, Pulse 72, Reported sleep: 6:07

Journal Entry 

Quiet day. We drove up to SLC to look for bread for Cathy (gluten free) then drove up to the temple reconstruction site. That's going to be very lovely when it's all done.

Come Follow Me 

D&C 132:22 For strait is the gate, and narrow the way that leadeth unto the exaltation and continuation of the lives, and few there be that find it, because ye receive me not in the world neither do ye know me.

23 But if ye receive me in the world, then shall ye know me, and shall receive your exaltation; that where I am ye shall be also.

"Can we truly and fully comprehend His words? “If ye receive me”—the Great Jehovah, the Messiah, the Creator of the earth, the Savior and Redeemer of the world, the immortal Son of God—“If ye receive me…then shall ye know me”.

To know the Lord Jesus Christ, we and all mankind must receive Him. And to receive Him, we must receive His servants.

To receive Him, we must receive the fulness of His gospel, His everlasting covenant, including all those truths or laws, covenants, and ordinances needed for mankind to enter back into the presence of God.

To receive Him, faithful sons of God must receive His priesthood, and magnify their callings.

But ultimately, to receive Him and know Him, we and all mankind must, as Moroni exhorts, “come unto Christ, and be perfected in him”. In other words, we must come unto Christ and strive to “become” like Him."

Elder John M. Madsen of the Seventy 

111425, Friday

  

Daily Vitals: 230.3, GMI: 6.9, Steps (previous day): 4,370, BP: 137/78 Pulse 74, Reported sleep: 5:42

Journal Entry 

We finished planting our front garden yesterday. Won't until spring how it will look but I think it will be very nice.

Come Follow Me 

D&C 131:6 It is impossible for a man to be saved in ignorance.

"God so loved the world that He sent His Only Begotten Son to help us. And His Son, Jesus Christ, gave His life for us. All so that we could have access to godly power—power sufficient to deal with the burdens, obstacles, and temptations of our day. I would like to speak about how we can draw into our lives the power of our Lord and Master, Jesus Christ.

We begin by learning about Him. “It is impossible for [us] to be saved in ignorance.” The more we know about the Savior’s ministry and mission—the more we understand His doctrine and what He did for us—the more we know that He can provide the power that we need for our lives."

President Russell M Nelson 

111325, Thursday

  

Daily Vitals: 231.4, GMI: 6.9, Steps (previous day): 5,863, BP: 129/77, Pulse 78, Reported sleep: 7:05

Journal Entry 

We worked on our front garden today and the result was three big bags of garden waste of various kinds. Not enough room in our trash can for all of that but then I recalled that the city puts out dumpsters every year for property owners to deposit their yard debris. I checked and the dumpsters were in place in our local park parking lot so I took out bags down there carefully  (in the back of our little Prius with trunk kid up) and deposited them in the dumpsters.

Now I'm catching up with my journal because we went out early to catch the morning sunrise. We drove over to Saratoga Springs temple but didn't like the view for photo purposes. So we started around the south end of Utah lake and came across this view.

Then we worked on the garden. Now it's after 3pm and we're resting.

Come Follow Me 

D&C 130:22 The Father has a body of flesh and bones as tangible as man’s; the Son also; but the Holy Ghost has not a body of flesh and bones, but is a personage of Spirit. Were it not so, the Holy Ghost could not dwell in us.

"My hope today is to increase your desire and your ability to receive the Holy Ghost. Remember, He is the third member of the Godhead. The Father and the Son are resurrected beings. The Holy Ghost is a person of spirit. It is your choice whether to receive Him and welcome Him into your heart and mind.

The conditions on which we can receive that supernal blessing are made clear in the words that are spoken every week but perhaps do not always sink into our hearts and minds. To have the Spirit sent to us, we must “always remember” the Savior and “keep his commandments.”

President Henry B. Eyring, Apostle 

111225, Wednesday, Temple Worker, Lindon Utah

  

Daily Vitals: 232.5, GMI: 6.9, Steps (previous day): 5,331, BP: 116/69,Pulse 82, Reported sleep: 5:39

Journal Entry 

111125, Wednesday

  

Daily Vitals: 235.0, GMI: 6.9, Steps (previous day): 5,063, BP: 124/72 Pulse 75, Reported sleep: 6:02

Journal Entry 

Going to serve at the Bishops Storehouse today then get my interview with reps from the Lindon Temple regarding serving as a temple worker. I assume, since I've been given an appointment for the interview, that my approval by my Bishop and my Stake President had been kind of routinely accomplished. I have served in the Mt Timpanogos temple satisfactorily fir a few years and now that we have a temple in Lindon the need for qualified temple workers is substantial. So we'll see what they have to say.

Come Follow Me 

D&C 130:18 Whatever principle of intelligence we attain unto in this life, it will rise with us in the resurrection.

19 And if a person gains more knowledge and intelligence in this life through his diligence and obedience than another, he will have so much the advantage in the world to come.

"For members of the Church, education is not merely a good idea—it’s a commandment…

The Prophet Joseph taught, “Knowledge does away with darkness, [anxiety], and doubt; for these cannot exist where knowledge is.”

If formal education is not available, do not allow that to prevent you from acquiring all the knowledge you can. Under such circumstances, the best books, in a sense, can become your “university”—a classroom that is always open and admits all who apply. Strive to increase your knowledge of all that is “virtuous, lovely, or of good report or praiseworthy."

Elder Dieter F. Uchtdorf, Apostle 

111025, Monday. (Haircut - Alicia)

  

Daily Vitals: 231.9, GMI: 6.9, Steps (previous day): 2,973, BP: 125/76, Pulse 70, Reported sleep: 6:20

Journal Entry 

Yesterday was a good day for me. I went to stake Priesthood meeting at 0730. It lasted only 45 minutes but the four talks that were given were very good and worth listening to. Basic gospel topics but always good reminders. Then choir practice at 1100 and church at 1330. Good Priesthood lesson by Art Sandgren. Cathy has a hard time sitting in the pews at church because they hurt her back. So she went home after Sacrament meeting and I rode home with Art Sandgren.

I see my cardiologist today for an annual checkup. Should be no problem but we'll see what she has to say.

Come Follow Me 

D&C 130:1 When the Savior shall appear we shall see him as he is. We shall see that he is a man like ourselves.

2 And that same sociality which exists among us here will exist among us there, only it will be coupled with eternal glory, which glory we do not now enjoy.

"The Prophet Joseph taught that the same sociality that we enjoy in this life will continue into the next, giving great comfort to those seeing friends and loved ones depart from this earth. The doctrines of salvation taught by this prophet distill upon our souls as the very dews from heaven. Joseph taught eternal truths that lead those who hunger and thirst for righteousness to the living Christ and to the bosom of God the Father."

Elder Robert E. Wells of The Seventy