2023 December 31, Sunday, Journal Entry

 The Bishops Storehouse was pretty busy yesterday. But it was a nice, even business that just kept us all occupied for the whole three hours. A good day.

Last evening, Walt and Janet Morlok visited again. They are so much fun to have around. We had tacos from R and R then ate chips and other bad stuff while we played games and chatted. I really enjoyed it but my weight was 229 this morning - up three pounds from yesterday. Alas, it will go down again tomorrow because I'm going to behave myself today.

Come Follow Me 

Finishing up the New Testament. Tomorrow we start with the Book of Mormon. I'm looking forward to that. Revelation has given us some good insights into the last days and what to expect if we're still around.

Revelation 22:17 And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth say, Come. And let him that is athirst come. And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely.

"Some Christians, in large measure because of their genuine love for the Bible, have declared that there can be no more authorized scripture beyond the Bible. In thus pronouncing the canon of revelation closed, our friends in some other faiths shut the door on divine expression that we in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints hold dear: the Book of Mormon, the Doctrine and Covenants, the Pearl of Great Price, and the ongoing guidance received by God’s anointed prophets and apostles. Imputing no ill will to those who take such a position, nevertheless we respectfully but resolutely reject such an unscriptural characterization of true Christianity...

One of the great purposes of continuing revelation through living prophets is to declare to the world through additional witnesses that the Bible is true. “This is written,” an ancient prophet said, speaking of the Book of Mormon, “for the intent that ye may believe that,” speaking of the Bible. In one of the earliest revelations received by Joseph Smith, the Lord said, “Behold, I do not bring [the Book of Mormon forth] to destroy [the Bible] but to build it up.”

Elder Jeffrey R. Holland, “My Words … Never Cease”, April 2008

Isaiah 55:6 Seek ye the Lord while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near: 7 Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the Lord, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon. 8 For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the Lord. 9 For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.