062324, Sunday, Home From The Hospital

 Vitals: weight 229.5, CGM 130

Book of Mormon Review Reading: The Record of Zeniff—An account of his people, from the time they left the land of Zarahemla until the time that they were delivered out of the hands of the Lamanites. Comprising Mosiah chapters 9 through 22.

 Mosiah 13 

Journal Entry

I finally got released from the hospital yesterday but I had to keep my wound drain in place and that's a little difficult. 

It's about six inches in diameter and clips to my outer clothing "for convenience". 

It's purpose is to capture surgery-related blood and keep that blood from creating a harmful hematoma inside me. And that's, of course, a good thing.

Then I'm to report to Dr Kimball's office on Monday (tomorrow) morning and, if there is no bleeding, get it removed. Not convenient but I understand the importance. 

The new issue is that I don't seem to be bleeding any longer and I'm wondering if I can get Dr  Kimball to go along with letting me remove the drain and clamp off the tube which would be a little more comfortable for me. I think I'll text him a little later (it's five a.m. now). Maybe he'll approve that and maybe not.

In the meantime I feel like my pain is under control and that I'm healing. 

Cathy suggested that I apply for a medical leave from the temple rather than trying to get substitutes. I didn't know that was a possibility but she had talked to Art Sandgren who does know, he suggested it and I think it's a grand idea. I've left the early shift already so they won't miss me and I haven't started the 10 a.m. shift yet so they shouldn't miss me either so the medical leave idea really makes sense.

Jake has been very helpful through all of this.

Come Follow Me 

Alma 12: 14 For our words will condemn us, yea, all our works will condemn us; we shall not be found spotless; and our thoughts will also condemn us; and in this awful state we shall not dare to look up to our God; and we would fain be glad if we could command the rocks and the mountains to fall upon us to hide us from his presence.

"We know from modern revelation that we will be judged for our desires as well as our actions and that even our thoughts will condemn us. We must not “procrastinate the day of [our] repentance” until death, Amulek taught, because the same spirit that has possessed our body in this life—whether the Lord’s or the devil’s—“will have power to possess [our] body in that eternal world.” Our Savior has the power and stands ready to cleanse us from evil. Now is the time to seek His help to repent of our wicked or unseemly desires and thoughts to be clean and prepared to stand before God at the Final Judgment."

President Dallin H. Oaks, First Counselor in the First Presidency, April 2019

"The messages shared from this pulpit are communicated in words. They are given in English and translated into nearly 100 different languages. Always the base is the same. Words. And words matter a lot. Let me say that again. Words matter!

"They are the bedrock of how we connect; they represent our beliefs, morals, and perspectives. Sometimes we speak words; other times we listen. Words set a tone. They voice our thoughts, feelings, and experiences, for good or bad.

"Unfortunately, words can be thoughtless, hasty, and hurtful. Once said, we cannot take them back. They can wound, punish, cut down, and even lead to destructive actions. They can weigh heavily on us.

"On the other hand, words can celebrate victory, be hopeful and encouraging. They can prompt us to rethink, reboot, and redirect our course. Words can open our minds to truth."

Elder Ronald A. Rasband Of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, April 2024

Remember Alma, 12:14, "... For our words will condemn us" and that means spoken or written, even in social media.