| Latter Day Light DAILY DEVOTIONAL November 21 Service and Gratitude |
SCRIPTURE OF THE DAY Matthew 10:39
"He that findeth his life shall lose it: and he that loseth his life for my sake shall find it."
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QUOTE OF THE DAY Spencer W. Kimball
"I have learned that it is by serving that we learn how to serve. When we are engaged in the service of our fellowmen, not only do our deeds assist them, but we put our own problems in a fresher perspective. When we concern ourselves more with others, there is less time to be concerned with ourselves. . . .
"Not only do we 'find' ourselves in terms of acknowledging guidance in our lives, but the more we serve our fellowmen in appropriate ways, the more substance there is to our souls. We become more significant individuals as we serve others. We become more substantive as we serve others---indeed, it is easier to 'find' ourselves because there is so much more of us to find!" ("Small Acts of Service," Ensign, December 1974). |
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Mormon 1:7 - :7
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TODAY IN CHURCH HISTORY November 21
1835 - The Prophet Joseph spent the day at home studying the Hebrew alphabet and other books that Oliver Cowdery had given him the previous day. In the evening he met with the "Hebrew class" where they decided to send to New York for a teacher to teach them the language. (History of the Church, 2:318-319)
1841 - For the first time in this dispensation, the ordinance of baptism for the dead is performed in a temple baptismal font according to the Prophet Joseph Smith's instructions. Apostles Brigham Young, Heber C. Kimball, and John Taylor perform baptisms for the dead for some forty individuals in the newly completed Nauvoo Temple baptismal font. Apostles Willard Richards, Wilford Woodruff, and George A. Smith confirmed. (History of the Church, 4:454)
1845 - Sheriff Backenstos reported to the Council of Twelve Apostles that Major Warren of the state militia had actually moved forward in the arrest of the men responsible for the burning of property and the death of Edmound Durfee. He had also made several sharp speeches to the anti-Mormons and threatened martial law if they didn't turn over the murderers. Sheriff Backenstos felt this was a very positive action from Major Warren.
1894 - Elder Franklin D. Richards, president of the Genealogical Society of Utah, files the Society's Articles of Incorporation, making it a legal entity.
1960 - The first stake in British Columbia, Canada, is organized at Vancouver.
1978 - The first baptisms in West Africa take place as twenty-one Nigerians are baptized. Within the year some seventeen hundred Nigerians and Ghanians are baptized.
1992 - Young women throughout the Church join in a day of service for the Young Women Worldwide Celebration entitled "Walk in the Light."
1998 - The Second World Conference on Families is held in Salt Lake City, Utah, with Elder Boyd K. Packer, Elder Dallin H. Oaks, and Relief Society President Mary Ellen Smoot making presentations. |
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