Scriptures of the Day December 9, 2025 -- They knew that it was the day that the Lord should be born . . .

 We believe that the first principles and ordinances of the Gospel are:  first, Faith in the Lord Jesus Christ; second Repentance, third, Baptism by immersion for the remission of sins; fourth, Laying on of hands for the gift of the Holy Ghost.

Articles of Faith 1:4

Lift up your head and be of good cheer; for behold, the time is at hand, and on this night shall the sign be given, and on the morrow come I into the world, to show unto the world that I will fulfil all that which I have caused to be spoken by the mouth of my holy prophets. 

Behold, I come unto my own, to fulfil all things which I have made known unto the children of men from the foundation of the world, and to do the will, both of the Father and of the Son -- of the Father because of me, and of the Son because of my flesh.  And behold, the time is at hand, and this night shall the sign be given. 

And it came to pass that the words which came unto Nephi were fulfilled, according as they had been spoken; for behold, at the going down of the sun there was no darkness; and the people began to be astonished because there was no darkness when the night came . . . 

And they began to know that the Son of God must shortly appear; yea, in fine, all the people upon the face of the whole earth from the west to the east, both in the land north and in the land south, were so exceedingly astonished that they fell to the earth.

For they knew that the prophets had testified of these things for many years, and that the sign which had been given was already at hand; and they began to fear because of the iniquity and their unbelief. 

And it cam to pass that there was no darkness in all that night, but it was as light as though it was mid-day.  And it came to pass that the sun did rise in the morning again, according to its proper order; and they knew that it was the day that the Lord should be born, because of the sign which had been given. 

3 Nephi 1: 13-19

Now, let us speak of virtue.  The Lord tells us to garnish our thoughts unceasinly with virtue. Imagine the boost you will receive to any positive thought when you enhance it with virtue.  Virtue makes everything better and happier!   On the other hand, imagine what will heppen when you add virtue to an impure thought, a cruel thought, or a depressing thought.  Virtue will drive away those thoughts.  Virtue will free you from anxious, troublesome thoughts.

Confidence in the Presence of God
President Russell M Nelson
April 2025 General Conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints

(This one could be listened to on repeat every single day!)