112824, Thursday, Thanksgiving Day

Daily Vitals: Weight: 226.8, GMI: 6.9, Steps (previous day) 8,586

Journal Entry

Going to Eileen Black's home (Meredith's mom) today for Thanksgiving Day meal. 

Yesterday we drove up to Draper to a place called "Pirate-O's". A very unusual place where they sell ask kinds of candy and trinkets and pretty good sandwiches.it's got stuff that we haven't seen in decades, for example Cracker Jack with "prizes" and canned fluffy animals. That's right. They have canned bats, canned beavers, canned whatever and they are just little fluffy toys that are actually in cans. Cute idea.

Then we came home and Cathy needed to rest while I went over to University Place Mall and walked.

Come Follow Me 

Excellent talk from most recent General Conference (October 2024)

"Seek Him with All Your Heart" By Bishop L. Todd Budge, Second Counselor in the Presiding Bishopric

1. Take Time to be Holy, William D. Longstaff
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3. Take time to be holy, speak oft with thy Lord;
   Abide in Him always, and feed on His Word.
   Make friends of God’s children, help those who are weak,
   Forgetting in nothing His blessing to seek.
4. Take time to be holy, the world rushes on;
   Spend much time in secret, with Jesus alone.
   By looking to Jesus, like Him thou shalt be;
   Thy friends in thy conduct His likeness shall see.
5. Take time to be holy, let Him be thy Guide;
   And run not before Him, whatever betide.
   In joy or in sorrow, still follow the Lord,
   And, looking to Jesus, still trust in His Word.
6. Take time to be holy, be calm in thy soul,
   Each thought and each motive beneath His control.
   Thus led by His Spirit to fountains of love,
   Thou soon shalt be fitted for service above.
7. Ether 12: 19 And there were many whose faith was so exceedingly strong, even before Christ came, who could not be kept from within the veil, but truly saw with their eyes the things which they had beheld with an eye of faith, and they were glad.
9. "Is it possible to begin to see as God sees even while living on the surface of this planet—to feel this overview feeling? I believe we can, through the eye of faith, zoom out and view ourselves and our families with hope and joy.
10. The scriptures agree. Moroni speaks about those whose faith was so “exceedingly strong” that they “truly saw … with an eye of faith, and they were glad.”
11. With an eye focused on the Savior, they felt joy and knew this truth: because of Christ, it all works out."
13. Sister Tamara W. Runia, First Counselor in the Young Women General Presidency, October 2023