| | Latter Day Light DAILY DEVOTIONAL May 18, 2017 Will of God |
SCRIPTURE OF THE DAY 1 John 2:15-17
"Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world. And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever."
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QUOTE OF THE DAY Ezra Taft Benson
""We must learn and learn again that only through accepting and living the gospel of love as taught by the Master, and only through doing His will, can we break the bonds of ignorance and doubt that bind us. We must learn this simple, glorious truth so that we can experience the sweet joys of the Spirit now and eternally. We must lose ourselves in doing His will. We must place Him first in our lives" ("Life Is Eternal," Ensign, August 1991). |
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Mosiah 26:24 - 27:4
Doctrine & Covenants 73:1 - 74:3
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TODAY IN CHURCH HISTORY May 18
1783 - Martin Harris, one of the Three Witnesses of The Book of Mormon, is born in Easttown, New York.
1834 - When Zion's Camp awakes, they "found almost every horse in the camp so badly foundered that we could scarcely lead them a few rods to the water. The brethren then deeply realized the effects of discord" (History of the Church, 2:68).
1838 - The Prophet Joseph Smith left Far West, Missouri, in the company of several brethren, and traveled north to make claim on lands to build additional cities of Zion. He describes north-central Missouri as "a beautiful country the greater part of which is prairie, and thickly covered with grass and weeds, among which is plenty of game, such as deer, turkey, and prairie hen" (History of the Church, 3:34).
1843 - The Prophet Joseph Smith, while dining with Judge Stephen A. Douglas in Carthage, Illinois, prophesies that the judge would aspire to the Presidency of the United States, saying: "Judge, you will aspire to the presidency of the United States; and if ever you turn your hand against me or the Latter-day Saints, you will feel the weight of the hand of Almighty upon you; and you will live to see and know that I have testified the truth to you" (History of the Church, 5:394). Judge Douglas later slanders the Saints and loses the Presidential election to Abraham Lincoln and dies shortly thereafter.
1846 - Mt. Pisgah is established by Brigham Young as the second temporary way station along the Mormon Trail across Iowa.
1958 - The first stake in New Zealand is organized in Auckland. The Auckland Stake was the first stake outside North America and Hawaii.
2003 - Several recently restored buildings, including a school house, the John Johnson Inn, Newel K. Whitney home, and a new visitors center, in Kirtland, Ohio, are dedicated by President Gordon B. Hinckley.
2007 - A choir comprised of 36 young adults from Denmark, Germany and the Netherlands performed in the Cathedral of Copenhagen in front of the original "Christus" statue by Bertel Thorvaldsen. This is the first choir of Latter-day Saints to perform at Vor Fre Kirke, or Our Lady's Church.
2009 - Mormon Channel, the official Church radio station, launched at radio.lds.org. The new station originates from Temple Square in Salt Lake City, Utah, and broadcasts new programs created specifically for Mormon Channel as well as content from the Church's archives and programming from partner organizations such as Deseret Book, Bonneville International, the Deseret News, LDS Business College, and the campuses of Brigham Young University.
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