2023 October 8, Journal Entry

We served in the Bishops Storehouse yesterday morning and I enjoyed it a lot. Mostly the best people are there usually serving in some way and it's very rewarding to be helping with that. There are many people, usually sisters, who come to get food orders filled for those who can't do it for themselves. These are true angels and I see them there almost every time I'm there. Anyway, serving there has been very good for my spiritual growth.

Then we came home and I spent the afternoon working in the garden, spreading mulch and putting the stone pathway back together. Starting to look good. I'm about half done now and hope to finish up on Monday.

It's Fast Sunday today and we're trying to start a tradition of having Jake and his family over for dinner after church. We want it to be nice for them and we always enjoy having family over.

Come Follow Me 

Ephesians 6:13 Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. 14 Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness; 15 And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace; 16 Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked.

"Each member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has an individual responsibility to learn and live the Lord’s teachings and to receive by proper authority the ordinances of salvation and exaltation. We should not expect the Church as an organization to teach or tell us everything we need to know and do to become devoted disciples and endure valiantly to the end. Rather, our personal responsibility is to learn what we should learn, to live as we know we should live, and to become who the Master would have us become. And our homes are the ultimate setting for learning, living, and becoming.

Blessings will come as we strive to fulfill our individual responsibility to learn and love the restored gospel of Jesus Christ." Elder David A. Bednar, April 2019

It has been reported that the nation of Israel has been recently attacked by a Palestinian terrorist organization known as Hamas and considers itself to be at war. There have been several hundred fatalities and several nations have openly supported the destruction of Israel.

Things are getting worse in the world. We need to be standing in Holy Places at all times.

Ephesians 6:12 For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.

Although Paul's writings may be interpreted as anticipating the great apostacy and therefor the destruction of the Church of Jesus Christ in those days of yore, there are those, including me, who believe that these writings can also apply to the latter days. Today.

Book of Mormon reading 

Alma Chapter 59, Moroni asks Pahoran to strengthen the forces of Helaman—The Lamanites take the city of Nephihah—Moroni is angry with the government. About 62 B.C.

Chapter 60, Moroni complains to Pahoran of the government’s neglect of the armies—The Lord suffers the righteous to be slain—The Nephites must use all of their power and means to deliver themselves from their enemies—Moroni threatens to fight against the government unless help is supplied to his armies. About 62 B.C.

We don't always know the problems being faced by others. Judge not.