092925, Monday

Daily Vitals: Weight: 224.4, GMI: 6.4, Steps (previous day): 5,968, Blood Pressure: 110/68, 76 Reported Sleep 6:11 (82)

Journal Entry 

Yesterday was a remarkable day. 

I woke up to the news that President Russell M. Nelson had passed away the night before at about 10 PM. That was not too surprising in that he was 101 years old. What was a little surprising is that he lived as long as he did and was striving to lead the church as it's senior Apostle and with the help of the Lord was doing a great job. The timing is interesting because general conference is this week. So that should lead to some interesting developments. 

A crazed lunatic drove his vehicle through the front doors of an LDS church building this morning in Michigan while services were in progress then began shooting people, killing some, and finally set the building on fire before police could stop him. He died as a result of a police action.

On a much more positive note, BYU's football team won their game the night before and remains undefeated at 4-0.

Come Follow Me

D&C 109:3 And now thou beholdest, O Lord, that thy servants have done according to thy commandment.

4 And now we ask thee, Holy Father, in the name of Jesus Christ, the Son of thy bosom, in whose name alone salvation can be administered to the children of men, we ask thee, O Lord, to accept of this house, the workmanship of the hands of us, thy servants, which thou didst command us to build.

5 For thou knowest that we have done this work through great tribulation; and out of our poverty we have given of our substance to build a house to thy name, that the Son of Man might have a place to manifest himself to his people.

"President Howard W. Hunter counseled us to “consider the majestic teachings in the great dedicatory prayer of the Kirtland Temple, a prayer the Prophet Joseph Smith said was given to him by revelation. It is a prayer that continues to be answered upon us individually, upon us as families, and upon us as a people because of the priesthood power the Lord has given us to use in His holy temples.” We would do well to study the 109th section of the Doctrine and Covenants and to follow President Hunter’s admonition “to establish the temple of the Lord as the great symbol of [our] membership."

Elder Quentin L.Cook, Apostle