072724, Saturday

Vitals: Weight 219.3;  GMI 6.9

Journal Entry

My meeting with Dr. Kimball was somewhat disturbing in that the MRI and other testing indicated there were problems with my spinal surgery. He ordered a CT scan for later yesterday and it revealed that additional surgery is probably warranted. He called me yesterday evening and we agreed that I would submit to additional surgery this coming Thursday. We are not sure exactly what will be done but Dr. Kimball will review the CT Scan and  MRI more closely and we'll talk again on Monday.

Also, Cathy received word that she now has full-blown Osteoporosis which is a very serious situation. So we have that to deal with as well.

So I'm back on medical leave from the temple for now and probably will be limited in my Bishops Storehouse cities as well. We'll just have to see.

This morning we walked up at Bridal Veil Falls and discovered that walking on the car path on the north side of the river is much less crowded and the roadway surface is of higher quality and walking there was just much more enjoyable. Most people and bikes travel on the south side bike/pedestrian path. The surface is terrible and it's really crowded and dangerous. Plus, as you can see from the included photo, the view of the falls is very good from the north side.

Book of Mormon review (review of earlier Come Follow Me assignments): An account of the sons of Mosiah, who rejected their rights to the kingdom for the word of God, and went up to the land of Nephi to preach to the Lamanites; their sufferings and deliverance—according to the record of Alma.

Comprising chapters 17 through 27. Alma 17

Come Follow Me 

Alma 34:28 And now behold, my beloved brethren, I say unto you, do not suppose that this is all; for after ye have done all these things, if ye turn away the needy, and the naked, and visit not the sick and afflicted, and impart of your substance, if ye have, to those who stand in need—I say unto you, if ye do not any of these things, behold, your prayer is vain, and availeth you nothing, and ye are as hypocrites who do deny the faith.

"In other words, to be converted, you must not only open your heart to a knowledge of the gospel and the love of God, you must practice the gospel law. You cannot fully understand or appreciate it unless you personally apply it in your life. Jesus said that He came to serve, not to be served. So it must be with you. You must look outward and care about others. You can be compassionate; you can be friendly; you can share; you can help others in a hundred small ways. As you do, the gospel of Jesus Christ will become a part of you."

Elder D. Todd Christofferson Of the Presidency of the Seventy, April 2004