| Latter Day Light DAILY DEVOTIONAL August 2, 2017 Purpose of Christianity |
SCRIPTURE OF THE DAY 4 Nephi 1:16-18
"And there were no envyings, nor strifes, nor tumults, nor whoredoms, nor lyings, nor murders, nor any manner of lasciviousness; and surely there could not be a happier people among all the people who had been created by the hand of God. There were no robbers, nor murderers . . . nor any manner of -ites; but they were in one, the children of Christ, and heirs to the kingdom of God. And how blessed were they! For the Lord did bless them in all their doings; yea, even they were blessed and prospered . . . and there was no contention in all the land."
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QUOTE OF THE DAY David O. McKay
"My brethren and sisters, the ultimate purpose of Christianity in the world is to develop an honorable, upright individual in an ideal society known as the kingdom of God" (Conference Report, October 1961, p. 7). |
DAILY READING SCHEDULE
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Alma 41:14 - 42:15
Doctrine & Covenants 104:40-58
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CONFERENCE: April 2017 Read or listen to a Talk a Day
Kindness, Charity, and Love By President Thomas S. Monson
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TODAY IN CHURCH HISTORY August 2
1831 - The Prophet Joseph Smith and eleven other men lay the first log for the first house constructed by the Colesville Saints in Kaw Township, Jackson County, Missouri, twelve miles west of Independence. The log was carried and placed by twelve men, in honor of the twelve tribes of Israel. Sidney Rigdon dedicated the land for the gathering of the Saints.
1833 - The Prophet Joseph Smith receives the revelations known as Doctrine and Covenants 94 and 97. Section 94 reiterates the commandment to build the Kirtland Temple and other important buildings in Kirtland, Ohio. Section 97 warns the Saints in Missouri of the impending judgments of the Lord if they do not live a Zion lifestyle.
1854 - President Brigham Young advises the British Mission presidency to stop sending immigrants through New Orleans, as many had become sick at that port. Immigrants after this time enter the United States through ports in New York and Boston.
1985 - The Church releases the first new Church Hymnbook in thirty-seven years.
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