"Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit. A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit. Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire. Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them."
QUOTE OF THE DAY
Heber J. Grant
"May God bless you one and all. May each and every one of us who have a testimony of the divinity of the work in which we are engaged, so order our lives that those who know not the truth, seeing our diligence, our faith, our humility, and our desire to serve God, may be led to investigate the truth that we have to bear to them. This is my prayer and desire" (Teachings of Presidents of the Church: Heber J. Grant, p. 98).
Library: LDS Fiction: Times of Turmoil 1: Evading Babylon: Chapter 4
"When Marie got to her parents' home, she was happy to find her mother Carol there. "Wasn't that bombing in Minnesota terrible?" Carol asked as they sat around the kitchen table and munched on some freshly baked cookies. "I'm so grateful Elder Smith is okay.
1839 - The brethren at Far West, Missouri, met again to plan their migration out of the state of Missouri. Brigham Young presented a motion that the brethren covenant to help the poor to safety out of Missouri. Seven brethren were appointed to a committee to organize the effort to help the poor. The committee was William Huntington, Charles Bird, Alanson Ripley, Theodore Turley, Daniel Shearer, Shadrach Roundy, and Jonathan H. Hale. The covenant was written up and signed by eighty individuals the first day and three hundred the second day.
1847 - The Mormon Battalion arrives at the San Diego Mission, the oldest Spanish mission in California. This ends the 103-day march from Fort Leavenworth, traveling approximately two thousand miles, the longest military march in United States History.
Copyright 2018 LatterdayLight.com
Daily Devotional is a service of Latter Day Light and distributed by email via the Latter Day Light-Daily Devotional mailing list and Latter Day Light Facebook page.
