Daily Thoughts

In the Book of Mormon we read that Omni kept the plates after they were handed down from his father.  He admitted he was a wicked man and told about times of peace and times of war that he had seen during his days.  Then he passed the plates onto his son Amaron. Omni 1:1-3 "Behold, it came to pass that I, Omni, being commanded by my father, Jarom, that I should write somewhat upon these plates, to preserve our genealogy—  Wherefore, in my days, I would that ye should know that I fought much with the sword to preserve my people, the Nephites, from falling into the hands of their enemies, the Lamanites. But behold, I of myself am a wicked man, and I have not kept the statutes and the commandments of the Lord as I ought to have done.  And it came to pass that two hundred and seventy and six years had passed away, and we had many seasons of peace; and we had many seasons of serious war and bloodshed. Yea, and in fine, two hundred and eighty and two years had passed away, and I had kept these plates according to the commandments of my fathers; and I conferred them upon my son Amaron. And I make an end."

In the Old Testament we read that the temple was finished and dedicated, and sacrifices and feasts began again.  Ezra 6:14-22 "And the elders of the Jews builded, and they prospered through the prophesying of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah the son of Iddo. And they builded, and finished it, according to the commandment of the God of Israel, and according to the commandment of Cyrus, and Darius, and Artaxerxes king of Persia.  And this house was finished on the third day of the month Adar, which was in the sixth year of the reign of Darius the king. And the children of Israel, the priests, and the Levites, and the rest of the children of the captivity, kept the dedication of this house of God with joy,  And offered at the dedication of this house of God an hundred bullocks, two hundred rams, four hundred lambs; and for a sin offering for all Israel, twelve he goats, according to the number of the tribes of Israel.  And they set the priests in their divisions, and the Levites in their courses, for the service of God, which is at Jerusalem; as it is written in the book of Moses.  And the children of the captivity kept the passover upon the fourteenth day of the first month.  For the priests and the Levites were purified together, all of them were pure, and killed the passover for all the children of the captivity, and for their brethren the priests, and for themselves. And the children of Israel, which were come again out of captivity, and all such as had separated themselves unto them from the filthiness of the heathen of the land, to seek the Lord God of Israel, did eat,  And kept the feast of unleavened bread seven days with joy: for the Lord had made them joyful, and turned the heart of the king of Assyria unto them, to strengthen their hands in the work of the house of God, the God of Israel."

A verse with a thought booklet tells us that the name of a city was "The Lord is there."  Actually, that could be the name of any city because no matter where we go, the Lord is there if we seek Him. This is a comfort if we're moving someplace new or going on an adventure to a strange place.  We don't have to be alone.  The Lord will be there for us if we turn to Him.  No matter where we live, the name of our city can be "The Lord is there."  Ezekiel 48:35 "It was round about eighteen thousand measures: and the name of the city from that day shall be, The Lord is there."