Daily Thoughts

In the D&C we read Wilford Woodruff's statement that we are to submit to the laws of the land and not participate in the practice of polygamy.  He tells all Latter-day Saints to refrain from contracting any marriage forbidden by the law of the land.  D&C Official Declaration 1 "Inasmuch as laws have been enacted by Congress forbidding plural marriages, which laws have been pronounced constitutional by the court of last resort, I hereby declare my intention to submit to those laws, and to use my influence with the members of the Church over which I preside to have them do likewise. There is nothing in my teachings to the Church or in those of my associates, during the time specified, which can be reasonably construed to inculcate or encourage polygamy; and when any Elder of the Church has used language which appeared to convey any such teaching, he has been promptly reproved. And I now publicly declare that my advice to the Latter-day Saints is to refrain from contracting any marriage forbidden by the law of the land."

In the New Testament we read about how on the third day Jesus was resurrected and rose from the dead.  When people found the tomb empty and the stone rolled away they were perplexed.  But angels appeared who asked them why they searched for the living among the dead.  He is risen!  Before any of this happened, Jesus had told them that He would be crucified and the third day He would rise again.  Then they remembered the words He had spoken.  They had indeed come to pass.  Luke 24:1-8 "Now upon the first day of the week, very early in the morning, they came unto the sepulchre, bringing the spices which they had prepared, and certain others with them. And they found the stone rolled away from the sepulchre. And they entered in, and found not the body of the Lord Jesus.  And it came to pass, as they were much perplexed thereabout, behold, two men stood by them in shining garments:  And as they were afraid, and bowed down their faces to the earth, they said unto them, Why seek ye the living among the dead?  He is not here, but is risen: remember how he spake unto you when he was yet in Galilee, Saying, The Son of man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and the third day rise again. And they remembered his words,"

Going right along with this, some scriptures with a thought booklet tell us that when we lose loved ones, we don't need to grieve in the same way as do those who have no hope.  We can know that just as Jesus Christ was resurrected and rose from the dead, so will our loved ones be resurrected also.  And we can comfort one another by teaching these words. The resurrection of Jesus Christ really did take place.  It is reality.  So likewise will we all be resurrected from the dead.  We sorrow when we lose loved ones because we miss them, but we can know with surety that they will rise again, just as Jesus did. And there is no reason for us to grieve without hope.  1 Thessalonians 4:13-14, 18 "But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope.  For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him. Wherefore comfort one another with these words."