Push-ups, sit-ups, and sprints

We had a member of the high council speak in church today.  He shared a story about a young man who grew up in a small Georgia town and wanted to play football.  When he was young he met the HS coach, and asked what he needed to do to be able to play football.  He was short, over-weight, and not athletic.  The coach wasn't impressed.  So he told him that he needed to do push-ups, sit-ups, and sprints, and dismissed the kid.  The boy went home and started his new regime the next day.  Except the coach hadn't said how many push-ups, sit-ups and sprints he needed to do.  So he did push-ups until he couldn't anymore.  Then he did sit-ups until he couldn't anymore.  Then he sprinted until he was winded.  And then went back to push-ups...  By the time he got to HS, he was one of the best athletes out there.   

Our speaker related that to the gospel by saying that there are spiritual push-ups, sit-ups, and sprints that we need to be doing to condition ourselves.  I've been trying to do better about those and my physical quehaceres too.  I always feel better when I do!  My three physical qh are ETL, essentrics, and cardio. I feel so blessed to know what to do to be spiritually and physically healthy.  And I'm sharing the good news...three of the girls in the ward that I've talked to about this (Kristen, Tiffany, and Charity) and I are starting a plant-based support group!  We're going to meet for the first time next Sunday (I'm cooking a plant-based meal for them) to give them some time to read Eat to Live, and then we'll decide how to support and help each other.  It's going to be great!!!

Today:

W: 140.4 

B: n/a

L: n/a

D: greens, tomatoes, mushrooms, palta, chili, banana, piece of bread with pb and strawberry jam.