| | Latter Day Light DAILY DEVOTIONAL July 9, 2016 Parable of the Ten Virgins |
SCRIPTURE OF THE DAY
Matthew 25:1-2, 10-13
"Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom. And five of them were wise, and five were foolish. . . . And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came; and they that were ready went in with him to the marriage: and the door was shut. . . . Afterward came also the other virgins, saying, Lord, Lord, open to us. But he answered and said, Verily I say unto you, I know you not. Watch therefore, for ye know neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son of man cometh."
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QUOTE OF THE DAYLorenzo Snow
"Do not let it be so with us as Latter-day Saints. Let us try to be true to the everlasting covenants that we have made and be true to God. God bless the Latter-day Saints and pour out His Spirit upon you. May you be faithful to your God, faithful to your families, and conduct yourselves with prudence in all things, and labor for the interests of the kingdom of God, and that we may not be among the foolish virgins" (Teachings of Presidents of the Church: Lorenzo Snow, p. 282-283).
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Alma 26:30 - 27:9
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TODAY IN CHURCH HISTORY July 9
1834 - With the conclusion of Zion's Camp, the Prophet Joseph and other leaders of the Church leave Clay County, Missouri, to return to Kirtland, Ohio.
1838 - A conference of the Twelve Apostles met at Far West, Missouri, "agreeable to the revelation, given July 8, 1838" with Thomas B. Marsh presiding. They agreed to notify those who had been called to be members of the Quorum and those not yet living in Far West to immediately gather in order to fulfill the revelation to leave on missions the following April. "President Sidney Rigdon gave some counsel concerning the provisions necessary to be made for the families of the Twelve, while laboring in the cause of their Redeemer" and to encourage converts to gather. (History of the Church, 3:47)
1841 - The Prophet Joseph Smith receives Doctrine and Covenants 126, informing Brigham Young that his missionary service had been accepted by the Lord and he no longer be required to travel away from his family. As a result, for the next four years, Brigham Young was at Joseph's side as he introduced new doctrines such as temple ordinances and the eternal nature of man.
1875 - On his death bed, Martin Harris, one of the Three Witnesses of the Book of Mormon, bears witness that his testimony recorded in the Book of Mormon is true.
1953 - The Church announces the organization of the United Church School System, the forerunner to the Church Education System.
2000 - The Veracruz Mexico Temple is dedicated by President Thomas S. Monson of the First Presidency.
2003 - The Apia Samoa Temple is destroyed by fire while under going renovation work.
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