In the Book of Mormon we read that they finally arrived safely in the promised land and began to till the earth and plant seeds. The Lord blessed them with abundance. 1 Nephi 18: 23-25 " And it came to pass that after we had sailed for the space of many days we did arrive at the promised land; and we went forth upon the land, and did pitch our tents; and we did call it the promised land. And it came to pass that we did begin to till the earth, and we began to plant seeds; yea, we did put all our seeds into the earth, which we had brought from the land of Jerusalem. And it came to pass that they did grow exceedingly; wherefore, we were blessed in abundance. And it came to pass that we did find upon the land of promise, as we journeyed in the wilderness, that there were beasts in the forests of every kind, both the cow and the ox, and the ass and the horse, and the goat and the wild goat, and all manner of wild animals, which were for the use of men. And we did find all manner of ore, both of gold, and of silver, and of copper."
In the Old Testament we read that the Levites were consecrated and set apart by the laying on of hands to execute the service of the Lord. Numbers 8:9-11 "And thou shalt bring the Levites before the tabernacle of the congregation: and thou shalt gather the whole assembly of the children of Israel together: And thou shalt bring the Levites before the Lord: and the children of Israel shall put their hands upon the Levites: And Aaron shall offer the Levites before the Lord for an offering of the children of Israel, that they may execute the service of the Lord."
A couple of verses with a thought booklet tell us that the Lord has done great things for us, so we can be glad, and that we should rejoice evermore. Even when we'e going through difficult times, we have much to be grateful for. And by giving thanks and dwelling on the positive, it gives us reason to rejoice evermore. Psalms 126:3 "The Lord hath done great things for us; whereof we are glad." 1 Thessalonians 5:16 "Rejoice evermore."
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