053026, Saturday

Weight: 232.1

     BP and Pulse: 114/72, 75

     GMI: 7.1, Glucose level: 167, Three day Average (May 27-30): 182

     Reported Sleep: 7:07

     Yesterday's Steps: 5,322

Journal Entry:

Come Follow Me 

Judges 7:21 And they stood every man in his place round about the camp: and all the host ran, and cried, and fled.

"Recently I recalled for a wonderful group of great young Latter-day Saints the thrilling story of Gideon of old, humble in the face of a seemingly insuperable challenge but called of God, who, through his resourcefulness and the strength of the Almighty, won a battle. His rallying cry is remembered: “The sword of the Lord, and of Gideon.”  

One other line from that marvelous story is so important that I call it to your attention: “they stood every man in his own place round about the camp. …”  The battle was won.

Asa, king of Judah, commissioned of God to the conflict, facing an enemy army of more than a million soldiers, gave us the key. He said, “… we rest on thee, and in thy name we go. …” 

I thank God for the multitude of marvelous young people I know. I pray for them and invoke God’s Spirit to be with them, and as plainly as I know how, and as earnestly, invoke God’s Spirit to be upon us, the stewards. Let me repeat for the second time today that beautiful line from the hymn Brother Petersen used this morning:

“The soul that on Jesus hath leaned for repose

I will not, I cannot, desert to his foes:

That soul, though all hell should endeavor to shake,

I’ll never, no never, no never forsake!”

Elder Marion D. Hanks, Assistant to The Twelve 

052926, Friday

Weight: 230.8

     BP and Pulse: 

     GMI: 7.0, Glucose level: 179, Three day Average (May 26-29): 172

     Reported Sleep: not recorded (didn't have my watch on)

     Yesterday's Steps: 7,546

Journal Entry:

Serving in the temple this morning. Got to be there and ready to go by 0500.

Come Follow Me 

Judges 7:2 And the Lord said unto Gideon, The people that are with thee are too many for me to give the Midianites into their hands, lest Israel vaunt themselves against me, saying, Mine own hand hath saved me.

"Before enjoying the harvests of righteous efforts, let us therefore first acknowledge God’s hand. Otherwise, the rationalizations appear, and they include, “My power and the might of mine hand hath gotten me this wealth”. Or, we “vaunt” ourselves, as ancient Israel would have done (except for Gideon’s deliberately small army), by boasting that “mine own hand hath saved me”. Touting our own “hand” makes it doubly hard to confess God’s hand in all things."

Elder Neal A. Maxwell, Apostle 

052826, Thursday

 Weight: 231.2

     BP and Pulse: 122/78, 72

     GMI: 6.9, Glucose level: 163 (145 w/finger pricking), Three day Average (May 25-28): 158

     Reported Sleep: 6:10

     Yesterday's Steps: 8,965

Journal Entry:

I think my Dexcom CGM is inaccurate in that it gives readings that are around 20 points higher than the old fashioned finger pricking method. This is often the case when I install a new monitor and generally lasts for only about one day. We'll see what tomorrow's reading is but it ruins my average results by making them inaccurate. My GMI went up a point from 6.8 to 6.9 and, again, I don't think that's accurate. Not sure what to do about it (if anything).

Come Follow Me 

Judges 6:15 And he said unto him, Oh my Lord, wherewith shall I save Israel? behold, my family is poor in Manasseh, and I am the least in my father’s house.

16 And the Lord said unto him, Surely I will be with thee, and thou shalt smite the Midianites as one man.

"Gideon saw himself as a poor farmer, the least of his father’s house. But God saw him as a mighty man of valor… My dear brothers and sisters, if we look at ourselves only through our mortal eyes, we may not see ourselves as good enough. But our Heavenly Father sees us as who we truly are and who we can become. He sees us as His sons and daughters, as beings of eternal light with everlasting potential and with a divine destiny."

