ITUE, APR 21, 2026
D&C 7 and the Man Who Asked to Stay
D&C 7 reveals that John the Beloved desired to tarry on earth to bring souls to Christ, showing how the Lord honors selfless desire and ordered ministry.
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Daily log · most recent firstIITUE, APR 21, 2026
1 Nephi 7 and the Work of Going Back for Family
1 Nephi 7 shows why Lehi's sons returned for Ishmael's family and how Nephi answered rebellion with patient, persistent truth.
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IIITUE, APR 21, 2026
Moses 7 and the Tears of the Maker
Moses 7 shows Enoch's sweeping vision of the world, the city of Zion taken into heaven, and the startling image of a God who weeps.
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IVTUE, APR 21, 2026
Genesis 7 and the Door That Closed Behind Them
Genesis 7 shows the flood arriving in full, Noah's family entering the ark, and the Lord's severe judgment joined to covenant mercy.
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VTUE, APR 21, 2026
Matthew 7 and the House That Finally Told the Truth
Matthew 7 closes the Sermon on the Mount by testing foundations: humility, prayer, discernment, the narrow way, and whether we truly build on Christ.
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VIMON, APR 20, 2026
1 Nephi 6 and the Point of the Record
1 Nephi 6 reveals Nephi's clear purpose in writing: to persuade souls to come unto God, and to leave out what does not serve that end.
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VIIMON, APR 20, 2026
D&C 6 and the Peace That Already Came
D&C 6 teaches that revelation comes as peace to the mind, that souls are the Lord's treasure, and that disciples should look to Christ in every thought.
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VIIIMON, APR 20, 2026
Moses 6 and the Record Kept Against Forgetting
Moses 6 ties genealogy, sacred record, Enoch's calling, and Adam's baptism into one steady witness that the gospel was preached from the beginning.
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IXMON, APR 20, 2026
Genesis 6 and the Long Work Before the Rain
Genesis 6 shows a world filled with corruption, Noah finding grace, and the long obedient work of building an ark before the rain ever came.
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XMON, APR 20, 2026
Matthew 6 and the Things Done in Secret
Matthew 6 turns attention from public religion to the hidden life of the heart, teaching prayer, forgiveness, trust, and treasures that last.
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