073124, Wednesday

Vitals: Weight: 221.7, GMI: 6.9

Book of Mormon review (review of earlier Come Follow Me lessons): 

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 21 (An account of the preaching of Aaron, and Muloki, and their brethren, to the Lamanites.Comprising chapters 21 through 25.)

Today's Journal Entry

Beth and Karen came over last night and brought tacos and we had a nice visit. They were going to come tonight but as of 7 p.m. Last night I'm on a clear liquid diet in preparation for tomorrow's surgery. Speaking of that, I might not be able to write in this journal for the next day or two of I'm hospitalized, but we'll see.

Today we have no plans so maybe a drive and walk but no meals for me. I have Popsicles and juice. Oh boy!

Come Follow Me 

"Whenever I hear anyone, including myself, say, “I know the Book of Mormon is true,” I want to exclaim, “That’s nice, but it is not enough!” We need to feel, deep in “the inmost part” of our hearts, that the Book of Mormon is unequivocally the word of God. We must feel it so deeply that we would never want to live even one day without it. I might paraphrase President Brigham Young in saying, “I wish I had the voice of seven thunders to wake up the people” to the truth and power of the Book of Mormon."

President Russell M. Nelson, President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, October 2017

Alma 37: 8 And now, it has hitherto been wisdom in God that these things should be preserved; for behold, they have enlarged the memory of this people, yea, and convinced many of the error of their ways, and brought them to the knowledge of their God unto the salvation of their souls.

9 Yea, I say unto you, were it not for these things that these records do contain, which are on these plates, Ammon and his brethren could not have convinced so many thousands of the Lamanites of the incorrect tradition of their fathers; yea, these records and their words brought them unto repentance; that is, they brought them to the knowledge of the Lord their God, and to rejoice in Jesus Christ their Redeemer.

"The scriptures enlarge our memory by helping us always to remember the Lord and our relationship to Him and the Father…

The scriptures also enlarge our memory by helping us not forget what we and earlier generations have learned…

God uses scripture to unmask erroneous thinking, false traditions, and sin with its devastating effects…

In the end, the central purpose of all scripture is to fill our souls with faith in God the Father and in His Son, Jesus Christ..."

Elder D. Todd Christofferson Of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, April 2010