Daily Thoughts

In the Old Testament I read that an angel of the Lord smote the camp of the Assyrians and 185,000 of them died. Isa. 37: 36 "Then the angel of the Lord went forth, and smote in the camp of the Assyrians a hundred and fourscore and five thousand: and when they arose early in the morning, behold, they were all dead corpses."


In the Book of Mormon I read about how Moroni could have easily slain the Lamanites when they were drunk, but he did not delight in murdur of bloodshed, but only wanted to save his people from destruction. Alma 55: 18-19 "But had they awakened the Lamanites, behold they were drunken and the Nephites could have slain them. But behold, this was not the desire of Moroni; he did not delight in murder or bloodshed, but he delighted in the saving of his people from destruction; and for this cause he might not bring upon him injustice, he would not fall upon the Lamanites and destroy them in their drunkenness."

Some verses with a thought booklet tell us that the mercy of the Lord is upon those who fear Him, keep His covenants, and remember to do His commandments. Ps. 103: 17-18 "But the mercy of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting upon them that fear him, and his righteousness unto children's children; To such as keep his covenant, and to those that remember his commandments to do them."