042024, Saturday, Journal Entry

Vitals: Weight 226.1

Book of Mormon Reading: 1 Nephi 16

Journal Entry

After breakfast we took a little drive as we sometimes do and noticed that the work of dismantling the Provo Temple had begun in earnest in that the steeple and the statue of the angel Moroni had been removed.

This is a photo I took not too long ago from Rock Canyon Park showing the old steeple and statue with Utah Lake in the background.

A new temple will be built on the same grounds and it will actually be officially called the Provo Rock Canyon Temple.

We worked on our front garden for most of the rest of the day planting new bushes and other plants. We got a good start and hopefully will be able to finish the project early next week.

It will probably be a year or two before the efforts will be noticeable but I think it will be quite spectacular when done and grown.

We will serve in the Bishops Storehouse later this morning then rest from our labor.

Come Follow Me 

Omni 1:26 And now, my beloved brethren, I would that ye should come unto Christ, who is the Holy One of Israel, and partake of his salvation, and the power of his redemption. Yea, come unto him, and offer your whole souls as an offering unto him, and continue in fasting and praying, and endure to the end; and as the Lord liveth ye will be saved.

"But how is this possible? To many of us, such a standard of whole-souled commitment seems out of reach. We are already stretched so thin. How can we balance the many demands of life with our desires to offer our whole souls to the Lord?…

Being a disciple of Jesus Christ is not just one of many things we do. The Savior is the motivating power behind all that we do. He is not a rest stop in our journey. He is not a scenic byway or even a major landmark. He is “the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by [Jesus Christ].” That is the Way and our ultimate destination.

If we want the Savior to lift us heavenward, then our commitment to Him and His gospel can’t be casual or occasional."

Elder Dieter F. Uchtdorf Of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, April 2022

I really enjoy the We Believe app because usually it takes a very important Gospel principle contained in the current Come Follow Me curriculum and emphasizes it. Today is a good example of what I'm talking about. The I turn to the ScripturePlus app for a more detailed discussion of today's reading.