060525, Thursday

Daily Vitals: Weight: 225.9, GMI: 6.7, Steps (previous day): 4,331

Journal Entry:

I enjoyed serving in the temple yesterday. 

I need to work on learning to work a couple of systems we have in our home. One is the automated irrigation/sprinkler system and the other is the Ecobee HVAC control system. Hopefully I'll find time to work on those today.

Come Follow Me 

D&C 59:5 Wherefore, I give unto them a commandment, saying thus: Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, with all thy might, mind, and strength; and in the name of Jesus Christ thou shalt serve him.

"God the Eternal Father did not give that first great commandment because He needs us to love Him. His power and glory are not diminished should we disregard, deny, or even defile His name. His influence and dominion extend through time and space independent of our acceptance, approval, or admiration.

No, God does not need us to love Him. But oh, how we need to love God! For what we love determines what we seek. What we seek determines what we think and do. What we think and do determines who we are—and who we will become."

"No matter your position in your community or in the Church, God will use you, if you are willing. He will magnify your righteous desires and turn the compassionate actions you sow into a bountiful harvest of goodness."

Elder Dieter F. Uchtdorf, Apostle