Latter Day Light DAILY DEVOTIONAL September 12, 2017 Obeience |
SCRIPTURE OF THE DAY 1 John 2:3-5 "And hereby we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments. He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him. But whoso keepeth his word, in him verily is the love of God perfected: hereby know we that we are in him." |
QUOTE OF THE DAY Brigham Young "Do you think that people will obey the truth because it is true, unless they love it? No, they will not. Truth is obeyed when it is loved. Strict obedience to the truth will alone enable people to dwell in the presence of the Almighty" (Teachings of Presidents of the3 Church: Brigham Young, 75). |
DAILY READING SCHEDULE Read the Book of Mormon and Doctrine & Covenants in a year by following our Daily Reading Schedule. Helaman 2:12 - 3:17 Doctrine & Covenants 124:50-62 |
TODAY IN CHURCH HISTORY September 12 1831 - The Prophet Joseph and his family move to the John Johnson home in Hiram, Ohio, where he continues work on his inspired translation of the Bible. (History of the Church, 1:215) 1838 - A mob consisting of at least sixty men, entered the town of De Witt, Missouri, where a few Saints had settled earlier in the year-some still in their wagons and tents---and warned the members of the Church to leave town or face the consequences. Also, the Prophet Joseph learned that a letter had been sent to Governor Boggs from a few citizens of Daviess County containing lies and falsehoods about the Mormon residents of the area. (History of the Church, 3:76) 1845 - Brigham Young and the brethren learned of the mob burning of Morley Settlement, also called Yelrome, and asked for volunteers with wagons to go immediately and remove the "women, children, goods and grain to Nauvoo." 1852 - A branch of the Church is organized at Poonah, India. 1974 - Elder Gordon B. Hinckley offers an invocation at the United States Congress. 1979 - The Mormon Tabernacle Choir begins a four-day tour of Japan and Korea. 1981 - The First Presidency announces the design for a smaller, less-expensive ward meetinghouse that would be built to save money and handle the growing need for meeting places in the Church. 1991 - Elder Boyd K. Packer dedicates the Republic of the Ukraine for the preaching of the gospel. 2007 - During the Utah League of Cities and Towns Annual Convention in Salt Lake City, President Gordon B. Hinckley was honored as the organization's "Municipal Citizen of the Century." 2012 - The First Presidency announces a new curriculum for Young Men, Young Women and youth Sunday School classes beginning in January 2013. Translated into 23 languages, the curriculum is designed for distribution on the Internet. |
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