2023 October 20, Journal Entry

Another recovery day, especially for Cathy. Her eyes are better every day but she still has obvious signs of having had her eyes surgically repaired. We have cleared our calendar so that we can take it a day at a time. In the meantime my black eye and facial lacerations from my fall last Saturday are pretty much healed. I still have a little bruising under my left eye but that has gotten noticeably better every day. 

I think we'll just get out and go for a drive and walk today. The weather is great. Not much else to report.

Come Follow Me 

1 Thessalonians 5:15 See that none render evil for evil unto any man; but ever follow that which is good, both among yourselves, and to all men.

"Envy, arrogance, unrighteous dominion—these canker the soul of one who is guilty of them. It is true also if we fail to forgive. Even if it appears that another may be deserving of our resentment or hatred, none of us can afford to pay the price of resenting or hating, because of what it does to us. If we have felt the gnawing, mordant inroads of these emotions, we know the harm we suffer….Christ gave his life on a cross; and on that cross he fully, freely forgave. It is a worthy goal to seek to qualify for the friendship of such a one."  

Elder Marion D. Hanks, Assistant to the Council of the Twelve,

 "Forgiveness: The Ultimate Form of Love", October 1973

Very often the purpose of a prayer or wish is not only to state one’s desires but also to instigate transformation in the hearing party. The solemnity and gravity of the prayer helps the audience to take its words seriously and thus favorably respond to it. Very often the purpose of a prayer or wish is not only to state one’s desires but also to instigate transformation in the hearing party. The solemnity and gravity of the prayer helps the audience to take its words seriously and thus favorably respond to it.

Book of Mormon reading 

3 Nephi Chapter 3, Giddianhi, the Gadianton leader, demands that Lachoneus and the Nephites surrender themselves and their lands—Lachoneus appoints Gidgiddoni as chief captain of the armies—The Nephites assemble in Zarahemla and Bountiful to defend themselves. About A.D. 16–18.

Chapter 4, The Nephite armies defeat the Gadianton robbers—Giddianhi is slain, and his successor, Zemnarihah, is hanged—The Nephites praise the Lord for their victories. About A.D. 19–22.