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SCRIPTURE OF THE DAY Doctrine and Covenants 14:7 |
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And, if you keep my commandments and endure to the end you shall have eternal life, which gift is the greatest of all the gifts of God.
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QUOTE OF THE DAY Joseph F. Smith |
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“We can see where the world is drifting today as far as religion is concerned. If they can get it cheap, if it does not cause them any exertion, they do not mind having just a little of it. But this is not the case with Latter-day Saints. Nor is it the case with a living religion. For I want to tell you that the religion of Christ is not a Sunday religion; it is not a momentary religion; it is a religion that never ends; and it requires duties of its devotees on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and all of the days of the week just as sincerely, just as strongly, as it does on the Sabbath day. And I would not give the ashes of a rye straw, for a Sunday religion, or for a religion that is manufactured by men, whether by priests or laymen” (Teachings of Presidents of the Church: Joseph F. Smith, p. 105).
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TODAY IN CHURCH HISTORY April 9, 2021 |
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1852 - A group of Latter-day Saints immigrating to Utah are killed when the steamboat they are riding up the Missouri River, the Saluda, explodes at Lexington, Missouri. Of the 175 people on board, 75 were killed—about two dozen were Latter-day Saints.
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God, Family, Country, Our Three Great Loyalties (1974)by Ezra Taft Benson
Ezra Taft Benson speaks in the fearless manner so characteristic of him, giving heart and courage to the weak and the doubting. He gives strong reassurance to those who need a bolstering hand in defending true Christianity against avowed atheists, unbelieving intellectuals, and those who have political reasons for crushing true religion. To love Christ means service to Him with full heart and mind and soul. It is all encompassing. It embraces unquestioning faith, complete obedience, our day-to-day living habits, our family, and our civic life. The whole duty of man is to serve God and keep His commandments. Benson teaches that one cannot be a good Christian and be a careless or inactive church member. One cannot be a wholehearted Christian and not be a good family man, for a good family is indispensable to the highest kind of living. He also teaches that no man can be a good Christian and at the same time be a bad citizen, a law breaker, or dishonest in any form. President Benson points out the true pathway to the Lord, which is traversed only through faith in God and sincere application of His principles to daily life, including home and nation.
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DAILY READING SCHEDULE
Read the Standard Works of the Church: The Book of Mormon, Doctrine & Covenants/Pearl of Great Price, Old Testament and New Testament, in one year by following our Daily Reading Schedule.
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