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August 26, 2017
Persecution
SCRIPTURE OF THE DAY
Matthew 5:11-12

"Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake. Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you."
 
QUOTE OF THE DAY
Joseph Smith

"When I do the best I can---when I am accomplishing the greatest good, then the most evils and wicked surmisings are got up against me. . . . He that will war the true Christian warfare against the corruptions of these last days will have wicked men and angels of devils, and all the infernal powers of darkness continually arrayed against him. . . . Shall a man be considered bad, when men speak evil of him? No. If a man stands and opposes the world of sin, he may expect to have all wicked and corrupt spirits arrayed against him" (Teachings of Presidents of the Church: Joseph Smith, p. 372).
 
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TODAY IN CHURCH HISTORY
August 26

1841 - The Quorum of the Twelve Apostles send out an epistle calling on all the Saints "scattered abroad" to gather to Nauvoo and the surrounding area to build up Zion.

1842 - The Prophet Joseph meets with the Quorum of the Twelve and calls upon them, and missionaries called on missions, to travel and counteract the falsehoods being presented by John C. Bennett and ex-governor Boggs of Missouri. Each traveling Elder would be given a tract, or pamphlet, to help in their work of presenting the truth to the public. (History of the Church, 5:131-132)

1883 - The first permanent branch of the Church among the Maori of New Zealand was organized at Papawai.

1923 - The Cardston Alberta Temple was dedicated by President Heber J. Grant.

1962 - The first stake was organized in Scotland at Glasgow.

2000 - The Houston Texas Temple was dedicated by President Gordon B. Hinckley.
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