"Love is one of the chief characteristics of Deity, and ought to be manifested by those who aspire to be the sons of God. A man filled with the love of God, is not content with blessing his family alone, but ranges through the whole world, anxious to bless the whole human race" (Joseph Smith Jr., Dec. 15, 1840; in Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith [Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 1969], 174).

"All I can offer the world is a good heart and a good hand" (Joseph Smith Jr., July 9, 1843; in Teachings, 313).

Wednesday, June 17, 2009

Tuesday, June 17, 1969

Each week we read together aloud as companions one of the tracts we leave with the investigators after the various lessons, reading in this order:

O Testamunho de Joseph Smith [The Testimony of Joseph Smith]
Qual Igreja É Verdadeira? [Which Church Is Right?]
O Testamunho de Joseph Smith
A Palavra de Sabedoria [The Word of Wisdom]
O Testemunho de Joseph Smith
Depois do Baptismo, O Que?
[After Baptism, What?]
O Testamunho de Joseph Smith
O Plano de Salvação [The Plan of Salvation]
O Testamunho de Joseph Smith
Dízimo
[Tithing]

The mission handbook is also read each week, but not together as companions. This week I finished the Pearl of Great Price in my scrip­ture reading program. Now I have started the New Testament. I plan to read through all the scriptures at least once every year throughout the rest of my life.

To this point I have read the Standard Works thusly, as best my memory serves: the Book of Mormon six or seven times, the Pearl of Great Price five times and possibly more, the New Testament three times, the Doctrine and Covenants three times, and the Old Testa­ment once.

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