Sunday, December 22, 2013

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Posted by 2DI4 at 9:33 AM

181-This number hasn't changed significantly in 3 days. I also haven't been consistent with my Zumba and I still haven't done any weight training. I'm pretty sure that is the missing piece. I don't think this is going to change until I lose weight and that's not happening until I work out consistently. I've conquered how I eat, now I need to work out the way I need to in order to see this number come down. I'm not going to ever work out on Sundays although I can certainly go for a walk after bundling up around my complex. I wanted to find out where the playground is anyway so when my brother visits me in the summer I can show the kids. It can be a pool party/playground thing. I did buy those scary snowshoes and this place is supposed to have trails. I suppose I can be adventurous.

This morning I thought of something I hadn't before. At the beginning of Fall I thought I'd have to marry someone I love very much but wasn't in love with. Now it wouldn't be that way. Maybe that is why I feel this way. I'm not worried about him only because he hasn't been close to very many people and I never doubted how he feels about me even if it doesn't align with how he treats me. I've always had this assurance but then when I prayed about why he kept tripping that was my answer and my assurance was even stronger. Even if this never happens I will never doubt that. It sounds so easy BUT it is still my choice AND his choice. This is what I choose. Spiritually no one has even come close. Intellectually if you aren't smart enough you will NEVER understand me completely and I want that too.

I don't want to get married until this diabetes is under control and I lose weight however because I want to get pregnant right away AND have successful AND healthy pregnancies. I need energy and stamina to be the type of mother I want to be. Eating well brought my numbers down significantly. I need to rev up the exercise component. I wonder if my friend will agree to a Vegas temple wedding and Elvis-themed reception. I'll make Krista be my maid-of-honor and travel to Vegas. She can afford it. As long as my mother and brother and his family attend, I don't care about anyone else.

2 Nephi 7

9 For the Lord God will help me. And all they who shallcondemn me, behold, all they shall wax old as a garment, and the moth shall eat them up.

10 Who is among you that feareth the Lord, that obeyeth thevoice of his servant, that walketh in darkness and hath no light?
No Other Gods - Dallin H. Oaks
Knowledge of God’s plan for His children gives Latter-day Saints a unique perspective on marriage and family. We are correctly known as a family-centered church. Our theology begins with heavenly parents, and our highest aspiration is to attain the fulness of eternal exaltation. We know this is possible only in a family relationship. We know that the marriage of a man and a woman is necessary for the accomplishment of God’s plan. Only this marriage will provide the approved setting for mortal birth and to prepare family members for eternal life. We look on marriage and the bearing and nurturing of children as part of God’s plan and a sacred duty of those given the opportunity to do so. We believe that the ultimate treasures on earth and in heaven are our children and our posterity.


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    In America, the percentage of young adults ages 18 to 29 who are married fell from 59 percent in 1960 to 20 percent by 2010.4 The median age for first marriage is now at its highest level in history: 26 for women and almost 29 for men.5
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    In many countries and cultures (1) the traditional family of a married mother and father and children is coming to be the exception rather than the rule, (2) the pursuit of a career instead of marriage and the bearing of children is an increasing choice of many young women, and (3) the role and perceived necessity of fathers is diminishing.

In the midst of these concerning trends, we are also conscious that God’s plan is for all of His children and that God loves all of His children, everywhere.6
We are also respectful of the religious beliefs of all people, even of those increasing numbers who profess no belief in God. We know that through the God-given power of choice, many will hold beliefs contrary to ours, but we are hopeful that others will be equally respectful of our religious beliefs and understand that our beliefs compel us to some different choices and behaviors than theirs. For example, we believe that, as an essential part of His plan of salvation, God has established an eternal standard that sexual relations should occur only between a man and a woman who are married.

The power to create mortal life is the most exalted power God has given to His children. Its use was mandated by God’s first commandment to Adam and Eve (see Genesis 1:28), but other important commandments were given to forbid its misuse (see Exodus 20:14; 1 Thessalonians 4:3). The emphasis we place on the law of chastity is explained by our understanding of the purpose of our procreative powers in the accomplishment of God’s plan. Outside the bonds of marriage between a man and a woman, all uses of our procreative powers are to one degree or another sinful and contrary to God’s plan for the exaltation of His children.
The importance we attach to the law of chastity explains our commitment to the pattern of marriage that originated with Adam and Eve and has continued through the ages as God’s pattern for the procreative relationship between His sons and daughters and for the nurturing of His children. Fortunately, many persons affiliated with other denominations or organizations agree with us on the nature and importance of marriage, some on the basis of religious doctrine and others on the basis of what they deem best for society.

 “Let us have the courage to defy the consensus, the courage to stand for principle. Courage, not compromise, brings the smile of God’s approval. Courage becomes a living and an attractive virtue when it is regarded not only as a willingness to die manfully, but as the determination to live decently. A moral coward is one who is afraid to do what he thinks is right because others will disapprove or laugh. Remember that all men have their fears, but those who face their fears with dignity have courage as well." Thomas S. Monson

 Time to get up fully and be ready for church. 

 

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