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.
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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A reflection on D&C 65 and the image of the stone cut without hands rolling forth to fill the whole earth.
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Paul appeals to Caesar, Festus struggles to find a charge, and King Agrippa arrives to hear the case.
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A chapter of brief records spanning centuries, ending with Mosiah's discovery of the Mulekites in Zarahemla.
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The Red Sea crossing is behind them. The song is sung. Then the water runs out. A chapter about praise, bitterness, and the Lord who heals.
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Paul stands before Governor Felix as Tertullus brings flattering accusations. A chapter about integrity, the resurrection, and what happens when the truth makes a governor tremble.
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