Here’s your daily dose of what matters most! The parable of the prodigal son features two brothers who were both lost. While the younger son’s story tends to receive more attention, the elder son’s perspective is equally important. Sometimes, we may identify with the elder son’s jealousy despite already being blessed and rewarded for our faithfulness.
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Scripture
And he arose, and came to his father. But when he was yet a great way off, his father saw him, and had compassion, and ran, and fell on his neck, and kissed him.—Luke 15:20
Quote
No one of us is less treasured or cherished of God than another. I testify that He loves each of us—insecurities, anxieties, self-image, and all.—Jeffrey R. Holland
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Meme
This Day in Church History
1839: In the course of a malaria epidemic in Commerce (later Nauvoo), Illinois, and Montrose, Iowa, a number of Saints are miraculously healed through priesthood administrations of the Prophet Joseph Smith.
1952: The First Presidency announces the purchase of a site in Bern, Switzerland, for the first European temple of the Church.
1978: The U.S. Senate passes a bill that had been earlier approved by the House of Representatives, designating the Mormon Trail from Nauvoo, Illinois, to Salt Lake City, Utah, as a national historic trail.
Daily Question – Answer in the Comments
What lessons have you learned from the story of the prodigal son?
Hannah Hall is a student at Utah State University, studying Human Experience Design and Interaction. She loves music, reading, hiking, gardening, baking, and spending time with her family.
