032824, Thursday, Journal Entry

Vitals: Wt. 226.8

Journal Entry 

Yesterday was my weekly regular temple assignment where my first meeting is at 0445. I slept really well and didn't wake up until 0330, so I didn't have time for any Journal Entry or Come Follow Me study. So I'll just do my best to catch up today. Other than working in the temple in the morning I spent most of the day with Cathy which is a good thing. She was also well-rested and we enjoyed just spending time together. I was able to get my walking in. My weight yesterday morning was 227 so getting back down today was a good thing.

I finally got my Ozempic prescription filled so I stopped taking Rybelsus tablets and started my Ozempic injections. I think that will help me with my diabetes control.

Come Follow Me 

"On the cross of Calvary, where Jesus died for our sins, He practiced what He taught…

Sincerely praying for those who may be considered our enemies demonstrates our belief that God can change our hearts and the hearts of others. Such prayers should strengthen our resolve to make whatever changes are necessary in our own lives, families, and communities."

President M. Russell Ballard, Acting President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, October 2020

Luke 24:5 And as they were afraid, and bowed down their faces to the earth, they said unto them, Why seek ye the living among the dead?

6 He is not here, but is risen: remember how he spake unto you when he was yet in Galilee,

"Our Savior lived again. The most glorious, comforting, and reassuring of all events of human history had taken place—the victory over death. The pain and agony of Gethsemane and Calvary had been wiped away. The salvation of mankind had been secured. The Fall of Adam had been reclaimed."

"The empty tomb that first Easter morning was the answer to Job’s question, “If a man die, shall he live again?”

President Thomas S. Monson, President of the Church, April 2010

John 21:15 So when they had dined, Jesus saith to Simon Peter, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me more than these? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my lambs.

"Relating this question to ourselves in our day, the Lord may be asking us about how busy we are and about the many positive and negative influences competing for our attention and our time. He may be asking each of us if we love Him more than the things of this world. This may be a question about what we really value in life, who we follow, and how we view our relationships with family members and neighbors. Or maybe He is asking what really brings us joy and happiness.

Do the things of this world bring us the joy, happiness, and peace that the Savior offered to His disciples and that He offers to us? Only He can bring us true joy, happiness, and peace through our loving Him and following His teachings.

How would we answer the question “Lovest thou me more than these?”

President M. Russell Ballard, Acting President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, October 2021