SCRIPTURE OF
THE DAY:
3 Nephi 1:13-14
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"Lift up your head and be of good cheer; for behold, the time is at hand,
and on this night shall the sign be given, and on the morrow come I into the
world, to show unto the world that I will fulfill all that which I have caused to
be spoken by the mouth of my holy prophets. Behold, I come unto my own, to
fulfill all things which I have made known unto the children of men from the
foundation of the world, and to do the will, both of the Father and of the
Son-of the Father because of me, and of the Son because of my flesh. And behold,
the time is at hand, and this night shall the sign be given."
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QUOTE OF THE DAY:
Spencer W. Kimball
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"How grateful we are that the baby Jesus was born, but do we place more
emphasis on his birth than upon other phases of his experiences? Is birth the
major event in any of our lives? We might ask to what are we born? For what
purpose is our birth? We remember that billions have been born. . . .
"Yes, men die--all men die. Millions have died unheard, unsung, unknown.
The question is, when they die have they fulfilled the measure of their mortal
creation?
"Christ died. Ah! Here is the great death that counts. He died a
propitiation for our sins to open the way for our resurrection, to point the way
to our perfection of life, to show the way to exaltation. He died purposefully,
voluntarily. His birth was humble, his life was perfect, his example was
compelling; his death opened doors, and man was offered every good gift and
blessing.
"Yes, every soul has his free agency. He can have all the blessings Christ
lived and died to give him. But Christ's death and plan are all in vain and even
worse than futile if we do not take advantage of them" ("Jesus of Nazareth,"
Ensign, December 1980).
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Latter Day Light
DAILY DEVOTION
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Forgiveness of Sins
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 Nauvoo,
Illinois
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December 13,
2013
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SCRIPTURE OF
THE DAY:
Mosiah 4:2-3
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"And they had viewed themselves in their own carnal state, even less than
the dust of the earth. And they all cried aloud with one voice, saying: O have
mercy, and apply the atoning blood of Christ that we may receive forgiveness of
our sins, and our hearts may be purified; for we believe in Jesus Christ, the
Son of God, who created heaven and earth, and all things; who shall come down
among the children of men. And it came to pass that after they had spoken these
words the Spirit of the Lord came upon them, and they were filled with joy,
having received a remission of their sins, and having peace of conscience,
because of the exceeding faith which they had in Jesus Christ who should come,
according to the words which king Benjamin had spoken unto them."
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QUOTE OF THE DAY:
Joseph Fielding Smith
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"So I say there never was a sin committed that was not atoned for. Christ
paid the debt of my sins on one condition, and that is that I will believe in
him and keep his commandments. He did that for you and for every other person
in the world; but he never paid any debt on the cross or before he went on the
cross, for the sins of any of us, if we will be rebellious. If we are
rebellious, we will have to pay the price ourselves" (Doctrines of
Salvation, 1:131).
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