060625, Friday

Daily Vitals: Weight: 225.3,  GMI: 6.7, Steps (previous day): 9,464

Journal Entry:

Had an appointment with my spine surgeon, Dr. Kimball, yesterday. He reviewed my xrays and advised me to continue being careful with bending,twisting and lifting but all was basically good for a 79 year old, 6'7" guy.

I was able to walk some and that is good.

Today I'm serving in the temple as a substitute for my friend, Art Sandgren. The church has just recently started using virtual temple recommends for those who want to. There is some confusion about that process with some members. You can't just use your phone to photograph your recommend, you have to go through your bishop and also name sure you have a good photo of yourself in your church account. I mention this because Wednesday we had some confusion at the recommend desk and I'm assigned to soreness some time at the recommend desk today. Might be interesting.

Come Follow Me 

D&C 59:7 Thou shalt thank the Lord thy God in all things.

"Mercies and blessings come in different forms—sometimes as hard things. Yet the Lord said, “Thou shalt thank the Lord thy God in all things.” All things means just that: good things, difficult things—not just some things. He has commanded us to be grateful because He knows being grateful will make us happy. This is another evidence of His love."

Sister Bonnie D. Parkin, former Relief Society General President

"Satan will try to make us believe that our sins are not forgiven because we can remember them. Satan is a liar; he tries to blur our vision and lead us away from the path of repentance and forgiveness. God did not promise that we would not remember our sins. Remembering will help us avoid making the same mistakes again. But if we stay true and faithful, the memory of our sins will be softened over time. This will be part of the needed healing and sanctification process. Alma testified that after he cried out to Jesus for mercy, he could still remember his sins, but the memory of his sins no longer distressed and tortured him, because he knew he had been forgiven."

Elder Dieter F. Uchtdorf, Apostle, April 2007