040826, Wednesday

Vitals: 

     Weight: 229.0

     BP and Pulse: 118/75, 78

     Reported Sleep: 6:27

     Yesterday's Steps: 5,746

Journal Entry:

I enjoyed serving at the Lindon Temple during the open house yesterday. There was a very large and well behaved crowd and I was able to work with many other members of my ward. It was our day to help staff the temple.

Then after a nice lunch with Cathy, we went to the Bishops Storehouse and served there. So it was a long day but I truly loved it and I feel great this morning.

Come Follow Me 

Exodus 12: 40 Now the sojourning of the children of Israel, who dwelt in Egypt, was four hundred and thirty years.

41 And it came to pass at the end of the four hundred and thirty years, even the selfsame day it came to pass, that all the hosts of the Lord went out from the land of Egypt.

42 It is a night to be much observed unto the Lord for bringing them out from the land of Egypt: this is that night of the Lord to be observed of all the children of Israel in their generations.

"I learned that patience was far more than simply waiting for something to happen—patience required actively working toward worthwhile goals and not getting discouraged when results didn’t appear instantly or without effort.

There is an important concept here: patience is not passive resignation, nor is it failing to act because of our fears. Patience means...staying with something and doing all that we can—working, hoping, and exercising faith; bearing hardship with fortitude...Patience is not simply enduring; it is enduring well!...

Every one of us is called to wait in our own way...We wait for things which at the time may appear so right and so good to us that we can’t possibly imagine why Heavenly Father would delay the answer.

President Dieter F. Uchtdorf, Apostle 

040726, Tuesday

Vitals: 

     Weight: 228.6

     BP and Pulse: 120/75, 79

     Reported Sleep: 6:15

     Yesterday's Steps: 5,763

Journal Entry:

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040626, Monday

Vitals: 

     Weight: 230.8

     BP and Pulse: 120/74, 75

     Reported Sleep: 4:23

     Yesterday's Steps: 7,303

Journal Entry:

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Exodus 7: 16 And thou shalt say unto him, The Lord God of the Hebrews hath sent me unto thee, saying, Let my people go, that they may serve me in the wilderness: and, behold, hitherto thou wouldest not hear.

"As God asked more and more difficult things of him, Moses obeyed. He even went to the pharaoh, despite his fears and feelings of inadequacy, repeatedly demanding that Pharaoh free the children of Israel from bondage—“Let my people go.”

…the Israelites of ancient times are your people. The miracles God provided them are part of your spiritual heritage.

…Remember, remember, remember how God has worked in these lives. Remember how he has worked in your life."

Sister Virginia H. Pearce, First Counselor, Young Women General Presidency 

040526, Sunday COMPLETED YOUTH AND CHILDREN PROTECTION - ON LINE

Vitals: 

     Weight: 229.0

     BP and Pulse: 114/75, 64

     Reported Sleep: 7:11

     Yesterday's Steps: 4,250

Journal Entry:

Last evening after conference, Cathy and I drove over to University Place Mall and walked a little. It was, as you can easily imagine, quite crowded. Then we drove to In-n-Out Hamburger shop and each got a burger. I really like that place because the burgers are very good and reasonably priced. I took the photo to show that we aren't the only ones to feel that way. It's amazing how many people they can serve and serve well.

Anyway, General Conference was very good and we were glad that they no longer have a third session on Saturday evening. We shall watch both sessions today and, of course, we will record them and the church web site will have them available for review within a couple of days. 

Today being Easter Sunday makes it even better. I think we as a people (especially me) are finally realizing how important the events that cause us to celebrate Easter are to Heavenly Father's plan for us. 

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Easter Sunday

John 16: 33 These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.

"Dear brothers and sisters, my message to you today is that because Jesus Christ overcame this fallen world, and because He atoned for each of us, you too can overcome this sin-saturated, self-centered, and often exhausting world.

Because the Savior, through His infinite Atonement, redeemed each of us from weakness, mistakes, and sin, and because He experienced every pain, worry, and burden you have ever had, then as you truly repent and seek His help, you can rise above this present precarious world.

You can overcome the spiritually and emotionally exhausting plagues of the world, including arrogance, pride, anger, immorality, hatred, greed, jealousy, and fear. Despite the distractions and distortions that swirl around us, you can find true rest—meaning relief and peace—even amid your most vexing problems."

