Day 73 | What Think Ye?

February 14, 2015 / 0 comments

James Tissot, Widow’s Mite, Brooklyn Museum, Purchased by public subscription. DAILY READING Matthew 22:34-46, 23:1-39 Mark 12:28-44 Luke 20:41-47, 21:1-4 For Younger Disciples CONSIDER AS YOU READ What effect did Christ’s understanding of the scriptures have on those who wanted to confound him? Why does Jesus make the point about being David’s son in Luke…

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Day 74 | For the Elect's Sake

February 14, 2015 / 0 comments

James Tissot, The Chaldees Destroy the Brazen Sea, [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons. DAILY READING Matthew 24:1-22 JS-Matthew 1:1-20 Mark 13:1-20 Luke 21:5-19; For Younger Disciples CONSIDER AS YOU READ How many of the named signs—iniquity abounding, wars and rumors of wars, love of many growing, etc.—have you seen increasing? What counsel does the Savior…

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Day 75 | Take Heed

February 14, 2015 / 0 comments

Enrique Simonet, He Wept over It, [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons. DAILY READING Matthew 24:23-31 JS-M 1:21-37 Mark 13:21-27 Luke 21:20-28 D&C 45:15-33 For Younger Disciples CONSIDER AS YOU READ Do you see “Jerusalem compassed with armies?” (Luke 21:20) Why do we need to look for the signs of His coming? How do we find…

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Day 76 | Watch Ye Therefore

February 14, 2015 / 0 comments

James Tissot, The Lord Wept, Brooklyn Museum, Puechased by public subscription. DAILY READING Matthew 24:32-51 JS-M 1:38-55 Mark 13:28-37 Luke 21:29-38 D&C 45:34-55 For Younger Disciples CONSIDER AS YOU READ In what sense are all things fulfilled in each of our lifetimes? Why does God keep the time of the Second Coming secret? How is…

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Day 77 | Be of Good Cheer

February 14, 2015 / 0 comments

Carl Heinrich Bloch, Gethsemane, [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons. 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 In the moonlit silence of that Near Eastern night, every acute pain, every heartfelt grief, every crushing wrong and…

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Day 78 | I Know You Not

January 21, 2015 / 0 comments

Friedrich Wilhelm Schadow, The Parable of the Wise and Foolish Virgins (Detail), [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons DAILY READING Matthew 25 John 12:20-50 D&C 45:56-59 For Younger Disciples CONSIDER AS YOU READ What does the parable of the ten virgins teach us about Christ? Might He really deny entrance into the Kingdom to those who…

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Day 79 | They Made Ready

January 21, 2015 / 0 comments

James Tissot, The Ointment of the Magdalene, Brooklyn Museum, Purchased by public subscription. DAILY READING Matthew 26:1-19 Mark 14:1-16 Luke 22:1-13 For Younger Disciples CONSIDER AS YOU READ Are you ever critical of how others spend their money (or use their oil)? In saying “ye have the poor always with you,” was Christ justifying our…

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Day 80 | Take, Eat

January 21, 2015 / 0 comments

William Hole, The Last Supper, Public domain. DAILY READING Matthew 26:20-29 Mark 14:17-25 Luke 22:14-30 John 13:21-30 For Younger Disciples CONSIDER AS YOU READ If Christ said that someone in your family would betray Him, would you wonder if it would be you? Do you sometimes wonder who, among your associates, is greatest in the…

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Day 81 | Unto the End

January 21, 2015 / 0 comments

J. Kirk Richards, Greatest in the Kingdom, Used with artist permission. DAILY READING John 13:1-20, 31-38; 14:1-14 For Younger Disciples CONSIDER AS YOU READ Why did Christ have to wash Peter’s feet for Peter to have part with Him? In what way does Jesus wash your feet? Whom does Christ send today, that if we…

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Day 82 | My Peace I Give

January 21, 2015 / 0 comments

J. Kirk Richards, Last Supper, Used with artist permission. DAILY READING John 14:15-31, 15 For Younger Disciples CONSIDER AS YOU READ In what way do the Father and Son “make [their] abode with [you]?” Can we really feel peace at all times? Even in the midst of conflict, temptation, and affliction? Does it help you,…

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