Daily Thoughts

In the D&C we read that Joseph Smith had a vision in which it was revealed to him that those who did not have an opportunity to be baptized in this life, but who would have received it with all their hearts had they had that opportunity, will be heirs in the Kingdom of God.  This is made possible through the ordinance of baptism for the dead.  We can serve as proxies for those who have died without having had the opportunity to be baptized, and thus giving them the opportunity to either accept or reject this ordinance for themselves.  Also children who die before they reach the age of accountability (8 years old) will be saved in the Celestial Kingdom of heaven.  D&C 137:5-10 "I saw Father Adam and Abraham; and my father and my mother; my brother Alvin, that has long since slept; And marveled how it was that he had obtained an inheritance in that kingdom, seeing that he had departed this life before the Lord had set his hand to gather Israel the second time, and had not been baptized for the remission of sins. Thus came the voice of the Lord unto me, saying: All who have died without a knowledge of this gospel, who would have received it if they had been permitted to tarry, shall be heirs of the celestial kingdom of God;  Also all that shall die henceforth without a knowledge of it, who would have received it with all their hearts, shall be heirs of that kingdom; For I, the Lord, will judge all men according to their works, according to the desire of their hearts.  And I also beheld that all children who die before they arrive at the years of accountability are saved in the celestial kingdom of heaven."

A verse in the New Testament tells us that Jesus came to seek after and save those who are lost.  He loves every one of us and we are all important to Him.  Luke 19: 10 "For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost."

In some verses with a thought booklet we read that in the last days some people would be scoffers and not believe in the things that are prophesied.  They will say that the Lord is not going to come, but the world will just continue on as it always has.  But just like in the days of Noah when the wicked were overtaken by the flood, so likewise will fire destroy the wicked in the last day. Instead of thinking that the Lord is slack infulfilling His promises, we need to realize that a thousand years is like one day to the Lord.  But just because vast amounts of time to us seems like a short time to the Lord, that does not mean He won't fulfill everything He has promised to do. He is not in a hurry to destroy the wicked because He wants to give them every opportunity to repent. So he's not being slack, He's being patient.   2 Peter 3:2-10 "That ye may be mindful of the words which were spoken before by the holy prophets, and of the commandment of us the apostles of the Lord and Saviour:  Knowing this first, that there shall come in the last days scoffers, walking after their own lusts, And saying, Where is the promise of his coming? for since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation. For this they willingly are ignorant of, that by the word of God the heavens were of old, and the earth standing out of the water and in the water: Whereby the world that then was, being overflowed with water, perished: But the heavens and the earth, which are now, by the same word are kept in store, reserved unto fire against the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men.  But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.  The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.  But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up."