2023 October 3, Journal Entry

Yesterday was a very rainy day. We couldn't work in the garden because of the rain. Walked about three miles in the University Plaza mall. Actually rather enjoyed it. Then we invited Jake and Jill to Mi Ranchito for lunch. We enjoyed visiting with them.

Today we will presumably work our regular shift at the Bishops Storehouse. I'm a little excited to see how it looks with the new shelving that was installed during general conference weekend. Maybe I'll snap a photo and post it here later. We'll see.

Come Follow Me 

Ephesians 2:19 Now therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellowcitizens with the saints, and of the household of God;

"Our 2020 bicentennial proclamation begins with the profoundly inclusive promise that “God loves His children in every nation of the world.” To each of us in every nation, kindred, tongue, and people, God promises, covenants, and invites us to come partake of His abundant joy and goodness...

In the household of faith there are to be no strangers, no foreigners, no rich and poor, no outside “others.” As “fellowcitizens with the saints,” we are invited to change the world for the better, from the inside out, one person, one family, one neighborhood at a time.

This happens when we live and share the gospel."

Elder Gerrit W. Gong, October 2020

 Ephesians 2:8 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:

Faith Is Not Something Ethereal

Faith in the Lord Jesus Christ is not something ethereal, floating loosely in the air. Faith does not fall upon us by chance or stay with us by birthright. It is, as the scriptures say, “substance … , the evidence of things not seen.” (Hebrews 11:1) Faith emits a spiritual light, and that light is discernible. (Alma 32:35) Faith in Jesus Christ is a gift from heaven that comes as we choose to believe, and as we seek it and hold on to it. Your faith is either growing stronger or becoming weaker. Faith is a principle of power, important not only in this life but also in our progression beyond the veil. By the grace of Christ, we will one day be saved through faith on His name. (Ephesians 2:8) The future of your faith is not by chance, but by choice.

Source

Neil L. Andersen, “Faith Is Not by Chance, but by Choice”, October 2015 General Conference

Book of Mormon reading 

Alma Chapter 51, The king-men seek to change the law and set up a king—Pahoran and the freemen are supported by the voice of the people—Moroni compels the king-men to defend their country or be put to death—Amalickiah and the Lamanites capture many fortified cities—Teancum repels the Lamanite invasion and slays Amalickiah in his tent. About 67–66 B.C.

Chapter 52, Ammoron succeeds Amalickiah as king of the Lamanites—Moroni, Teancum, and Lehi lead the Nephites in a victorious war against the Lamanites—The city of Mulek is retaken, and Jacob the Zoramite is slain. About 66–64 B.C.