Daily Thoughts

In the Old Testament I read that those who forget the Lord and trust in falsehood will be scattered as stubble that is blown away by wind in the wilderness. Jer. 13: 24-25 "Therefore will I scatter them as the stubble that passeth away by the wind of the wilderness. This is thy lot, the portion of thy measures from me, saith the Lord; because thou hast forgotten me, and trusted in falsehood."

In the Book of Mormon it tells about how Jesus taught the Nephites and blessed them, healing them from afflictions and even raising a man from the dead. This is similar to what He did during His ministry in Jerusalem. He loves all people no matter what part of the world they live in. 3 Ne. 26: 13-15 "Therefore, I would that ye should behold that the Lord truly did teach the people, for the space of three days; and after that he did show himself unto them oft, and did break bread oft, and bless it, and give it unto them. And it came to pass that he did teach and minister unto the children of the multitude of whom hath been spoken, and he did loose their tongues, and they did speak unto their fathers great and marvelous things, even greater than he had revealed unto the people; and he loosed their tongues that they could utter. And it came to pass that after he had ascended into heaven—the second time that he showed himself unto them, and had gone unto the Father, after having healed all their sick, and their lame, and opened the eyes of their blind and unstopped the ears of the deaf, and even had done all manner of cures among them, and raised a man from the dead, and had shown forth his power unto them, and had ascended unto the Father—"

A verse with a thought booklet talks about the sweetness of pleasant words and how they can help us both mentally and physically. We indeed can make a difference in other people's lives by our encouragement and support. It takes very little time or effort to give people a few kind words, but it may be just what that person needs at that moment. The thought that went with this, written by Tiffany Tyndall from Middletown, Pennsylvania says: Growing up, I participated in piano competitions, and at times I would be so nervous that I could barely walk. I remember when I went to my mom before a performance and said, "I'm scared! I don't think I can play." Her response brought me peace: "I'm proud of you for trying! I know you will do just fine. I love you very much, and rejmember that the Lord is with you." My mom's words soothed me and calmed me down so that I was able to finish the competition with confidence and a renewed focus. I will never forget the impact her words had on me. Our words have power to help others. We never know the whole story about each person we come in contact with every day. More people are hurting than we could ever imagine. God's Word is sweet to our soul and heals the hurt within us; in the same way, we can use our words to encourage people and help them. Prov. 16: 24 "Pleasant words are as an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones."

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