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Eternal Joy Is Eternal Growth | 19 August

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Here’s your daily dose of what matters most! Joy comes from progression and growth through the power of Jesus Christ. Learn more about how we can have the courage to change.

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Adam fell that men might be; and men are, that they might have joy.—2 Nephi 2:25

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The salvation that I am thinking of, the salvation that Latter-day Saints seek, is eternal life in the presence of our Heavenly Father and his divine Son, not only eternal existence but eternal growth and activity. This is the joy of which Lehi spoke.—Joseph Anderson

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This Day in Church History

1906: Philo T. Farnsworth, later a scientist and inventor who is credited as being the “father of television,” is born near Beaver, Utah.
1933: Mary Ellen Wood (Smoot), later the thirteenth general president of the Relief Society, is born in Ogden, Utah.
1989: President Gordon B. Hinckley dedicates the Portland Oregon Temple.
1999: The First Presidency announces that the massive new assembly building located north of Temple Square will be called the Conference Center.

Daily Question

What gives you the courage to keep changing, even when it’s hard?

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Aleah Ingram
Aleah Ingram
Aleah is a graduate of Southern Virginia University, where she studied English, Creative Writing, and Dance. She now works full time as a marketing and product manager, writer, and editor. She currently hosts the podcast "Single to the Glory" about singlehood in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Aleah served a mission in California and loves baking, Lang Leav poetry, Gaynor Minden pointe shoes, and Bollywood movies.

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