Daily scripture reflections
Short scripture reflections and practical discipleship notes by David Whitaker. The slow, steady work of faith and the kind of life that has to be built on purpose.
LDS Daily Path publishes short scripture reflections and practical discipleship notes. Each entry takes one passage of scripture and works out one clear, honest takeaway a reader can carry into a day of work, family life, and prayer.
I write the way I build a table: slowly, square if I can manage it, and honest about the parts that took more work than I thought they would. No hot takes. No shouting. Just one idea at a time.
— D.
Most of what I care about falls into the durable category. A table that stays square. A habit that holds in a hard season. A sentence that does not come apart when you lean on it.
King Benjamin taught his sons the language and records of their fathers before conferring the kingdom on Mosiah. A lesson in intergenerational faith and preparation.
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The Lord challenges elders to write a revelation equal to the least in the Book of Commandments, teaching how to discern genuine revelation from personal opinion.
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Moses strikes the rock at Horeb for water and defeats Amalek as Aaron and Hur hold up his hands in this chapter of testing and divine provision.
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Paul is bitten by a viper on Malta, heals the sick, and arrives in Rome to preach under house arrest with unhindered confidence.
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Paul's letter to the Romans opens with a declaration that the gospel is the power of God unto salvation and that creation itself testifies of the Creator.
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God provides manna and quail to feed Israel in the wilderness, teaching daily dependence and establishing the Sabbath as a day of rest and trust.
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Words of Mormon bridges the small plates and Mormon's abridgment, showing how one editor curated centuries of records with a wise purpose.
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D&C 66 reveals the Lord's personal counsel to William E. McLellin — a call to preach, a warning about temptation, and the steady requirement of faithfulness.
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Paul stands before King Agrippa and tells the story of his conversion. Agrippa admits he is almost persuaded.
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Paul faces a deadly storm at sea, receives a promise from an angel, and watches the ship break apart on Malta.
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