Sunday, December 10, 2023

2023 December 10, Sunday, Journal Entry

As anticipated the Bishops Storehouse was pretty busy yesterday. Most people who come there are just trying to get some food to last for a week or two. But one man I helped probably got at least $1,000 worth of things for a household of six. He had his Bishop's approval, of course, but three full carts of food including 50 lbs of potatoes, two turkeys, 10 beef roasts, and 10 pork roasts among many other items makes one wonder. The church can afford it of course but mainly I hope this food doesn't go to waste or get resold or something. You just have to trust that things are OK. 

We finished getting ready to have Jake's family over for dinner today. That should be very enjoyable.

Come Follow Me 

Revelation 5:9 And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation;

 "As the long-prophesied latter-day gathering of the Lord’s covenant people gains momentum, the Church will truly be composed of members from every nation, kindred, tongue, and people. This is not a calculated or forced diversity but a naturally occurring phenomenon that we would expect, recognizing that the gospel net gathers from every nation and every people.

How blessed we are to see the day that Zion is being established simultaneously on every continent and in our own neighborhoods...

Having been given this privilege, we cannot permit any racism, tribal prejudice, or other divisions to exist in the latter-day Church of Christ. The Lord commands us, “Be one; and if ye are not one ye are not mine.” We should be diligent in rooting prejudice and discrimination out of the Church, out of our homes, and, most of all, out of our hearts. As our Church population grows ever more diverse, our welcome must grow ever more spontaneous and warm. We need one another."

Elder D. Todd Christofferson, "The Doctrine of Belonging", October  2022

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