| Latter Day Light DAILY DEVOTIONAL October 6 Fast Day |
SCRIPTURE OF THE DAY Doctrine & Covenants 59:13-14
"And on this day thou shalt do none other thing, only let thy food be prepared with singleness of heart that thy fasting may be perfect, or, in other words, that thy joy may be full. Verily, this is fasting and prayer, or in other words, rejoicing and prayer." |
QUOTE OF THE DAY Howard W. Hunter
"To discipline ourselves through fasting brings us in tune with God, and fast day provides an occasion to set aside the temporal so that we might enjoy the higher qualities of the spiritual. As we fast on that day we learn and better understand the needs of those who are less fortunate" ("Fast Day," Ensign, November 1985). |
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TODAY IN CHURCH HISTORY October 6
1838 - The Prophet Joseph arrives in DeWitt, Missouri, and finds the situation as bad as he had been told. The town is surrounded by an armed mob. He immediately seeks the help of the Governor to settle the situation. In Far West, general conference is held where John Taylor is sustained to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. (History of the Church, 3:153)
1842 - The Prophet Joseph records that Emma is doing better and writes that he hopes the Lord will quickly restore her "that the heart of His servant may be comforted again."
1844 - The first general conference without the Prophet Joseph was held in Nauvoo, Illinois, under the direction of the Twelve Apostles. Brigham Young declared, "Every spirit that confesses that Joseph Smith is a Prophet, that he lived and died a Prophet and that the Book of Mormon is true, is of God, and every spirit that does not is of anti-Christ. It is the test of our fellowship to believe and confess that Joseph lived and died a Prophet of God" (History of the Church, 7:287).
1849 - The Deseret Dramatic Association is organized in Salt Lake City, Utah.
1867 - The first general conference is held in the newly completed Tabernacle on Temple Square in Salt Lake City, Utah.
1890 - During general conference, members of the Church would vote to accept President Wilford Woodruff's "Manifesto," ending Church-sanctioned plural marriage.
1952 - The Presiding Bishopric issues a letter introducing the Senior Aaronic Priesthood program, which placed men over twenty-one years of age who did not hold the Melchizedek Priesthood in a separate Aaronic Priesthood Quorum.
1975 - Brigham Young University begins its observation of its centennial during Homecoming week.
2007 - Elder Quentin L. Cook is sustained as an Apostle.
2012 - President Thomas S. Monson announces changes to the missionary age for young men and women to serve missions. The age for young men was lowered to 18 for young men who have completed High School or its equivalent, and 19 for young women. |
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