Daily Thoughts

In the Old Testament I read about how the prophets testified against the wickedness of Manasseh and all the evil he brought upon the people. They were provoking the Lord to anger and he would deliver them to their enemies. 2 Kgs. 21: 10-15 "And the Lord spake by his servants the prophets, saying, Because Manasseh king of Judah hath done these abominations, and hath done wickedly above all that the Amorites did, which were before him, and hath made Judah also to sin with his idols: Therefore thus saith the Lord God of Israel, Behold, I am bringing such evil upon Jerusalem and Judah, that whosoever heareth of it, both his ears shall tingle. And I will stretch over Jerusalem the line of Samaria, and the plummet of the house of Ahab: and I will wipe Jerusalem as a man wipeth a dish, wiping it, and turning it upside down. And I will forsake the remnant of mine inheritance, and deliver them into the hand of their enemies; and they shall become a prey and a spoil to all their enemies; Because they have done that which was evil in my sight, and have provoked me to anger, since the day their fathers came forth out of Egypt, even unto this day."

In the D&C I read the proper way to baptize. It should be administered to all those who repent, which of course means that they need to be of the age of accountability, or at least 8 years old. It needs to be done with the proper authority and in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. And it needs to be done by immersion. D&C 20: 72-74 "Baptism is to be administered in the following manner unto all those who repent— The person who is called of God and has authority from Jesus Christ to baptize, shall go down into the water with the person who has presented himself or herself for baptism, and shall say, calling him or her by name: Having been commissioned of Jesus Christ, I baptize you in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen. Then shall he immerse him or her in the water, and come forth again out of the water."

Some verses with a thought booklet talk about love--not the selfish kind of "love" that the world often knows, but the love of God which consists of a decision to put others first and a commitment to treat others the way Jesus would treat them. This kind of love isn't something you automatically fall into, but it's a fruit of the Spirit that occurs when we seek it from God and are willing to put forth our effort to loving others the way God loves us. 1 Cor. 13: 4-7 "Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity denvieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil; Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth; Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things."


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