110824, Friday

Daily Vitals: Weight: 223.9, GMI: 6.8, Steps (previous day) 8,224

Journal Entry

This might be a busy day. Cathy has scheduled a carpet cleaning company to come in today and lots of furniture needs to be moved. I can't lift more than 20 lbs. Still due to expound surgery recovery so she arranged for Jake to come over and help. We'll see. Jake is great at helping us but there's a lot of furniture.

I sort of like not having to lift heavy weights but I feel badly too. Getting old is something that takes getting used to. I do have physical therapy exercises that really help with keeping me in pretty good shape while not hurting my back but hanging back and letting others do the heavy lifting still sometimes makes me feel a little inadequate. Oh well.

Come Follow Me 

Mormon 8: 36 And I know that ye do walk in the pride of your hearts; and there are none save a few only who do not lift themselves up in the pride of their hearts, unto the wearing of very fine apparel, unto envying, and strifes, and malice, and persecutions, and all manner of iniquities; and your churches, yea, even every one, have become polluted because of the pride of your hearts.

37 For behold, ye do love money, and your substance, and your fine apparel, and the adorning of your churches, more than ye love the poor and the needy, the sick and the afflicted.

"In the recent past President Kimball counseled that even homes, boats, credentials, titles, and other similar pursuits can be worshiped as idols when they entice us away from love and service to God.

The prophet Moroni, speaking of our day, warned about the love of money and substance and suggested that we would love them more than we “love the poor and the needy, the sick and the afflicted.”

If we are to be worthy Saints, we should minister to others and adhere to the Savior’s admonition to love God and our fellowmen."

Elder Quentin L. Cook Of the Seventy, October 2003

Elder Patrick Kearon Of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles

"Because of the redeeming life and mission of our Saviour, Jesus Christ, we can—and should—be the most joyful people on earth!"

"Joyful reverence? “Is that a thing?” you may ask. Well, yes, it is! We deeply love, honour, and respect our God, and our reverence flows from a soul that rejoices in Christ’s abundant love, mercy, and salvation! This joyful reverence to the Lord should characterise our sacred sacrament meetings.

However, for many, reverence only means this: folding our arms tightly around our chests, bowing our heads, closing our eyes, and holding still—indefinitely! This might be a helpful way to teach energetic young children, but as we grow and learn, let us see that reverence is so much more than this. Is that how we would be if the Saviour were with us? No, for “in [His] presence is fulness of joy”!