ITHU, OCT 15, 2026
D&C 110: Ten Verses Before Moses Shows Up
The first ten verses of D&C 110 are the Lord forgiving two men and accepting a house. The keys get the last six, and verse 8 carries an if.
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This archive collects David Whitaker's daily scripture reflections in chronological order, with short entries built to give readers one passage, one honest observation, and one practical thing to carry into work, family life, prayer, and ordinary discipleship. It is a daily log, not a church news feed, and the through line is steady, usable faith.
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Alma 15: Zeezrom Asks to Be Healed and Gets a Question
Zeezrom begs to be healed and Alma answers with a question. What Alma 15 says about the fever, the prayer and the town of Sidom.
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IIITUE, OCT 13, 2026
1 Timothy 2: The Prayer Comes First and Verse 15 Stays Open
Paul asks for prayer for kings in verse 2, and the women-in-worship verses come nine verses later. I start with verse 3 and end on verse 15.
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IVMON, OCT 12, 2026
Leviticus 21: The Blemished Priest Still Eats the Bread
A man in a class once told me Leviticus 21 shuts out the imperfect. Verse 22 says the priest with a blemish still eats the bread of his God.
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VSUN, OCT 11, 2026
D&C 109 and the Mob Who Get Mercy First
A reader quit D&C 109 as eighty verses of asking. Read in order, it thanks first, keeps a way back open and gives the mob mercy before anything else.
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VISAT, OCT 10, 2026
Alma 14: The Charge in Verse 5 Matches Zeezrom's Summary
The charge against Alma and Amulek in Alma 14:5 follows Zeezrom's summary in Alma 11:35, and leaves off the words Amulek put back in the next verse.
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VIIFRI, OCT 9, 2026
1 Timothy 1: Paul Calls the Law Good, Then Says How to Use It
Verse 8 gets skipped on the way to the list of sinners and Paul's own story, and the whole chapter hangs on it.
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VIIITHU, OCT 8, 2026
Leviticus 20: Verse 4 Is About the People Who Looked Away
Leviticus 20 is a list of penalties, and most of us stop at the list. Verses 4 and 5 are about the neighbors, and verse 26 says why any of it was given.
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IXWED, OCT 7, 2026
D&C 108: Lyman Sherman Is Forgiven for Coming
Eight verses, one man, and forgiveness in the first sentence. What D&C 108 says to Lyman Sherman, and what it leaves unsaid.
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XTUE, OCT 6, 2026
Alma 13: Verse 3 Puts the Choice Before the Calling
Alma 13:3 says "foundation of the world," and the same sentence says the men were left to choose first. A look at verses 3 to 5 and at Melchizedek.
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