| Latter Day Light DAILY DEVOTIONAL May 31, 2017 To Please the Lord |
SCRIPTURE OF THE DAY Doctrine & Covenants 130:20-21
"There is a law, irrevocably decreed in heaven before the foundations of this world, upon which all blessings are predicated---And when we obtain any blessing from God, it is by obedience to that law upon which it is predicated."
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QUOTE OF THE DAY Joseph Fielding Smith
"To please [the Lord], we must not only worship him with thanksgiving and praise, but render willing obedience to his commandments. By so doing, he is bound to bestow his blessings; for it is upon this principle (obedience to law) that all things are predicated" (Teachings of Presidents of the Church: Joseph Fielding Smith, p. 235). |
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Alma 4:10 - 5:3
Doctrine & Covenants 77:10-15
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TODAY IN CHURCH HISTORY May 31
1829 - David Whitmer arrived in Harmony, Pennsylvania, and met the Prophet Joseph Smith for the first time. He obtains a testimony for himself of the Prophet's divine calling.
1834 - A "brother" visits Joseph Smith and Zion's Camp and donates $100 to help the cause. Asked to join with them, he replied he could not as his business would not allow him to go with them. The Camp arrived at a small stream about a mile from Jacksonville, where they camped for the night. (History of the Church, 2:77)
1843 - Brigham Young moves out of his log cabin and into his new brick home in Nauvoo, Illinois. This brick home is now one of the homes that have been restored and is open to the public in historic Nauvoo.
1844 - Mayor Joseph Smith, issued an arrest warrant for Thomas B. Johnson of Iowa for threatening the peace of the City of Nauvoo by declaring he was going to bring troops from the Iowa Territory to Nauvoo. In the afternoon, he visited "Sister Richards, who was sick. I administered to her the laying on of hands." (History of the Church, 6:423-424).
1933 - Elder Henry B. Eyring of the First Presidency is born in Princeton, New Jersey.
1934 - President George Albert Smith is the first Latter-day Saint leader to be awarded the Silver Buffalo, the highest award from the Boy Scouts of America.
1971 - The visitors center in Independence, Missouri, is dedicated by President Joseph Fielding Smith. Even though there were thunderstorms occurring all around the area, the rain held off until the dedication service was concluded and then the rain fell heavily.
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