082624, Monday

Vitals: Weight: 221.1, GMI: 6.8

Book of Mormon review (review of earlier Come Follow Me lessons): The account of the people of Nephi, and their wars and dissensions, in the days of Helaman, according to the record of Helaman, which he kept in his days. Comprising chapters 45 through 62.

Chapter 47, 48

Journal Entry 

We spent a quiet Sabbath Day going to church and then resting at home.

Cathy is going to see an osteoporosis doctor this morning. She has been doing better health wise and we hope to improve on that situation.

Come Follow Me 

Helaman 3:29 Yea, we see that whosoever will may lay hold upon the word of God, which is quick and powerful, which shall divide asunder all the cunning and the snares and the wiles of the devil, and lead the man of Christ in a strait and narrow course across that everlasting gulf of misery which is prepared to engulf the wicked

30 And land their souls, yea, their immortal souls, at the right hand of God in the kingdom of heaven, to sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and with Jacob, and with all our holy fathers, to go no more out.

We are going through what I believe are the "last days" in that dishonesty and treachery are spoken by virtually most, if not all, of our worldly leaders. The media or press has evolved into a source of information that is almost impossible to trust no matter what we believe.

I am totally convinced that we can be and must be led only by the Word of God whether it be the scriptures, the Holy Ghost, the Spirit of God  or direction provided by our trusted church leaders, and by that I mean exclusively the President of the Church, his counselors and the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. We are blessed to be able to get through this difficult time by being a person who has the ability to "lay hold upon the word of God, which is quick and powerful, which shall divide asunder all the cunning and the snares and the wiles of the devil, and lead the man (or woman) of Christ in a strait and narrow course across that everlasting gulf of misery which is prepared to engulf the wicked" as described in Helaman 3:29.