Daily Thoughts

In the Old Testament I read that the Lord is slow to anger, but has great power. He can make the rivers and sea dry up, the mountains quake, and the hills melt. Nahum 1: 3-5 "The Lord is slow to anger, and great in power, and will not at all acquit the wicked: the Lord hath his way in the whirlwind and in the storm, and the clouds are the dust of his feet. He rebuketh the sea, and maketh it dry, and drieth up all the rivers: Bashan languisheth, and Carmel, and the flower of Lebanon languisheth. The mountains quake at him, and the hills melt, and the earth is burned at his presence, yea, the world, and all that dwell therein."

In the D&C I read about the great trials and tribulations that Joseph Smith suffered, but he expressed faith in the Lord. We likewise need to trust in the Lord, in spite of all the problems we're called upon to bear. D&C 127: 2 "And as for the perils which I am called to pass through, they seem but a small thing to me, as the envy and wrath of man have been my common lot all the days of my life; and for what cause it seems mysterious, unless I was ordained from before the foundation of the world for some good end, or bad, as you may choose to call it. Judge ye for yourselves. God knoweth all these things, whether it be good or bad. But nevertheless, deep water is what I am wont to swim in. It all has become a second nature to me; and I feel, like Paul, to glory in tribulation; for to this day has the God of my fathers delivered me out of them all, and will deliver me from henceforth; for behold, and lo, I shall triumph over all my enemies, for the Lord God hath spoken it."

Some scriptures with a thought booklet tell us that if we're afflicted, we should pray. If we're happy, we should give thanks. If we're sick we should seek a blessing from priesthood holders and let them pray over us. James 5: 13-14 "Is any among you afflicted? let him pray. Is any merry? let him sing psalms. Is any sick among you? let him call for the elders of the church; and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord:"
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