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SCRIPTURE OF THE DAY Matthew 16:17-18
"And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Bar-jona: for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father which is in heaven. And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it."
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QUOTE OF THE DAY Lorenzo Snow
"The foundation upon which the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is built is the rock of revelation---upon the rock that Jesus said He would build His church, and the gates of hell should not prevail against it. We have not received this knowledge through flesh and blood, we have not received this testimony from man, we have not received it through the reading of the Bible . . . or Book of Mormon, but we have received it through the operations of the Holy Ghost" (Teachings of Presidents of the Church: Lorenzo Snow, p. 74). |
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DAILY READING SCHEDULE
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Mormon 8:25-41
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TODAY IN CHURCH HISTORY November 30
1834 - The Prophet Joseph records that "While reflecting on the goodness and mercy of God this evening, a prophecy was put into our hearts, that in a short time the Lord would arrange His providences in a merciful manner and send us assistance to deliver us from debt and bondage" (History of the Church, 2:175).
1838 - The Prophet Joseph and five other brethren were being transferred from their Richmond jailhouse to Liberty Jail in Liberty, Missouri. (History of the Church, 3:215)
1845 - Elder Brigham Young dedicates the attic of the Nauvoo Temple so that the Saints could receive their endowments. The prayer of dedication was given just after noon. In his prayer, Elder Young asked that "God would sustain and deliver us his servants from the hands of our enemies, until we have accomplished his will in this house." Elder John Taylor sang "A Poor Wayfaring Man of Grief" and Elder Heber C. Kimball offered a prayer for the welfare of Saints. Brigham Young also writes that the whole city of Nauvoo is engaged in building wagons and preparing for a move to the west the following spring. Sales of property are few because of the citizens in the surrounding area are discouraging people from buying the homes from the Saints. After the dedication, two officers were waiting at the door of the Temple for Brigham Young. He stayed in the Temple until they left. While the condition of the Saints was extremely discouraging, over the next few months they continued preparing for the move west, continued to work on the Temple to complete it, and thousands went to the Temple to receive their endowments.
1856 - Aided by the rescue teams sent out by President Brigham Young, the Martin Handcart Company arrives in Salt Lake City, Utah. About one-fourth, 150 men, women, and children, had perished from cold and hunger on their journey west.
1973 - In response to the energy crises facing the nation, the Church announces that the Christmas lights on Temple Square would not be turned on for the holidays this year.
1990 - Ghana gives the Church permission to resume public activities in that country. The previous year the government had expelled the Church's missionaries and confined worship services to private homes. With this renewal of government permission, the Church could again function fully in Ghana.
1999 - President Gordon B. Hinckley spoke at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah, and urged them not to "become a weak link in the chain of your family generations" in the gospel.
2004 - Church member Ken Jennings remarkable run as a winner on the TV game show Jeopardy ends after 74 games and winnings of $2,520,700. He was the longest and largest money winner in TV game show history.
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