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SCRIPTURE OF THE DAY Doctrine & Covenants 18:15-16
"And if it so be that you should labor all your days in crying repentance unto this people, and bring, save it be one soul unto me, how great shall be your joy with him in the kingdom of my Father! And now, if your joy will be great with one soul that you have brought unto me into the kingdom of my Father, how great will be your joy if you should bring many souls unto me!"
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QUOTE OF THE DAY George Albert Smith
"The treasures that we will find when we go to the other side will be those that we have laid up there by ministering to our Father's other sons and daughters with whom we have associated here. He has made this possible for all of us, and during our stay here we will be happier serving our fellows than we could possibly be in any other way" (Teachings of Presidents of the Church: George Albert Smith, p. 73). |
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Alma 2:38 - 3:19
Doctrine & Covenants 76:110 - 77:2
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TODAY IN CHURCH HISTORY May 29
1829 - About this time, Joseph Knight, Sr., arrived at the home of Joseph Smith, "having heard of the manner in which we were occupying our time, very kindly and considerately brought us a quantity of provisions, in order that we might not be interrupted in the work of translation by the want of such necessaries of life" (History of the Church, 1:47). He desired to know his duty and asked Joseph to inquire of the Lord. In response, the Prophet received the revelation known as Doctrine and Covenants 12.
1834 - Zion's Camp participated in a mock battle with each other. They divided into three camps and practiced fighting each other. The Prophet Joseph was pleased how well some of the men performed. They then continued their journey across the prairie and encamped in a strip of timber. Later, he found out he had been receiving good bread while some of the men had received sour bread. He chastised the cook for his partiality as he wanted his "brethren to fare as well as I did." (History of the Church, 2:74-75).
1846 - Members of the Twelve Apostles and other leaders of the Church in Nauvoo, Illinois, met for prayer. They prayed that the Lord would "overrule the movements of Wm. Smith who is endeavoring to ride the Twelve down; also that the Lord would overrule the proceedings of the mob so that we may dwell in peace until the Temple is finished" (History of the Church, 7:420).
1903 - United States President Theodore Roosevelt visits Salt Lake City, Utah. He is the first United States President to speak in the Tabernacle where he gave a tribute to the Mormon Pioneers who settled Utah.
1946 - Five hundred former members who had been part of a group that had left the Church over a dispute regarding native leadership, spread flowers along the lane leading to the chapel in Tecako, Mexico, and stand on each side, singing "We Thank Thee, O God, for a Prophet" as President George Albert Smith arrives to address them. He invites them back into the Church, and some twelve hundred eventually return.
1984 - The Church receives permission for missionaries to begin working on the Island of Antigua. The first missionaries would arrive in July.
1996 - President Gordon B. Hinckley dedicates Cambodia in Phnom Penh for the preaching of the gospel and meets with a group of Saints in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, where he dedicates Vietnam for the preaching of the gospel.
2001 - Elder Henry B. Eyring of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles broke ground at Ricks College in Rexburg, Idaho, for the new Jacob Spori Building. The building will replace the original Spori Building that was the first home of Ricks Academy.
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