| Latter Day Light DAILY DEVOTIONAL February 16 Faith |
SCRIPTURE OF THE DAY James 2:21-23
"Was not Abraham our father justified by works, when he had offered Isaac his son upon the altar? Seest thou how faith wrought with his works, and by works was faith made perfect? And the scripture was fulfilled which saith, Abraham believed God, and it was imputed unto him for righteousness: and he was called the Friend of God."
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QUOTE OF THE DAY George Albert Smith
"Our faith is conditioned upon our righteous lives. We cannot live improperly and have faith as we should, but if we keep the commandments of the Lord, we can have faith, and it will grow and increase as our righteousness increases" (Teachings of Presidents of the Church: George Albert Smith, p. 188). |
Article: "Because of thy faith in Christ" (Enos 1:8)
"When we come to earth as a new born baby, the veil is placed over our memory, and we do not remember who we are. We have no recollection of where we came from or just how far we have come in our progression towards eternal life. If we could catch a glimpse of who we really are, I am sure we would be amazed at how far we progressed in the pre-earth life. "
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DAILY READING SCHEDULE
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Book of Mormon: 2 Nephi 4:2-23
Old Testament: Leviticus 1:15 - 4:21 |
TODAY IN CHURCH HISTORY February 16
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1832 - Joseph Smith and his family were living in the home of John and Elsa Johnson in Hiram, Ohio. While working on the inspired translation the Gospel of John, particularly John 5:20-40, the Prophet Joseph Smith and Sidney Rigdon receive a vision that comprises Doctrine and Covenants 76. There may have been as many as 12 men in that room with them who saw the glory but not the Vision. In the vision, they see the Savior on the right hand of God, events in the premortal life, and the three degrees of glory. (History of the Church, 1:245-252).
1835 - Joseph Smith saw in vision the order of the priesthood and the postmortal condition of those who died in Zion's Camp. (Opening the Heavens, p. 313)
1843 - The Prophet and his party continued on to Shokoquon. The sleigh of Elder Pratt and Hyde overturned and the horse broke away. Elder Hyde hurt his hand, the horse was caught, and they continued on. They visited Shokoquon, Illinois, and found is a desirable location for a city to built. On the return trip, while stopped for a break, the horse of one of the sleighs reared up and jumped the sleigh in front of it as the Prophet and his passengers jumped from it. The horses ran, the sleighs came off, and they "had their frolic out without hurting themselves or drivers" (History of the Church, 5:278). They stayed at Mr. Rose's again.
1846 - Brigham Young organizes the Camp of Israel at Sugar Creek, Iowa, in preparation for the trek west. Sugar Creek had plenty of timber and water and was a good place to set up a base camp for the Saints as they left Nauvoo.
1983 - Relief Society General President Barbara B. Smith receives the BYU Exemplary Womanhood Award. |
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