042526, Saturday

Vitals: 

     Weight: 228.6

     BP and Pulse: 113/66, 78

     GMI: 7.3

     Reported Sleep: 6:36

     Yesterday's Steps: 2,953

Journal Entry:

Come Follow Me 

Exodus 34: 10 And he said, Behold, I make a covenant: before all thy people I will do marvels, such as have not been done in all the earth, nor in any nation: and all the people among which thou art shall see the work of the Lord: for it is a terrible thing that I will do with thee.

11 Observe thou that which I command thee this day: behold, I drive out before thee the Amorite, and the Canaanite, and the Hittite, and the Perizzite, and the Hivite, and the Jebusite.

12 Take heed to thyself, lest thou make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land whither thou goest, lest it be for a snare in the midst of thee:

13 But ye shall destroy their altars, break their images, and cut down their groves:

14 For thou shalt worship no other god: for the Lord, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God:

"The power of tradition...poses a significant danger...[W]e must reconcile our earthly culture with the doctrine of the everlasting gospel. This...involves embracing all that is spiritually elevating in our...traditions and discarding...traditions...which lead us away from performing holy ordinances and keeping sacred covenants. Our guide should be the doctrine taught by the scriptures and the prophets. Traditions which devalue marriage and family, abase women or do not recognize the majesty of their God-given roles, honor temporal success more than spiritual, or teach that reliance upon God is a weakness of character, all lead us away from eternal truths."

Elder Donald L. Hallstrom of The Seventy