Daily Thoughts

In the Book of Mormon I read about how the brothers drew lots and the lot fell upon Laman to go get the brass plates. He went to Laban and asked for them, but Laban became angry and threatened to kill him so Laman ran away. 1 Nephi 3:10-13 "And it came to pass that when we had gone up to the land of Jerusalem, I and my brethren did consult one with another. And we cast lots—who of us should go in unto the house of Laban. And it came to pass that the lot fell upon Laman; and Laman went in unto the house of Laban, and he talked with him as he sat in his house. And he desired of Laban the records which were engraven upon the plates of brass, which contained the genealogy of my father. And behold, it came to pass that Laban was angry, and thrust him out from his presence; and he would not that he should have the records. Wherefore, he said unto him: Behold thou art a robber, and I will slay thee."

In the New Testament I read that even a sparrow cannot fall to the ground without our Heavenly Father knowing it. And are we not of more value than many sparrows? He even knows the number of hairs on our head. Heavenly Father knows and loves each one of us and is vitally concerned with us and our welfare. Matthew 10:29-31 "Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? and one of them shall not fall on the ground without your Father. But the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear ye not therefore, ye are of more value than many sparrows."

Some verses with a thought booklet recount the story of Jesus stilling the storm. Do we have storms in our life that make us afraid? Do we get stressed out trying to figure out how to deal with them? We need to remember that the Lord can still our storms and that if we have faith, we have no reason to fear. We just need to trust in the Lord. Mark 4:37-41 "And there arose a great storm of wind, and the waves beat into the ship, so that it was now full. And he was in the hinder part of the ship, asleep on a pillow: and they awake him, and say unto him, Master, carest thou not that we perish? And he arose, and rebuked the wind, and said unto the sea, Peace, be still. And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm. And he said unto them, Why are ye so fearful? how is it that ye have no faith? And they feared exceedingly, and said one to another, What manner of man is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?"