051525, Thursday

Daily Vitals: Weight: 226.8, GMI: 6.8, Steps (previous day): 4,411

Journal Entry

We spent most of yesterday cleaning our house since we stopped using our housekeeper. We decided that paying her $180 every two weeks was just too much. She did a pretty good job but she basically was here all day and it was inconvenient for us to have her around. Plus, she actually didn't do some things that needed to be done. We're thinking someone who will come in and just dust, vacuum and mop the floors and clean the bathrooms should be able to finish the job in 2-3 hours and whatever else needs doing we'll handle ourselves. After vacation we'll look into that.

Come Follow Me 

D&C 46:9 For verily I say unto you, they are given for the benefit of those who love me and keep all my commandments, and him that seeketh so to do; that all may be benefited that seek or that ask of me, that ask and not for a sign that they may consume it upon their lusts.

"Some mistakenly receive the message that they are not worthy to participate fully in the gospel because they are not completely free of bad habits. God’s message is that worthiness is not flawlessness. Worthiness is being honest and trying. We must be honest with God, priesthood leaders, and others who love us, and we must strive to keep God’s commandments and never give up just because we slip up. Elder Bruce C. Hafen said that developing a Christlike character “requires patience and persistence more than it requires flawlessness.” The Lord has said the gifts of the Spirit are “given for the benefit of those who love me and keep all my commandments, and him that seeketh so to do.”

Bradley R. Wilcox, October 2021

You may think you don’t have talents, but that is a false assumption, for we You may think you don’t have talents, but that is a false assumption, for we all have talents and gifts, every one of us. The bounds of creativity extend far beyond the limits of a canvas or a sheet of paper and do not require a brush, a pen, or the keys of a piano. Creation means bringing into existence something that did not exist before—colorful gardens, harmonious homes, family memories, flowing laughter.

What you create doesn’t have to be perfect. So what if the eggs are greasy or the toast is burned? Don’t let fear of failure discourage you. Don’t let the voice of critics paralyze you—whether that voice comes from the outside or the inside.

If you still feel incapable of creating, start small. Try to see how many smiles you can create, write a letter of appreciation, learn a new skill, identify a space and beautify it. 

Dieter F. Uchtdorf