2024 February 15, Thursday, Journal Entry

 

Our current members of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. This photo was published today in the Church News. It's the first one I know of since Elder Kearon was added.

Yesterday I served in the temple as per my normal Wednesday. There is a bit of buzz afoot with the closing of the Provo Temple due to its being rebuilt. The Provo Temple is directly across the street from the Missionary Training Center (MTC) and was apparently used extensively by Missionaries and others associated with the MTC. Much of that temple attendance will be moved to our temple for about the next three to four years because of the large size and capacity of our temple (Mt. Timpanogos). We have four "Instruction" rooms (Endowment) that can reach accommodate nearly one hundred patrons. 

Anyway, the plan right now is that we will have a large number of patrons from the MTC every Wednesday morning (my shift) and that's pretty exciting.

Today is pickleball. Should be fun. Then I need to help Cathy get ready for her annual Valentines Day tea party for our grand daughters. Plus I take the car in for its 95,000 mile service. Great car. Still runs like new. Ship I should be pleasantly busy today.

Yesterday, Beth and Karen stopped by for a nice visit. Really appreciate them.

Come Follow Me 

2 Nephi 4: 26 O then, if I have seen so great things, if the Lord in his condescension unto the children of men hath visited men in so much mercy, why should my heart weep and my soul linger in the valley of sorrow, and my flesh waste away, and my strength slacken, because of mine afflictions?

27 And why should I yield to sin, because of my flesh? Yea, why should I give way to temptations, that the evil one have place in my heart to destroy my peace and afflict my soul? Why am I angry because of mine enemy?

28 Awake, my soul! No longer droop in sin. Rejoice, O my heart, and give place no more for the enemy of my soul.

29 Do not anger again because of mine enemies. Do not slacken my strength because of mine afflictions.

30 Rejoice, O my heart, and cry unto the Lord, and say: O Lord, I will praise thee forever; yea, my soul will rejoice in thee, my God, and the rock of my salvation.

"When we face…temptations in our time, we must declare, as young Nephi did in his, “[I will] give place no more for the enemy of my soul.” We can reject the evil one. If we want it dearly and deeply enough, that enemy can and will be rebuked by the redeeming power of the Lord Jesus Christ. Furthermore, I promise you that the light of His everlasting gospel can and will again shine brightly where you feared life had gone hopelessly, helplessly dark."

Elder Jeffrey R. Holland Of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostle, April 2010