| Latter Day Light DAILY DEVOTIONAL October 2 Where the Lord Wants Us to Be |
SCRIPTURE OF THE DAY Doctrine & Covenants 65:2
"The keys of the kingdom of God are committed unto man on the earth, and from thence shall the gospel roll forth unto the ends of the earth, as the stone which is cut out of the mountain without hands shall roll forth, until it has filled the whole earth." |
QUOTE OF THE DAY Joseph Fielding Smith
"An individual may fall by the wayside, or have views, or give counsel which falls short of what the Lord intends. But the voice of the First Presidency and the united voice of those others who hold with them the keys of the kingdom shall always guide the Saints and the world in those paths where the Lord wants them to be" (Teachings of Presidents of the Church: Joseph Fielding Smith, p. 159). |
DAILY READING SCHEDULE
Read the Book of Mormon in a year by following our Daily Reading Schedule.
Helaman 14:17 - 15:3
|
TODAY IN CHURCH HISTORY October 2
1836 - The Prophet Joseph's father, Joseph Smith, Sr., and uncle, John Smith, returned to Kirtland, Ohio, after their mission to the Eastern states. They had visited with nearly all the branches of the Church and visited with friends and relatives. The Prophet's cousin, George A. Smith, returned from his mission in parts of Ohio. Heber C. Kimball also returned from his mission. (History of the Church, 2:467)
1838 - The Kirtland Camp arrived in Far West, Missouri, on this date. When they were about five miles from the city, the Prophet Joseph, Sidney Rigdon, Hyrum Smith, and other brethren went out to meet them and bring them into the city. The 500 Saints in this camp had traveled 870 miles from Kirtland, Ohio, to join the Saints in Missouri. They camped on the public square where the temple was to be built in Far West amid joyful salutations and welcome.
1841 - During the morning, the Prophet Joseph Smith took part in the laying of the Nauvoo House cornerstone in which he placed an original manuscript of the Book of Mormon. In the afternoon, he presided and spoke at the October conference held in the Grove in Nauvoo. (History of the Church, 4:423-424)
1842 - The news that Governor Reynolds of Missouri had place a reward of $200 on the heads of the Prophet Joseph and Orrin Porter Rockwell for the shooting of former Governor Boggs. The Prophet recorded that he didn't think much would come of it and that his wife Emma was still very sick and he spent the day with her.
1844 - Governor Ford disbanded the troops that had been in the vicinity of Nauvoo over the previous few days as Thomas Sharp and Mr. Williams gave themselves up for trial in the murder of the Prophet Joseph and his brother Hyrum. They would later be acquitted.
1856 - The Edward Bunker company, the third handcart company, arrives in the Salt Lake Valley.
1995 - President Gordon B. Hinckley dedicates the Brigham Young Historic Park, east of the Church Office Building block in downtown Salt Lake City, Utah.
1999 - The 169th Semiannual General Conference begins. It is the last general conference held in the historic Tabernacle on Temple Square. General Conference had been held in the Tabernacle since 1867. Also, General Conference was broadcast over the Internet for the first time. It is estimated that as many as 100,000 people worldwide in 12 languages listened in over the Internet. |
Copyright 2016 LatterdayLight.com
Daily Devotional is a service of Latter Day Light and distributed by email via the Latter Day Light-Daily Devotional mailing list and Latter Day Light Facebook page.
For all correspondence related to this newsletter, contact [email protected].
To subscribe to this newsletter visit www.latterdaylight.com.
This message may be forwarded to individuals using the Forward email link below or in other forms.
|
