900. More beautiful thoughts for the day!

                            More beautiful thoughts for the day!
August 26, 2017
Persecution
SCRIPTURE OF THE DAY
Matthew 5:11-12

"Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake. Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you."


QUOTE OF THE DAY
Joseph Smith

"When I do the best I can---when I am accomplishing the greatest good, then the most evils and wicked surmisings are got up against me. . . . He that will war the true Christian warfare against the corruptions of these last days will have wicked men and angels of devils, and all the infernal powers of darkness continually arrayed against him. . . . Shall a man be considered bad, when men speak evil of him? No. If a man stands and opposes the world of sin, he may expect to have all wicked and corrupt spirits arrayed against him" (Teachings of Presidents of the Church: Joseph Smith, p. 372).
Agency
SCRIPTURE OF THE DAY
2 Nephi 10:23

"And now remember, remember, my brethren, that whosoever perisheth, perisheth unto himself; and whosoever doeth iniquity, doeth it unto himself; for behold, ye are free; ye are permitted to act for yourselves; for behold, God hath given unto you a knowledge and he hath made you free."


QUOTE OF THE DAY
David O. McKay

"I am not one of those who see in the world catastrophes the hand of God as their cause. I do not believe that God has caused the misery in the world today. I do believe that the conditions of the world today are a direct result---an inevitable result---of disobedience to God's laws.

"With free agency there comes responsibility. . . . 

"Man radiates what he is, and that radiation affects to a greater or less degree every person who comes within that radiation. . . .

"God is standing in the shadows of eternity, it seems to me, deploring the inevitable results of the follies, the transgressions, and the sins of his wayward children, but we cannot blame Him . . .

"The power of choice is within you---the roads are clearly marked. In making the choice, may God give you clear-seeing, strong wills, courageous hearts" (The Improvement Era, 65:86).

August 16, 2017
Willing
SCRIPTURE OF THE DAY
Doctrine & Covenants 64:34

"Behold, the Lord requireth the heart and a willing mind; and the willing and obedient shall eat the good of the land of Zion in these last days."

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QUOTE OF THE DAY
Heber J. Grant

"I do not believe that any man lives up to his ideals, but if we are striving, if we are working, if we are trying, to the best of our ability, to improve day by day, then we are in the line of our duty. If we are seeking to remedy our own defects, if we are so living that we can ask God for light, for knowledge, for intelligence, and above all for His Spirit, that we may overcome our weaknesses, then, I can tell you, we are in the straight and narrow path that leads to life eternal; then we need have no fear" (Teachings of Presidents of the Church: Heber J. Grant, p. 31).
August 15, 2017
Charity
SCRIPTURE OF THE DAY
Alma 7:23-24

"And now I would that ye should be humble, and be submissive and gentle; easy to be entreated; full of patience and long-suffering; being temperate in all things; being diligent in keeping the commandments of God at all times; asking for whatsoever things ye stand in need, both spiritual and temporal; always returning thanks unto God for whatsoever things ye do receive. And see that ye have faith, hope, and charity, and then ye will always abound in good works."

Joseph F. Smith

QUOTE OF THE DAY
Joseph F. Smith

"Charity, or love, is the greatest principle in existence. If we can lend a helping hand to the oppressed, if we can aid those who are despondent and in sorrow, if we can uplift and ameliorate the condition of mankind, it is our mission to do it, it is an essential part of our religion to do it" (Teachings of Presidents of the Church: Joseph F. Smith, p. 194).

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