102225, Wednesday

Daily Vitals: Weight: unk, GMI: 6.9, Steps (previous day): 4,799, Blood Pressure: unk. Pulse: unk. Reported Sleep: 5:14 (36)

Journal Entry 

We flew nonstop from Provo to Washington-Dulles… a little over four hours but the seats were great and the service on Breeze Airway was very good. Getting from the airport to our hotel was tiresome and troublesome because of the distance to the rental car facility then the complex route from there to the hotel. But we made it and things are looking good so far. Looking forward to the rest of the week. 

Come Follow Me

D&C 122:34 Behold, there are many called, but few are chosen. And why are they not chosen?

35 Because their hearts are set so much upon the things of this world, and aspire to the honors of men, that they do not learn this one lesson—

“I believe the implication of these verses is quite straightforward. God does not have a list of favorites to which we must hope our names will someday be added. He does not limit “the chosen” to a restricted few. Instead, our hearts, our desires, our honoring of sacred gospel covenants and ordinances, our obedience to the commandments, and, most importantly, the Savior’s redeeming grace and mercy determine whether we are counted as one of God’s chosen.

…[W]e may be distracted from the eternal things that matter the most by making pleasure, prosperity, popularity, and prominence our primary priorities. Our short-term preoccupation with “the things of this world” and “the honors of men” may lead us to forfeit our spiritual birthright for far less than a mess of pottage.”

Elder David A. Bednar, Apostle