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1112. Great thoughts for the Sabbath Day! from latter Day Light

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These are beautiful thoughts to help us when we want to do good, and improve ourselves and our own family and homes. Latter Day Light DAILY DEVOTIONAL February 2, 2019 Family SCRIPTURE OF THE DAY Isaiah 54:13 "And all thy children shall be taught of the Lord; and great shall be the peace of thy children." ARCHIVE Please Read www.Latterdaylight.com Thank you! QUOTE OF THE DAY Joseph F. Smith "Oh! God, let me not lose my own. I can not afford to lose mine, whom God has given to me and whom I am responsible for before the Lord, and who are dependent upon me for guidance, for instruction, for proper influence. Father, do not permit me to lose interest in my own . . . Charity begins at home. Life everlasting should begin at home.  "I should feel very badly to be made to realize, by and by, that through my neglect of home, while trying to save others, I have lost my own. I do not ...

1111. "Let the Devil Roar": Brigham Young's Surprising Statement After the St. George Temple Dedication, from LDS Living

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I had ancestors who were there at the dedication of the St. George Temple!  Some helped build it, and they did a lot of Temple work for deceased ancestors there!   "Let the Devil Roar": Brigham Young's Surprising Statement After the St. George Temple Dedication by Casey Paul Griffiths, Susan Easton Black, and Mary Jane Woodger, adapted from "What You Don't Know About the 100 Most Important Events in Church History"  | Mar. 11, 2017 Makes You Think Comments Whether you’re a history buff or simply curious, you have probably collected a decent store of knowledge about important events in Church history. But no matter how much you thought you knew, there are a surprising number of fascinating facts that you might have overlooked. Here is an interesting story from when the St. George Temple was dedicated. “Let the Devil Roar” In April 1874, most laborers in St. George were erecting the red sand...