President Dieter F. Uchtdorf, Apostle 

052726, Wednesday

Weight: 231.7

     BP and Pulse: 113/57, 79

     GMI: 6.8, Glucose level: 139, Three day Average (May 24-27): 142

     Reported Sleep: 6:30

     Yesterday's Steps: 3,976

Journal Entry:

Come Follow Me 

Judges 4:14 And Deborah said unto Barak, Up; for this is the day in which the Lord hath delivered Sisera into thine hand: is not the Lord gone out before thee? So Barak went down from mount Tabor, and ten thousand men after him.

"Brothers and sisters, we need each other! As covenant-keeping women and men, we need to lift each other and help each other become the people the Lord would have us become. And we need to work together to lift the rising generation and help them reach their divine potential as heirs of eternal life. We could do as Elder Robert D. Hales and his wife, Mary, have done and follow the proverb “Thee lift me and I’ll lift thee, and we’ll ascend together.”

President Linda K. Burton,  Relief Society General President, April 2015

052626, Tuesday

Weight: 233.0

     BP and Pulse: 105/64, 81

     GMI: 6.8, Glucose level: 139, Three day Average (May 23-26): 140

     Reported Sleep: 6:43

     Yesterday's Steps: 4,387

Journal Entry:

Come Follow Me 

Judges 2: 19 And it came to pass, when the judge was dead, that they returned, and corrupted themselves more than their fathers, in following other gods to serve them, and to bow down unto them; they ceased not from their own doings, nor from their stubborn way.

"When we harden our hearts, we are blinded, and good things cannot come into our hearts or our minds. We become stubborn and begin to place more focus on worldly desires, closing our hearts to the things of God. We choose to focus solely on our own thoughts while not accepting the opinions and guidance of others. We choose to not open our hearts to the things of God but instead to the influence of the things of the world and the adversary. When our hearts are hardened, we resist the influence of the Holy Ghost. We are “slow to remember the Lord,” and over time we become “past feeling” His words."

Elder Christopher H. Kim of The Seventy, April 2025 

052526, Monday

Vitals: 

     Weight: 231.0

     BP and Pulse: 105/67, 78

     GMI: 6.8, Glucose level: 122, Three day Average (May 22-25): 142

     Reported Sleep: 7:17

     Yesterday's Steps: 8,035

Journal Entry:

Come Follow Me 

Judges 2: 10 And also all that generation were gathered unto their fathers: and there arose another generation after them, which knew not the Lord, nor yet the works which he had done for Israel.

 "Despite the astonishing heavenly interventions, visitations, rescues, and miraculous victories the children of Israel witnessed during the lifetimes of Moses and Joshua, within a generation the people had abandoned the Way and began walking according to their own desires. And, of course, it did not take long before they paid the price for that behavior.

Sometimes this falling away takes generations. Sometimes it happens in a matter of years or even months…But we are all susceptible. No matter how strong our spiritual experiences have been in the past, as human beings we tend to wander…But all is not lost. Unlike the wandering test subjects, we have reliable, visible landmarks that we can use to evaluate our course.

And what are these landmarks?

Surely they include daily prayer and pondering the scriptures and using inspired tools like Come, Follow Me. Each day, we can approach the throne of God in humility and honesty. We can ponder our actions and review the moments of our day—considering our will and desires in light of His. If we have drifted, we plead with God to restore us, and we commit to do better."

Elder Dieter F. Uchtdorf, Apostle 

052426, Sunday

Vitals: 

     Weight: 231.2

     BP and Pulse: 120/73, 70

     GMI: 6.9, Glucose level: 126, Three day Average (May 21-24): 147

     Reported Sleep: 6:19

     Yesterday's Steps: 5,943

Journal Entry:

Come Follow Me 

Joshua 24: 23 Now therefore put away, said he, the strange gods which are among you, and incline your heart unto the Lord God of Israel.

"In the growing climate of entitlement, excuse, apathy, and enticement, [children] of God who are not watchful, prayerful, and inspired are increasingly at risk of becoming what the scriptures describe as “silly[...]” who worship a variety of “strange gods.” Sadly, as a result of life’s difficulties and the world’s popular heresies, many...believe the myths more than the truth. Their misalignment with God’s plan is demonstrated in findings that many are not doing essential things such as praying and reading scriptures. The Lord Himself has said that “this is a day of warning, and not a day of many words.”

President Julie B. Beck, Relief Society General President, October 2010