I will put away all the details of work and focus on things for significant to my spirit, and the spirit of others.
Yesterday was a good day. Started with a good breakfast with Kelsee and Landon, and then did a little bit to clean the house.
Got a baseline for the 5K we will do later in the year by measuring out a walk of that length using Strava. 3,1 miles took 54 minutes at an average speed of 3.5 mph. Moose and I were walking fast. It wore both of us out a little bit.
Updated the website. Traffic really picked up on it, which leads me to think *** is out there getting the door hangers placed. In the afternoon Jenn and I went to dinner with the *** and ***. We went to Cottonwood Grille. It was a good time.
I came home and finally got some more of the Best Day Ever books delivered.
Today will be a serviceful day. *** wants to come to church today, so I will leave ward council a little early to pick him up.
We’re going to have a presidency meeting after church, and then *** and I are going to visit the *** family.
In the evening *** is going to come back to our house for a missionary discussion.
Come Follow Me
More than all of that, I hope I can keep Heavenly Father at the forefront of my thoughts.
It’s so easy to think about other things, and I find myself wanting to see how many views the website got, and do other work related things. But I know how awesome it would be to feel as if I was walking with Heavenly Father today.
I love the feeling of walking with Heavenly Father. Those times, rare in the overall scheme of things, where it feels like He is next to me, and my thoughts are a constant conversation with Him. Where nothing else really matters too much, because I know that in the end He will take care of all. I yearn for that feeling, especially today.
I have so much to be grateful for. It’s easier to think of gratitude in the context of a list of tangibles, whether objects or specific circumstance, than it is as an overall attribute, feeling, or attitude.
I look forward to church today, where I can go to rub shoulders with like minded friends. It’s meant for more than that though. It’s mean to worship and honor the father of our spirits, and remember Him. It’s also to show our gratitude.
As I write this I had a thought become more clear in my head. Jesus, as the first born of God in the spirit and only begotten in the flesh, is our spiritual brother. But as the atonement provides a new birth for us he is also a father to us, giving us life where there was death. So how will I worship? The greatest gift I could give would be to give up my pride. worship, like all things, can be demonstrated externally, but real worship comes from within. I hope that today the feeling of admiration and honor I have for Heavenly father will fill me heart and my mind.