2023 December 28, Thursday, Journal Entry

I served in the temple yesterday and it was quite busy. My Wednesday morning shift might have been busier than usual because of the holidays. There were no organized missionary visits yet. They will start in February when the Provo Temple closes for rebuilding. I did five Initiatories after my shift. 

We enjoyed the rest of the day together just running errands and doing little chores around the house.

Today I'm playing pickleball with my pals at the church.

Come Follow Me 

Revelation 21:4 And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.

"In unfair situations, one of our tasks is to trust that “all that is unfair about life can be made right through the Atonement of Jesus Christ.” Jesus Christ overcame the world and “absorbed” all unfairness. Because of Him, we can have peace in this world and be of good cheer. If we let Him, Jesus Christ will consecrate the unfairness for our gain. He will not just console us and restore what was lost; He will use the unfairness for our benefit. When it comes to how and when, we need to recognize and a USPS.com® - USPS Tracking® Results ccept, as did Alma, that “it mattereth not; for God knoweth all these things; and it sufficeth me to know that this is the case.”

How we deal with advantages and disadvantages is part of life’s test. We will be judged not so much by what we say but by how we treat the vulnerable and disadvantaged. As Latter-day Saints, we seek to follow the Savior’s example, to go about doing good. We demonstrate our love for our neighbor by working to ensure the dignity of all Heavenly Father’s children.

To try to see things with an eternal perspective can be clarifying. As we become more like the Savior, we develop more empathy, understanding, and charity.

Elder Dale G. Renlund, "Infuriating Unfairness" April 2021