033024, Saturday, Journal Entry

Vitals: BP 114/66 (Standing 61/47), Wt 226.8, A1C 6.9

Journal Entry 

I substituted for Dennis Gauger at the temple yesterday. The temple was busier than I had ever seen it, maybe because of Good Friday. Anyway, I was assigned five veils in a row and I believe I had about five patrons on each. It's important to remember that each Veil ceremony is a sacred ordinance and is hopefully very important for one of my brothers or sisters on the other side.

Then I hurried home and we picked up Erica and took her to her violin lesson. She is pretty impressive and takes lessons on the piano and organ as well as the violin. I think she's a very special young woman and it will be interesting to see where she goes and what she does in her future. Her mom and dad had gone to Manti to see that temple open house.

Come Follow Me 

In his vision of the tree of life, Nephi saw that “the great and spacious building was the pride of the world; and it fell, and the fall thereof was exceedingly great.” And then the angel of the Lord told him, “Thus shall be the destruction of all nations, kindreds, tongues, and people, that shall fight against the twelve apostles of the Lamb” (1 Nephi 11:36).

3 Nephi 11:8 And it came to pass, as they understood they cast their eyes up again towards heaven; and behold, they saw a Man descending out of heaven; and he was clothed in a white robe; and he came down and stood in the midst of them; and the eyes of the whole multitude were turned upon him, and they durst not open their mouths, even one to another, and wist not what it meant, for they thought it was an angel that had appeared unto them.

9 And it came to pass that he stretched forth his hand and spake unto the people, saying:

10 Behold, I am Jesus Christ, whom the prophets testified shall come into the world.

11 And behold, I am the light and the life of the world; and I have drunk out of that bitter cup which the Father hath given me, and have glorified the Father in taking upon me the sins of the world, in the which I have suffered the will of the Father in all things from the beginning.

"He is the life of the world because He is our Creator and because, through His Resurrection, we are all assured that we will live again. And the life He gives us is not merely mortal life…

He…is the light because His teachings light our path in mortal life and show us the way back to the Father."

Elder Dallin H. Oaks Of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, October 2011

The Lord has warned us. In the last days, our decision to follow those He has called to lead His Church—when so many others reject them—will become a protection to us. What is our attitude toward the Apostles of the Lamb?