071326, Monday

Weight: 231.7

BP and Pulse: 122/75, 65

GMI: 7.1, Glucose level:137 @ 0415, Three day Average: 156

Finger Prick:

Reported Sleep: 6:28 (80)

Yesterday's Steps: 2,736 (Sunday)

Journal Entry:

Come Follow Me:

2 Kings 17: 7 For so it was, that the children of Israel had sinned against the Lord their God, which had brought them up out of the land of Egypt, from under the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt, and had feared other gods,

8 And walked in the statutes of the heathen, whom the Lord cast out from before the children of Israel, and of the kings of Israel, which they had made.

9 And the children of Israel did secretly those things that were not right against the Lord their God, and they built them high places in all their cities, from the tower of the watchmen to the fenced city.

"What other priorities are being “served” ahead of God by persons—even religious persons—in our day? Consider these possibilities, all common in our world:

    Cultural and family traditions

    Political correctness

    Career aspirations

    Material possessions

    Recreational pursuits

    Power, prominence, and prestige

If none of these examples seems to apply to any one of us, we can probably suggest others that do. The principle is more important than individual examples. The principle is not whether we have other priorities. The Questions to Discuss posed by the second commandment is “What is our ultimate priority?” Are we serving priorities or gods ahead of the God we profess to worship? Have we forgotten to follow the Savior who taught that if we love Him, we will keep His commandments? If so, our priorities have been turned upside down by the spiritual apathy and undisciplined appetites so common in our day."

Elder Dallin H. Oaks, Apostle 

071226, Sunday

Weight: 233.0

BP and Pulse: 120/69, 72

GMI: 7.1, Glucose level:127 @ 0340,  Three day Average: 159

Finger Prick:

Reported Sleep: 7:03 (85)

Yesterday's Steps: 8,302

Journal Entry:

Come Follow Me:

2 Kings 6:17 And Elisha prayed, and said, Lord, I pray thee, open his eyes, that he may see. And the Lord opened the eyes of the young man; and he saw: and, behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire round about Elisha.

"We may or may not have chariots of fire sent to dispel our fears and conquer our demons, but the lesson is clear. The Lord is with us, mindful of us and blessing us in ways only He can do. Prayer can call down the strength and the revelation that we need to center our thoughts on Jesus Christ and His atoning sacrifice."

Elder Ronald A. Rasband, Apostle 

071126, Saturday

Weight: 231.7

BP and Pulse: 121/71, 78

GMI: 7.1, Glucose level:142 @ 0420,  Three day Average: 161

Finger Prick:

Reported Sleep: 5:23

Yesterday's Steps: 7,339

Journal Entry:

Come Follow Me:

2 Kings 6:15 And when the servant of the man of God was risen early, and gone forth, behold, an host compassed the city both with horses and chariots. And his servant said unto him, Alas, my master! how shall we do?

16 And he answered, Fear not: for they that be with us are more than they that be with them.

"There may be times when you, like the servant, find yourself struggling to see how God is working in your life—times when you feel under siege—when the trials of mortality bring you to your knees. Wait and trust in God and in His timing, because you can trust His heart with all of yours. But there is a second lesson here. My dear sisters and brothers, you too can pray for the Lord to open your eyes to see things you would not normally see."

Sister Michelle D. Craig, Second Counselor, Young Women General Presidency 

See also Elder Jeffrey R. Holland's General Conference address "The Ministry of Angels" October 2008

071026, Friday

Weight: 233.2

BP and Pulse:

GMI: 7.1, Glucose level:142 @ 0310, Three day Average: 161

Finger Prick:

Reported Sleep: 5:02

Yesterday's Steps: 7,486

Journal Entry:

Serving in the temple this morning.

Then getting the car repaired. Extensive wheel issues. About $650.00 worth I'm told. But it's a great car and I believe it will continue to serve us well.

Come Follow Me :

070926, Thursday

Weight: 231.4

BP and Pulse:114/70, 69

GMI: 7.1, Glucose level:137 @ 0425, Three day Average: 160

Finger Prick:

Reported Sleep: 6:35

Yesterday's Steps: 5,739

Journal Entry:

Come Follow Me :

2 Kings 5:11 But Naaman was wroth, and went away, and said, Behold, I thought, He will surely come out to me, and stand, and call on the name of the Lord his God, and strike his hand over the place, and recover the leper.

12 Are not Abana and Pharpar, rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? may I not wash in them, and be clean? So he turned and went away in a rage.

13 And his servants came near, and spake unto him, and said, My father, if the prophet had bid thee do some great thing, wouldest thou not have done it? how much rather then, when he saith to thee, Wash, and be clean?

"Naaman washed himself in the Jordan River as directed and, as a result of his obedience, was cured of his leprosy. Obedience to the Lord’s commands, in spite of how trivial or unimportant we believe them to be, will surely bring His promised blessings."

Elder Bruce A. Carlson of The Seventy 

070826, Wednesday

Weight: 231.2

BP and Pulse: 117/71, 74

GMI: 7.1, Glucose level:145 @ 0530, Three day Average: 159

Finger Prick:

Reported Sleep: 5:59

Yesterday's Steps: 5,000

Journal Entry:

Come Follow Me :

2 Kings 4: 5 So she went from him, and shut the door upon her and upon her sons, who brought the vessels to her; and she poured out.

6 And it came to pass, when the vessels were full, that she said unto her son, Bring me yet a vessel. And he said unto her, There is not a vessel more. And the oil stayed.

7 Then she came and told the man of God. And he said, Go, sell the oil, and pay thy debt, and live thou and thy children of the rest.

“Obedience to God’s commandments is the foundation for a happy life. Surely we will be blessed with the gifts of heaven for our obedience.”

Elder Joseph B. Wirthlin, Apostle 

070726, Tuesday

Weight: 231.2

BP and Pulse: 116/75, 73

GMI: 7.1, Glucose level:142 @ 0410, Three day Average: 158

Finger Prick:

Reported Sleep: 7:03 (82)

Yesterday's Steps: 9,040

Journal Entry:

Come Follow Me :

2 Kings 2: 14 And he took the mantle of Elijah that fell from him, and smote the waters, and said, Where is the Lord God of Elijah? and when he also had smitten the waters, they parted hither and thither: and Elisha went over.

15 And when the sons of the prophets which were to view at Jericho saw him, they said, The spirit of Elijah doth rest on Elisha. And they came to meet him, and bowed themselves to the ground before him.

"Our sustaining of prophets is a personal commitment that we will do our utmost to uphold their prophetic priorities. Our sustaining is an oath-like indication that we recognize their calling as a prophet to be legitimate and binding upon us."

Elder Russell M. Nelson, Apostle