| Latter Day Light DAILY DEVOTIONAL December 17, 2017 Meet Together Oft #Light the World |
SCRIPTURE OF THE DAY 3 Nephi 18:22
"And behold, ye shall meet together oft; and ye shall not forbid any man from coming unto you when ye shall meet together, but suffer them that they may come unto you and forbid them not."
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QUOTE OF THE DAY Henry B. Eyring
"She partakes of the sacrament, and she renews a covenant. She remembers the Savior, and she tries to keep His commandments. And so she takes His Spirit with her, always. Her problems may not be resolved. Most of them come from the choices of others, and even the Heavenly Father who hears her prayers and loves her cannot force others to choose the right. But He can send her to the safety of the Savior and the promise of His Spirit to be with her. And so I am sure that she will, in the strength of the Lord, pass the test she faces, because she keeps the commandment to gather often with the Saints. That is both the evidence that she is enduring well and the source of her strength for what lies ahead" ("In the Strength of the Lord," Ensign, May 2004). |
DAILY READING SCHEDULE
Read the Book of Mormon and Doctrine & Covenants/Pearl of Great Price in a year by following our Daily Reading Schedule.
Ether 11:18 - 12:16
Pearl of Great Price: JS--History 1:1-5
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TODAY IN CHURCH HISTORY December 17
1835 - Elder Orson Hyde delivered to the Prophet Joseph a letter of complaints and concerns he had concerning some dealings withing the Church. He read it to the Prophet and Joseph "explained the objections he had set forth in it, and satisfied his mind upon every point, perfectly." This reconciliation of Orson Hyde and the Prophet Joseph included "every expression of friendship that a gentleman and a Christian could manifest; which I felt to reciprocate with cheerfulness, and entertain the best of feeling for him, and most cheerfully forgave him" (History of the Church, 2:337). Also, the Prophets parents visited him in the evening to discuss the "difficulty that occurred at their home" between the Prophet and his brother William. After the conversation the Prophet invited them to come live with him and they agreed to as soon as it was practicable.
1838 - Elder David H. Redfield met with Governor Boggs of Missouri at the capital in Jefferson City. Governor Boggs inquired about the "depredations on the Mormons" appearing as if he was interested in the welfare of the Saints. This after signing the extermination order a couple months earlier. He stated that the agreement the Saints had made to leave the state with the citizens around Far West was unconstitutional and not valid. Elder Redfield asked the Governor to support a law in the legislature to support his statement.
1842 - Governor Ford, of Illinois, wrote a letter to the Prophet Joseph stating that the state supreme court had agreed that the "requisition from Missouri was illegal and insufficient to cause your arrest" but that the governor did not have the right to rescind the order. He recommended that the Prophet come to Springfield and submit to the law and the courts but did not offer protection to the Prophet while he was traveling to and from the court. Brother Butterfield, the Prophet's representative, also wrote a letter stating that the judges would discharge the Prophet under a habeas corpus which would free him from the arrest order. The brethren left Springfield with the letters and began their return journey to Nauvoo. (History of the Church, 5:205-207)
1872 - President George A. Smith of the First Presidency visits Versailles, France, and meets with M. Thiers, president of the French Republic.
1958 - President David O. McKay dedicates the first permanent buildings on the Church College of Hawaii campus, completed at a cost of approximately $4 million and 280,000 donated hours by the labor missionaries. About 1,200 students are enrolled by this time. CCH would later become Brigham Young University-Hawaii.
1989 - The first converts in the European country of Estonia and the African country of Lesotho, are baptized.
2005 - A new Church-produced film on the life of Joseph Smith begins showing in the Legacy Theater of the Joseph Smith Memorial Building in Salt Lake City, Utah. Shortly thereafter, it began showing in Visitor's Centers around the world.
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