Week 4 Day 22-28

— Day 22: ___________________  Date: ___________________            
Read: Alma 30-36 Mark & Ponder: Alma 32:21
Scripture of the Day:
“Wherefore, fear not even unto death; for in this world your joy is not full. Therefore,
care not for the body, neither the life of the body; but care for the soul, and for the life
of the soul.  And seek the face of the Lord always, that in patience ye may possess your
souls, and ye shall have eternal life.” (D&C 101:36-38)
Thought for the day:
“The gospel of Jesus Christ is not insurance against pain.  It is a resource in event of
pain, and when the pain comes...rejoice that you have resource to deal with your pain.”
(Carlfred Broderick)


— Day 23: ___________________  Date: ___________________            
Read: Alma 37-41 Mark & Ponder: Alma 36:18-19
Scripture of the Day:
“...I established the Constitution of this land, by the hands of wise men whom I raised
up unto this very purpose, and redeemed the land by the shedding of blood.”
(D&C 101:80)
Thought for the day:
“Nothing pleases God more than to have his children seek greater light and knowledge.”
(Hugh Nibley)
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Day 24: ___________________  Date: ___________________            
Read: Alma 42-44 Mark & Ponder: Alma 34:32-34
Scripture of the Day:
“But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall
be added unto you.” (Matthew 6:33)
Thought for the day:
“THOUGH CHRIST
A THOUSAND TIMES
IN BETHLEHEM BE BORN,
IF HE  I S  NOT BORN  IN THEE,


— Day 25: ___________________  Date: ___________________            
Read: Alma 45-50 Mark & Ponder: Alma 46:12
Scripture of the Day:
“Yea, verily, verily I say unto you, if all men had been, and were, and ever would be,
like unto Moroni, behold, the very powers of hell would have been shaken forever; yea,
the devil would never have power over the hearts of the children of men.”
(Alma 48:17)
Thought for the day:
“The central conflict in the premortal council was: Shall man have agency, or shall he
be coerced to be obedient?  Christ stood for the former, Satan for the latter.  The
conflict continues in mortality.   One of Lucifer’s primary strategies has been to restrict
our agency through the power of earthly governments...we live in one of history’s most
exceptional moments– in a nation and a time of unprecedented freedom.  Freedom as
we know it has been experienced by perhaps less than 1 percent of the human family.”
(Pres Ezra Taft Benson)

— Day 26: ___________________  Date: ___________________            
Read: Alma 51-54 Mark & Ponder: Alma 37:6-6
Scripture of the Day:
“And the Lord called his people ZION, because they were of one heart and one mind, and
dwelt in righteousness; and there was no poor among them.” (Moses 7:18)
Thought for the day:
“There is no real happiness in having or getting, but only in giving.” (N. Eldon Tanner)

THY  SOUL  I S     STILL FORLORN.”


— Day 27: ___________________  Date: ___________________            
Read: Alma 55-58 Mark & Ponder: Alma 37:35
Scripture of the Day:
“yea, they had been taught by their mothers.” (Alma 56:47)
Thought for the day:
“The family is the basic unit of the kingdom of God on earth.  The Church can be no
healthier than its families.  No government can long endure without strong families.”
(Pres. Spencer W. Kimball)
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 Day 28: ___________________  Date: ___________________          
Read: Alma 59-63 Mark & Ponder: Alma 41:10
Scripture of the Day:
“For I was hungered, and ye gave me meat; I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink; I was a
stranger, and ye took me in; naked, and ye clothed me; I was sick, and ye visited me;
I was in prison. and ye came unto me.  “Verily I say unto you, inasmuch as ye have done
it unto the least of these my brethren ye have done it unto me.” (Matthew 25:35-40)
Thought for the day:
“We are what we repeatedly do.  Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.”
(Aristotle)