092225, Monday

Daily Vitals: Weight: 225.0 GMI: 6.9, Steps (previous day): 3,893, Blood Pressure: 122/72, 76 Reported Sleep 6:15

Journal Entry

Hoping Cathy is feeling better today. We're taking her to a doctor who, we hope, can help with her head and neck pain.

Come Follow Me 

D&C 197:3 Before his day it was called the Holy Priesthood, after the Order of the Son of God.

4 But out of respect or reverence to the name of the Supreme Being, to avoid the too frequent repetition of his name, they, the church, in ancient days, called that priesthood after Melchizedek, or the Melchizedek Priesthood.

"First, in order for an ordinance to manifest the power of God in our lives, it must be done with authority from the Son of God. The delivery system is important. The Father entrusted Jesus Christ with the keys and authority to oversee the delivery of His priesthood ordinances. Under His direction, within the order of His priesthood, the sons of God have been ordained to stand in place of the Son of God."

 Emily Belle Freeman, Young Women General Presidency 

"My dear brothers and sisters, as sophisticated as modern technology has become, it simply cannot simulate the wonder, awe, and amazement found in the kind of reverence born from the influence of the Holy Ghost. As followers of Christ, we need to be careful not to weaken our connection with God and His Son by using AI-generated content and images inappropriately. We should remember that relying on a modern technological “arm of flesh” is an inadequate and disrespectful substitute for the inspiration, edification, and witness that can be received only through the power of the Holy Ghost. As Nephi declared: “O Lord, I have trusted in thee, and I will trust in thee forever. I will not put my trust in the arm of flesh.”

Elder Ulisses Soares, Apostle

Brothers and sisters and friends, if we will sue for peace (D&C 105:38) taking the initiative in settling differences—if we can forgive and forget with all our hearts—if we can cleanse our own souls of sin, accusations, bitterness, and guilt before we cast a stone at others—if we forgive all real or fancied offenses before we ask forgiveness for our own sins—if we pay our own debts, large or small, before we press our debtors—if we manage to clear our own eyes of the blinding beams before we magnify the motes in the eyes of others—what a glorious world this would be! Divorce would be reduced to a minimum; courts would be freed from disgusting routines; family life would be heavenly; the building of the kingdom would go forward at an accelerated pace; and the peace which passeth understanding (Philippians 4:7) would bring to us all a joy and happiness which has hardly “entered into the heart of man” (1 Corinthians 2:9).

Source

Spencer W. Kimball, “Except Ye Repent…”, October 1949 General Conference