070325, Thursday

Daily Vitals: Weight: 226.8, GMI: 6.8, Steps (previous day): 2,894

Journal Entry:

Served in the temple yesterday. It was very busy which is, I'm hoping, a good thing. Lots of Missionaries. The MTC in Provo is reportedly busier than ever and getting even busier. Since the new Rock Canyon Provo Temple won't be completed for at least another probably two years or more, our Mt.Timpanogos temple will continue to be very busy. We can handle up to 98 patrons every half hour just for Endowments and then we also have Initiatories and sealings as well as a very busy baptistry. I'm told we have around 4,000 Temple workers.

When the new Lindon Temple opens, which should happen within a few weeks, that should ease the pressure on the Mt. Timpanogos temple quite a bit.

We have been asked to help at the Lindon Bishops Storehouse this afternoon because of a one day shortage of service Missionaries. We're happy to do that.

Come Follow Me 

D&C 74:5 Wherefore, for this cause the apostle wrote unto the church, giving unto them a commandment, not of the Lord, but of himself, that a believer should not be united to an unbeliever; except the law of Moses should be done away among them,

"...[T]he wise cautions of Elders D. Todd Christofferson and Neil L. Andersen...are important to remember. Elder Christofferson taught: “It should be remembered that not every statement made by a Church leader, past or present, necessarily constitutes doctrine. It is commonly understood in the Church that a statement made by one leader on a single occasion often represents a personal, though well-considered, opinion, not meant to be official or binding for the whole Church.”

In the following conference, Elder Andersen taught this principle: “The doctrine is taught by all 15 members of the First Presidency and Quorum of the Twelve. It is not hidden in an obscure paragraph of one talk.”

President Dallin H. Oaks