2023 December 9, Saturday, Journal Entry

We will serve at the Bishops Storehouse this morning. It is going to be a very cold day so I'm not sure how busy we will be but a growing number of people who are having difficulty affording food are coming to the Storehouse with their Bishop's approval to get food and other necessities. We shall see. 

Yesterday was also quiet and we spent time doing a little Christmas shopping.

Cathy and I went to a nice luncheon given as appreciation for church service Missionaries which we are. It was very nice and it was nice to be able to visit with other Missionaries. Really good people.

Cathy's health continues to be problematic. She had lab work done that showed significant problems with her kidneys. She exercises much more than average and she's not over weight and she eats mostly very healthy food. We have a very good and caring personal physician who we both go to. She also recently accidentally stuffed a toe and it might be broken. A lot of discoloration and moderate swelling. 

Come Follow Me 

Revelation 3:20 Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.

"[W]e need to know that our hearts are honest and broken. How do we know that? We begin by engaging in sincere self-reflection. The heart is the center of our feelings. As we look into our hearts, we screen ourselves. What no one around us knows, we surely know. We know our motives and desires. When we engage in sincere, honest reflection, we do not rationalize or deceive ourselves.

There is also a way to judge if our hearts are broken. A broken heart is a soft, an open, and a receptive heart. When I hear the Savior say, “Behold, I stand at the door, and knock,” I hear Him knocking at the door of my heart. If I open this door to Him, I am more responsive to the invitations of the Spirit, and I am more accepting of God’s will.

As we sincerely and prayerfully ponder the extent to which our hearts are honest and broken, we will be taught by the Holy Ghost. We will receive a sweet confirmation or gentle correction, inviting us to act."

Elder Erich W. Kopischke of The Seventy, April 2013