Daily Thoughts

In the Book of Mormon we read that actually King Laman was being crafty and deceitful when he allowed Zeniff and his people to possess the land.  Actually, he wanted to bring them into bondage. After twelve years, King Laman began to grow uneasy, fearing Zeniff's people might grow too strong and he wouldn't be able to overpower them and bring them into bondage. The Lamanites were lazy and idolatrous and wanted to glut themselves from the labor of others. King Laman began to stir up his people to contend with the people of Zeniff. Zeniff armed his people with weapons ad they went up to war against the Lamanites.  Mosiah 9:10-16 " Now it was the cunning and the craftiness of king Laman, to bring my people into bondage, that he yielded up the land that we might possess it.  Therefore it came to pass, that after we had dwelt in the land for the space of twelve years that king Laman began to grow uneasy, lest by any means my people should wax strong in the land, and that they could not overpower them and bring them into bondage.  Now they were a lazy and an idolatrous people; therefore they were desirous to bring us into bondage, that they might glut themselves with the labors of our hands; yea, that they might feast themselves upon the flocks of our fields.  Therefore it came to pass that king Laman began to stir up his people that they should contend with my people; therefore there began to be wars and contentions in the land.  For, in the thirteenth year of my reign in the land of Nephi, away on the south of the land of Shilom, when my people were watering and feeding their flocks, and tilling their lands, a numerous host of Lamanites came upon them and began to slay them, and to take off their flocks, and the corn of their fields. Yea, and it came to pass that they fled, all that were not overtaken, even into the city of Nephi, and did call upon me for protection. And it came to pass that I did arm them with bows, and with arrows, with swords, and with cimeters, and with clubs, and with slings, and with all manner of weapons which we could invent, and I and my people did go forth against the Lamanites to battle."

In the Old Testament we read that the heavens declare the glory of God and the earth shows His handiwork.  How could anyone look at this beautiful world and all things on it and not realize that there is a God who created it all?  Everything that He has made testifies of Him!  Psalms 19:1 "The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork."

A verse with a thought booklet asked the question of why our souls should be cast down when we have hope in God. He is the health of our countenance. We can leave our cares and worries in God's capable hands.  Psalms 43:5 "Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted within me? hope in God: for I shall yet praise him, who is the health of my countenance, and my God."