Day 54 | Teach Us to Pray

May 21, 2015 / 0 comments

James Tissot, Le Pater Noster (The Lord’s Prayer), Brooklyn Museum, Purchased by public subscription DAILY READING Luke 11 For Younger Disciples CONSIDER AS YOU READ Why did Jesus’ disciples ask Him to teach them to pray? Why don’t we in the Church regularly recite “the Lord’s Prayer” verbatim? After overcoming a temptation, are you ever…

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Day 55 | Consider the Lilies

May 21, 2015 / 0 comments

James Tissot, The Man who Hoards, Brooklyn Museum, Purchased by public subscription. DAILY READING Luke 12 For Younger Disciples CONSIDER AS YOU READ Are you rich toward God? Who knows when Jesus’ Second Coming will be? How can we confess Christ before men, without driving them away? SUPPLEMENTAL READING There is no indication in this…

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Day 55 | Consider the Lilies

May 21, 2015 / 0 comments

James Tissot, The Man who Hoards, Brooklyn Museum, Purchased by public subscription. DAILY READING Luke 12 For Younger Disciples CONSIDER AS YOU READ Are you rich toward God? Who knows when Jesus’ Second Coming will be? How can we confess Christ before men, without driving them away? SUPPLEMENTAL READING There is no indication in this…

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Day 56 | Becoming a Saint

May 21, 2015 / 0 comments

J. Kirk Richards, A Concourse of Angels, Used with artist’s permission. DAILY READING There is no scripture reading assigned today. Use this day to catch up as needed and ponder the supplemental reading. For Younger Disciples SUPPLEMENTAL READING I suspect that many Church members are much more familiar with the nature of the redeeming and…

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Day 56 | Becoming a Saint

May 21, 2015 / 0 comments

J. Kirk Richards, A Concourse of Angels, Used with artist’s permission. DAILY READING There is no scripture reading assigned today. Use this day to catch up as needed and ponder the supplemental reading. For Younger Disciples SUPPLEMENTAL READING I suspect that many Church members are much more familiar with the nature of the redeeming and…

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Day 57 | Kingdom of God

April 28, 2015 / 0 comments

James Tissot, Accursed Fig Tree, Brooklyn Museum, Purchased by public subscription. DAILY READING Luke 13 For Younger Disciples CONSIDER AS YOU READ What about the tiny mustard seed makes it perfect for Christ’s parable? What lesson can you learn from the parable of the leaven? Are there any Mormon traditions or preferences that we promote,…

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Day 58 | I Am the Light

April 28, 2015 / 0 comments

El Greco, Healing the Blind, [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons. DAILY READING John 9 For Younger Disciples CONSIDER AS YOU READ Have you ever been cast out of or barred from a place or situation? How did you feel? How does sin cause spiritual blindness? How can a person have physical sight and be spiritually…

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Day 59 | Shepherd of the Sheep

April 28, 2015 / 0 comments

J. Kirk Richards, Every Knee Shall Bow, Used with permission of artist. DAILY READING John 10 3 Nephi 15:17-24 For Younger Disciples CONSIDER AS YOU READ Who are the “sheep of the other folds” that Jesus refers to? Why were they separated from the Jews? In what ways is Jesus truly our Good Shepherd? When…

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Day 60 | Give This Man Place

April 28, 2015 / 0 comments

Brunswick Monogrammist, The Great Banquet, Warsaw Museum, [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons. DAILY READING Luke 14 For Younger Disciples CONSIDER AS YOU READ What is the practical application of Jesus’ admonition to not seek the “highest room”? What should we be more concerned with? Are we guilty of refusing the Lord’s supper for more trivial…

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Day 61 | He Was Lost

April 28, 2015 / 0 comments

Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn, Return of the Prodigal Son, [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons. DAILY READING Luke 15, 16:1-18 For Younger Disciples CONSIDER AS YOU READ Why is humility so critical to being a true Christian? Have you felt joy over someone else’s repentance? Similar to the prodigal son “when he came to himself” (Luke…

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