President Russell M. Nelson 

040426, Saturday, General Conference Solemn Assembly to sustain President Oak

Vitals: 

     Weight: 228.3

     BP and Pulse: 128/78, 67

     Reported Sleep: 7:09

     Yesterday's Steps: 2,723

Journal Entry:

Cathy woke up yesterday with major pain in her jaw area and we feared that extensive dental work would be required. At 0800 she called and our dentist, Dr. Clayton Hansen, who is retiring and going on a mission for the church, agreed to see her. His office was scheduled to be closed for the day which was Good Friday and he was preparing to turn everything over to his replacement. He had to reinstate his insurance and bring his wife in to staff the office and his daughter to serve as hygienist but he felt a strong desire to help Cathy. We drove over there and he examined her and spent a couple of hours fashioning a new tooth for her and installing it. It was quite complicated and involved some new technologically complicated equipment but it seemed to work. Cathy came out apparently healed and we are very grateful. Our sincere prayers were apparently answered.

Sometimes prayers are answered immediately and dramatically and this was one of those times.

This morning she awoke basically pain free and is looking forward to a good Easter weekend and General conference 

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Today: 

Isaiah 53: 4 Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted.

5 But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.

"Jesus Christ is our hope and the answer to life’s greatest pains. Through His sacrifice, He paid for our sins and took upon Himself all of our suffering—pain, injustice, sorrow, and fear—and He forgives and heals us when we trust in Him and seek to change our lives for the better. He is our Healer, comforting and repairing our hearts through His love and power, just like He healed many during His time on earth. He is the living water, fulfilling the deepest needs of our souls with His constant love and kindness. This is like the promise He made to the Samaritan woman at the well, offering “a well of water springing up into everlasting life.”

Elder Jose L. Alonso of The Seventy 

April 3, 2026

Matthew 27: 50 Jesus, when he had cried again with a loud voice, yielded up the ghost.

51 And, behold, the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom; and the earth did quake, and the rocks rent;

54 Now when the centurion, and they that were with him, watching Jesus, saw the earthquake, and those things that were done, they feared greatly, saying, Truly this was the Son of God.

"[A]s we allow Him to direct us in all things, we receive testimony that “all things denote there is a God,” because where we look for Him we will find Him—each and every day."

Sister Tracy Y. Browning, Second Counselor, Primary General Presidency 

040226, Thursday

Vitals: 

     Weight: 224.6

     BP and Pulse: 113/67, 79

     Reported Sleep: 7:11

     Yesterday's Steps: 5,399

aJournal Entry:

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Luke 22: 41 And he was withdrawn from them about a stone’s cast, and kneeled down, and prayed,

42 Saying, Father, if thou be willing, remove this cup from me: nevertheless not my will, but thine, be done.

43 And there appeared an angel unto him from heaven, strengthening him.

44 And being in an agony he prayed more earnestly: and his sweat was as it were great drops of blood falling down to the ground.

"In the closing hours of the Savior’s ministry, He went to the Mount of Olives into a garden called Gethsemane and invited His disciples to wait. Now alone, He petitioned His Father, “If thou be willing, remove this cup from me.” Being in agony, His suffering caused Him, “even God, the greatest of all, to tremble because of pain, and to bleed at every pore, … and would that [He] might not drink the bitter cup, and shrink.” Yet in the moment of deep despair, the Savior did not shrink “but partook and finished [His] preparations unto the children of men.”

As the Only Begotten of the Father, Jesus Christ had power over death, pain, and suffering but did not shrink. He fulfilled the covenant He had made with His Father and, in doing so, manifested a Christlike attribute increasingly important in the world in which we live—the attribute of integrity. He remained true to God, to each of us, and to His divine identity."

Elder Jack N. Gerard of The Seventy

040126, Wednesday

Vitals: 

     Weight: 227.5

     BP and Pulse: 119/73, 81

     Reported Sleep: 4:39

     Yesterday's Steps: 3,120

Journal Entry:

Come Follow Me 

John 13: 12 So after he had washed their feet, and had taken his garments, and was set down again, he said unto them, Know ye what I have done to you?

13 Ye call me Master and Lord: and ye say well; for so I am.

14 If I then, your Lord and Master, have washed your feet; ye also ought to wash one another’s feet.

"A touching example is the tender kindness Jesus showed his own Apostles. Close to the end of his earthly ministry, Jesus met with his Apostles, giving them the sacrament and final instructions. Jesus took a towel, poured water in a basin, and began to wash and dry the feet of the disciples. Peter, one of the disciples, said, “Thou shalt never wash my feet.” Perhaps Peter resisted because he felt that Jesus should not stoop to perform an act of this nature. But Jesus insisted, washing the feet of all of the Apostles, even the feet of Judas, whom he knew would soon betray him… My challenge to you is to search for opportunities to be kind. The promise is: you will be happy. I pray that each of us will develop a desire to be kind to ourselves and to others and to continually act upon it[.]"

Sister Betty Jo Jepsen, First Counselor, Primary General Presidency