Daily Thoughts

In the Book of Mormon I read that there were many prophets testifying to the people of Jerusalem that if they did not repent they would be destroyed. Nephi's father Lehi prayed with all his heart in behalf of his people. 1 Ne. 1: 4-5 "For it came to pass in the commencement of the first year of the reign of Zedekiah, king of Judah, (my father, Lehi, having dwelt at Jerusalem in all his days); and in that same year there came many prophets, prophesying unto the people that they must repent, or the great city Jerusalem must be destroyed. Wherefore it came to pass that my father, Lehi, as he went forth prayed unto the Lord, yea, even with all his heart, in behalf of his people."

In the Book of Mormon I read that Moroni gave his message to Joseph Smith three times during the night. We might wonder why he repeated the same instructions so many times. I've found that often I need to hear something two or three times before it sinks in and I really gain an understanding of it. This is why it's so important to keep reading the scriptures, even after we've already read them, even multiple times. We'll often gain insights from later readings that we missed earlier. We need repetition in order to learn! Joseph Smith History 1:47 "After this third visit, he again ascended into heaven as before, and I was again left to ponder on the strangeness of what I had just experienced; when almost immediately after the heavenly messenger had ascended from me for the third time, the cock crowed, and I found that day was approaching, so that our interviews must have occupied the whole of that night."

A verse with a thought booklet tells us that God will enlighten our darkness and will be a light to us. The light of a single candle dispels the darkness from an entire room. If we allow God into our lives, His light will drive the darkness away. Psalm 18:28 "For thou wilt light my candle: the Lord my God will enlighten my darkness."
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