Latter Day Light DAILY DEVOTIONAL March 6, 2016 Love of Money
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SCRIPTURE OF THE DAY
1 Timothy 6:10
"For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows."
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QUOTE OF THE DAY Joseph F. Smith
"I pity a rich man that loves his money more than he loves God. ... Some day we will be weighed in the balance, and it will be known whether we love the world more than we love God" (Teachings of Presidents of the Church: Joseph F. Smith, p. 169).
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DAILY READING SCHEDULE
Read the Book of Mormon in a year by following our Daily Reading Schedule.
2 Nephi 19:5 - 20:10
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TODAY IN CHURCH HISTORY March 6
1834 - The Prophet Joseph records that he and Parley P. Pratt "held another meeting at Brother Nickerson's. The few unbelievers that attended were outrageous, and the meeting ended in complete confusion" (History of the Church, 2:42).
1840 - The Prophet Joseph attended a meeting of the High Council of Iowa held at the home of Elijah Fordham in Montrose. He told them that it was the will of the Lord that they should desist from trying to live the law of consecration and that it would not be kept until the Lord commanded otherwise.
1842 - The Prophet Joseph gave his Sunday address at Orson Spencer's near the construction site of the Nauvoo Temple.
1862 - The Salt Lake Theater is dedicated by President Brigham Young.
1948 - President Edward "Vaun" Clissold and his wife, Irene, arrive in Japan, the first official missionaries in Japan since the closure of the Japanese mission in 1924.
1986 - Brigham Young University basketball coach from 1949-1972, Stanley H. Watts, is inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame. His teams won eight conference titles and two National Invitational Tournament championships.
1999 - The Colonia Juarez Chihuahua Mexico Temple is dedicated by President Gordon B. Hinckley. |
