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October 27, 2017
The Symbol of Our Faith
SCRIPTURE OF THE DAY
3 Nephi 11:7-10 

"And behold, the third time they did understand the voice which they heard; and it said unto them: Behold my Beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased, in whom I have glorified my name---hear ye him. 

"And it came to pass, as they understood they cast their eyes up again towards heaven; and behold, they saw a Man descending out of heaven; and he was clothed in a white robe; and he came down and stood in the midst of them; and the eyes of the whole multitude were turned upon him, and they durst not open their mouths, even one to another, and wist not what it meant, for they thought it was an angel that had appeared unto them. And it came to pass that he stretched forth his hand and spake unto the people, saying: Behold, I am Jesus Christ, whom the prophets testified shall come into the world."

 
Gordon B. Hinckley
QUOTE OF THE DAY
Gordon B. Hinckley

"On Calvary He was the dying Jesus. From the tomb He emerged the Living Christ. The cross had been the bitter fruit of Judas's betrayal, the summary of Peter's denial. The empty tomb now became the testimony of His divinity, the assurance of eternal life" ("The Symbol of Our Faith, Ensign, April 2005).
 
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TODAY IN CHURCH HISTORY
October 27

1833 - The Prophet Joseph Smith baptizes twelve converts after preaching to a large congregation in Mt. Pleasant, Ontario, Canada. (History of the Church, 1:422)

1835 - The Prophet Joseph records that his brother Samuel's wife was "in a dangerous condition" in childbirth. His brother Don Carlos went to get Dr. Frederick Williams to help. Concerned, the Prophet went into the "field and bowed before the Lord and called upon Him in mighty prayer in her behalf." The Lord told him that "My servant Frederick shall come, and shall have wisdom given him to deal prudently, and my handmaid shall be delivered of a living child, and be spared." About an hour later the Doctor arrived and the Lord's words were fulfilled. The Prophet preached in the school house to a crowded congregation in the evening." (History of the Church, 2:292-293)

1838 - Missouri Governor Lilburn W. Boggs issues the infamous "Extermination Order" after learning of the encounter between Missouri Militia troops and the Mormon Militia at Crooked River on October 25th. The "Extermination Order" decreed that "The Mormons must be treated as enemies and must be exterminated or driven from the state." (History of the Church, 3:175)

1839 - The High Council of Nauvoo voted to have Emma Smith compile a new Hymn Book to be used by the Church. (History of the Church, 4:17-18)

1850 - The first Italian convert to the Church, Jean Antoine Box, is baptized in La Tour, Italy by Elder Lorenzo Snow.

1854 - The first missionaries arrive in New Zealand.

1980 - The Tokyo Japan Temple is dedicated by President Spencer W. Kimball.

1983 - The Papeete Tahiti Temple is dedicated by President Gordon B. Hinckley of the First Presidency.

2016 - A commemoration event took place at the Brigham Young University Jerusalem Center for Near Eastern Studies with Elder Jeffrey R. Holland and Elder Quentin L. Cook of the Church's Quorum of the Twelve Apostles who had traveled to the Holy Land with a group of distinguished Jewish leaders from the United States. They gathered at a historic site in Jerusalem to mark the 175th anniversary of Elder Orson Hyde's prayer to dedicate the land as a gathering place for the Jewish people on October 24. 1841.
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