082324, Friday

Vitals: Weight: 221.7, GMI: 6.9

Book of Mormon review (review of earlier Come Follow Me lessons): Chapter 44

Moroni commands the Lamanites to make a covenant of peace or be destroyed—Zerahemnah rejects the offer, and the battle resumes—Moroni’s armies defeat the Lamanites. About 74–73 B.C.

Journal Entry 

Yesterday was productive in that Jake came over and spent some time looking into fixing our old Vizio TV and determining that it might not be worth trying. So he moved it downstairs for us until we can decide what to do with it (apparently we're not allowed to through old TVs out in the trash) then brought out LG TV, which works very well, upstairs, hooked it up and it works fine. Then he figured out how to fix my iPhone which now works just fine. Jake is a handy guy and is great to have around.

Then later in the afternoon, Cathy and I went for our long walk up in Provo Canyon and I ended up with over 8000 steps for the day.

At the end of the day the sunset was, as it often is, beautiful. This is a view from the front of our home looking west on Gala Lane.

Come Follow Me 

Alma 58:10 Therefore we did pour out our souls in prayer to God, that he would strengthen us and deliver us out of the hands of our enemies, yea, and also give us strength that we might retain our cities, and our lands, and our possessions, for the support of our people.

11 Yea, and it came to pass that the Lord our God did visit us with assurances that he would deliver us; yea, insomuch that he did speak peace to our souls, and did grant unto us great faith, and did cause us that we should hope for our deliverance in him.

"The stripling warriors...prayed earnestly that God would strengthen and deliver them...Interestingly, the answers to these prayers did not produce additional weapons or an increased number of troops. Instead, God granted these faithful warriors assurance that He would deliver them, peace to their souls, and great faith and hope for their deliverance in Him…Assurance, peace, faith, and hope initially might not seem like the blessings warriors in battle might want, but they were precisely the blessings these valiant young men needed to press forward and prevail...

Sometimes we may ask God for success, and He gives us physical and mental stamina. We might plead for prosperity, and we receive enlarged perspective and increased patience, or we petition for growth and are blessed with the gift of grace. He may bestow upon us conviction and confidence as we strive to achieve worthy goals. And when we plead for relief from physical, mental, and spiritual difficulties, He may increase our resolve and resilience."

     Elder David A. Bednar Of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, October 2013

Often Heavenly Father's blessing is to provide ways, or reveal ways, for us to get what we need in ways that cause us to grow and develop and become better.