010825, Wednesday

Daily Vitals: Weight: 230.2, GMI: 6.8, Steps (previous day) 9,413

Journal Entry

Yesterday I took a photo of the back of Mt. Timpanogos from the area near Sundance, Utah. Today the view is from our side but is still very spectacular. 

We served at the Bishops Storehouse and noted that it was very busy. There are a lot of new people coming in as more and more people are realizing they can relieve some of their income shortages by getting food from the church at no charge with their Bishop's approval. It's difficult not to judge as it seems that there is clearly a misuse of church resources in some instances. For example, I'm told there is a man who comes in regularly and gets ten cans of tuna to feed his cats. That's a bit extreme but clearly not what is intended. Somehow he apparently obtains his Bishops approval for this. There are other seeming abuses but I sobriety go into them here. Mostly we are helping people who need help and that's where the reward is for me.

Come Follow Me 

D&C 1:4 And the voice of warning shall be unto all people, by the mouths of my disciples, whom I have chosen in these last days.

"There is peace and tranquillity, there is solace and safety in His gospel. If we will but listen to those whose calling it is to watch and warn, if we will give heed to the words of the Master Himself, then our spiritual house will stand firm, and we can let the rain descend and the floods come and the winds blow and beat upon our house, because we are founded upon that rock.

The Lord has said, “And the voice of warning shall be unto all people, by the mouths of my disciples, whom I have chosen in these last days." He also said, “Whether by mine own voice, or by the voice of my servants, it is the same."

Elder David R. Stone Of the Seventy, January 2000 Liahona