| SCRIPTURE OF THE DAY Daniel 3:17-18 |
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If it be so, our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and he will deliver us out of thine hand, O king. But if not, be it known unto thee, O king, that we will not serve thy gods, nor worship the golden image which thou hast set up.
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| QUOTE OF THE DAY Spencer W. Kimball |
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“We may be bucking a strong tide, but we must teach our children that sin is sin. Children are permitted to get by with inaccuracies in sports and cheating in games. This cheating goes on into college and into the professions and into businesses. In addition to its being wrong, very wrong, it undermines the very fabric of their culture and their characters” (Teachings of Presidents of the Church: Spencer W. Kimball. p. 130).
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| TODAY IN CHURCH HISTORY September 17, 2021 |
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| 1787 - The Constitution of the United States is signed by thirty-nine men representing the original thirteen states, establishing many of the rights and freedoms that paved the way for the restoration of the gospel. For More Church History, Click Here! |
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INFINITE GOODNESS
By Jonathan Neville
"Through the infinite goodness of God..." – Jonathan Edwards, Life of David Brainerd, p. 270 (Mosiah 5:3) Building on the conclusions reached in A Man that Can Translate, this book demonstrates how we can tell Joseph Smith actually translated the ancient Nephite record. Every translator relies on his/her own mental language bank to express the meaning of words from another language into his/her own language. Much of the Book of Mormon uses biblical language, including direct quotations of long passages, blending of shorter passages, phrases and vocabulary. But there are over 700 non-biblical terms and hundreds of non-biblical phrases in the Book of Mormon. If Joseph translated the plates, where did this vocabulary come from? This book uses extensive, detailed evidence to propose that Joseph was prepared from a young age to become the Prophet of the Restoration. His “intimate acquaintance with those of different denominations” (1832 History), including the writings of prominent Christians such as Jonathan Edwards, gave Joseph the Christian vocabulary he needed to translate the plates “after the manner of [his] language” (D&C 1:24). Joseph’s translations, revelations, and personal writings are all drawn from his mental language bank—convincing evidence that God spoke to Joseph and through Joseph. The Book of Mormon belongs to the entire world. This new understanding opens up the Book of Mormon as an integral and necessary component of God’s plan for the fulfillment of the hopes and dreams of the Biblical prophets and Christian teachers such as Jonathan Edwards and James Hervey. By corroborating the testimony of Joseph and Oliver, this new approach reaffirms the divine authenticity of the Book of Mormon as a translation of ancient records.
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DAILY READING SCHEDULE
Read the Standard Works of the Church: The Book of Mormon, Doctrine & Covenants/Pearl of Great Price, Old Testament and New Testament, in one year by following our Daily Reading Schedule.
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On The Bright Side
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