Daily Thoughts

In the Book of Mormon I read that after death the wicked will have a perfect recollection of all their guilt and uncleanness. But the righteous will have a perfect knowledge of their purity and they will be clothed with the robe of righteousness. 2 Ne. 9: 14 "Wherefore, we shall have a perfect knowledge of all our guilt, and our uncleanness, and our nakedness; and the righteous shall have a perfect knowledge of their enjoyment, and their righteousness, being clothed with purity, yea, even with the robe of righteousness."

In the New Testament I read about how baptism is in similitude of the death, burial and resurrection of Christ. We're buried under the water, with our old sins and our old evil lives dying, and as we rise out of the water, we're new creatures in Christ and begin our new lives in Him. This is why baptism by immersion is so important. Simply sprinkling with water could not provide this kind of symbolism. Romans 6:3-11 "Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death? Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life. For if we have been planted together in the likeness of his death, we shall be also in the likeness of his resurrection: Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with him, that the body of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth we should not serve sin. For he that is dead is freed from sin. Now if we be dead with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with him: Knowing that Christ being raised from the dead dieth no more; death hath no more dominion over him. For in that he died, he died unto sin once: but in that he liveth, he liveth unto God. Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin, but alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord."

Some verses with a thought booklet remind us to not just look out for our own interests, but the interests of others as well. We need to have love and unity among us and esteem others as well as ourselves. If we care for others, even when our own burdens are heavy, the Lord will take care of us as well. Philippians 2:1-4 "If there be therefore any consolation in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any bowels and mercies, Fulfil ye my joy, that ye be likeminded, having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind. Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves. Look not every man on his own things, but every man also on the things of others."




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