IMON, NOV 2, 2026
D&C 114: Two Verses, and Verse 2 Names Nobody
Verse 1 hands David Patten an errand and a count of twelve. Verse 2 talks about replacements and never names one of them.
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LDS Daily Path
Short scripture reflections and practical discipleship notes by David Whitaker. The slow, steady work of faith and the kind of life that has to be built on purpose.
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One passage of scripture. One practical take. Short enough to read standing up.
LDS Daily Path publishes short scripture reflections and practical discipleship notes. Each entry takes one passage of scripture and works out one clear, honest takeaway a reader can carry into a day of work, family life, and prayer.
I write the way I build a table: slowly, square if I can manage it, and honest about the parts that took more work than I thought they would. No hot takes. No shouting. Just one idea at a time.
— D.
Most of what I care about falls into the durable category. A table that stays square. A habit that holds in a hard season. A sentence that does not come apart when you lean on it.
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Daily log · most recent firstIISUN, NOV 1, 2026
Alma 42: Probation Is a Time Granted
A coworker asked why life has to be a test. Alma 42 never uses that word, and what it says instead is what I wish I'd told her.
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IIISAT, OCT 31, 2026
"Alma 19: The Queen Waits a Full Day on Ammon's Word"
In Alma 19 the queen sits a full day by Lamoni's bed on a stranger's word, and Abish's long silence ends in an argument before it ends in a church.
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IVFRI, OCT 30, 2026
1 Timothy 6: The Rich Get the Same Charge Timothy Does
Paul gives the rich in 1 Timothy 6 the same kind of charge he gives Timothy, and he never tells them to stop being rich.
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VTHU, OCT 29, 2026
Leviticus 25: The Chapter Asks "What Shall We Eat?" Itself
Leviticus 25 sets a seventh-year rest and a fiftieth-year return, then stops to ask what the people will eat. Here is what it answers and what it leaves open.
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VIWED, OCT 28, 2026
D&C 113: The Answers Name the Ancestors, Not the Man
Section 113 answers five questions about Isaiah. For the rod and the root of Jesse it gives ancestors and a duty, and never the person's own name.
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VIITUE, OCT 27, 2026
Alma 18: Ammon Starts With the Word the King Already Had
Lamoni tells Ammon he doesn't know what "God" means, so Ammon asks about the Great Spirit instead. Alma 18 follows that one swap to the end.
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VIIIMON, OCT 26, 2026
1 Timothy 5: Reading Verse 8 Back Through Verse 4
Verse 8 gets read to men who don't earn enough. Set after verse 4 and before verse 16, I read it as being about a widowed relative and who acts first.
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IXSUN, OCT 25, 2026
What Jesus Said He Came to Do: 3 Nephi 27, John 10 and Luke 4
Three passages where Jesus says why he came, read side by side, and what changes if you take them at their word.
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XSAT, OCT 24, 2026
Leviticus 24: One Law for the Egyptian's Son and Everyone Else
The man in verse 10 has an Israelite mother and an Egyptian father, and verse 22 says one law for the stranger and the native. Notes on how I read it.
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About this site
FAQ- What is LDS Daily Path?
- LDS Daily Path publishes short scripture reflections and practical discipleship notes by David Whitaker, written to help readers apply one passage of scripture to ordinary daily life.
- Who writes LDS Daily Path?
- David Whitaker is the sole author. David is a 47-year-old principal software engineer, woodworker, private helicopter pilot, and father of four living south of Salt Lake City.
- Is LDS Daily Path an official Church publication?
- No. LDS Daily Path is an independent devotional publication and is not affiliated with or endorsed by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
- What topics does the site cover?
- Daily scripture reflections, practical faith, fatherhood, craftsmanship, quiet productivity, and the small habits of steady discipleship — written in a measured, craftsman register rather than a shouty one.
- How often is a new reflection published?
- David aims for short reflections several times a week. New posts appear on the homepage and in the archive.