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SCRIPTURE OF THE DAY Alma 34:38
"That ye contend no more against the Holy Ghost, but that ye receive it, and take upon you the name of Christ; that ye humble yourselves even to the dust, and worship God, in whatsoever place ye may be in, in spirit and in truth; and that ye live in thanksgiving daily, for the many mercies and blessings which he doth bestow upon you." |
QUOTE OF THE DAY Wilford Woodruff
"The Lord has chosen the weak things of the world to do His work. . . . Begin with Joseph Smith and take the whole of us. Who are we? We are poor, weak worms of the dust. But the Lord has chosen us because He thought He could do something with us. I hope He can" (Teachings of Presidents of the Church: Wilford Woodruff, p. 103). |
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TODAY IN CHURCH HISTORY October 28
1833 - In the evening, the Prophet Joseph held a meeting in Mount Pleasant, Upper Canada, where the twelve newly baptized members from the day before, plus two baptized on this date, were confirmed and given the gift of the Holy Ghost. The Prophet records, "The Spirit was given in great power to some, and peace to others" (History of the Church, 1:422).
1838 - With the issue of the Extermination Order by Governor Boggs the day previous, mobs began to "legally" burn houses of the Saints in the countryside, taking cattle and all they could find. Fields were destroyed, prisoners taken, and death threats came to the Latter-day Saints. A mob-army was gathering at Richmond preparing to march to Far West to fulfill Governor Boggs order to exterminate or drive from Missouri all members of the Church.
1842 - The Prophet Joseph Smith returned to his home in Nauvoo, after being in hiding over the threats from Missouri, to find his wife Emma ill. He rode around town and noted that the workers at the Temple had completed putting down a temporary floor in the Temple so that meetings could be held there. The walls were continuing to rise and he was pleased with the progress being made.
1856 - A group of rescuers from Salt Lake City, Utah, sent to find the handcart companies stranded by snow in the mountains of Wyoming, located the Edward Martin handcart company sixteen miles from the Platte Bridge.
1961 - The first stake is organized in Switzerland.
1984 - The fifteen hundredth stake of the Church, the Ciudad Obregon Mexico Yaqui Stake, is organized.
1993 - A Vietnamese choir, accompanied by the National Vietnamese Symphony Orchestra and under the direction of members of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, perform Handel's Messiah in the Hanoi Opera House.
1998 - The BYU Salt Lake Center is dedicated by President Thomas S. Monson of the First Presidency.
2005 - Enterprise Mentors International observes its 15 year anniversary at a dinner where the First Presidency and the Church were honored for their support and contributions to the micro-credit organization that fosters development of small, family-owned businesses in the Philippines, Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador and Peru. The First Presidency spoke and President Hinckley remarked that the greatest "pandemic" in the world today is poverty and acknowledged the great work of EMI "in reaching out with such a successful and wonderful and widespread program" (Church News, November 5, 2005, p. 3).
2012 - The Calgary Alberta Canada Temple is dedicated by President Thomas S. Monson. |
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