| | Latter Day Light DAILY DEVOTIONAL January 8, 2018 Will and Spirit of God |
SCRIPTURE OF THE DAY Mosiah 3:19
"For the natural man is an enemy to God, and has been from the fall of Adam, and will be, forever and ever, unless he yields to the enticings of the Holy Spirit, and putteth off the natural man and becometh a saint through the atonement of Christ the Lord, and becometh as a child, submissive, meek, humble, patient, full of love, willing to submit to all things which the Lord seeth fit to inflict upon him, even as a child doth submit to his father."
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QUOTE OF THE DAY John Taylor
"I cannot conceive of anything more beautiful and heavenly than . . . when all act for the benefit of all---when while we love God with all our hearts we love our neighbor as ourselves; where our time, our property, our talents, our mental and bodily powers are all exerted for the good of all; where no man grabs or takes advantage of another . . . when all the generous and benevolent influences and sympathies of our nature are carried out, and covetousness, arrogance, hatred, and pride, and every evil are subdued and brought into subjection to the will and Spirit of God" (Teachings of Presidents of the Church: John Taylor, p. 102). |
DAILY READING SCHEDULE
Read the Book of Mormon and Old Testament in a year by following our Daily Reading Schedule.
Book of Mormon: 1 Nephi 2:12 - 3:5
Genesis 14:23 - 17:13 |
TODAY IN CHURCH HISTORY January 8
1834 - At 1:00 am, the residents of Kirtland, Ohio, were awakened by the firing of thirteen rounds of cannon by a mob camped about a half mile northwest of town. Persecution of the Saints forced them to sleep in their clothes with a rifle at their side for protection. Many feared that the temple would not be completed and at night guards stood to protect the walls being built. It was a difficult winter for the Saints in the Kirtland, Ohio, area.
1836 - The plastering and hard-finishing on the outside of the Kirtland Ohio Temple was completed on this date. Work continues on the interior plastering of the Temple.
1840 - While Elder Brigham Young was preaching in Richmond, New York, some in the audience began to disturb the meeting with noise. Elder Young reproved them for their ill manners and they increased in their rudeness by firing lucifer matches. He then proposed to send them some Indians from the West to civilize them. (History of the Church, 4:75)
1843 - The Prophet Joseph and his party continue their journey home from Springfield to Nauvoo. They traveled for eight hours, passing through Geneva and Beardstown and crossing the Illinois River on the ice. They spent the night in Rushville, Illinois.
1882 - The Assembly Hall on Temple Square is dedicated by Elder Joseph F. Smith.
1900 - President Lorenzo Snow issues an official statement reaffirming the Church's position against new plural marriages.
1955 - The Church joins other religious groups who offer a religious award for young men in the Scouting program. The LDS Boy Scouts can earn the Duty to God Award. This award recognizes the faith and activity of the young men.
1995 - The Bountiful Utah Temple is dedicated by President Howard W. Hunter.
2001 - The United States Supreme Court upheld a Massachusetts state law that allows for the construction of religious buildings in residential neighborhoods, ending one of the legal opposition lawsuits against the construction of the Boston Massachusetts Temple. The Temple had been dedicated on October 1, 2000.
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