In the Book of Mormon we read that the wicked King Noah put down all the priests that had been consecrated by his father and consecrated news ones instead, ones who were lifted up in pride. Noah put great taxes on the people to support him in his laziness and idolatry. He built elegant and spacious buildings and ornamented them with precious things. He built himself a spacious palace and sat on a throne ornamented with gold and silver. And he built seats ornamented with pure gold for his priests to sit on while they spoke lying vain words to the people. Mosiah 11:5-11 "For he put down all the priests that had been consecrated by his father, and consecrated new ones in their stead, such as were lifted up in the pride of their hearts. Yea, and thus they were supported in their laziness, and in their idolatry, and in their whoredoms, by the taxes which king Noah had put upon his people; thus did the people labor exceedingly to support iniquity. Yea, and they also became idolatrous, because they were deceived by the vain and flattering words of the king and priests; for they did speak flattering things unto them. And it came to pass that king Noah built many elegant and spacious buildings; and he ornamented them with fine work of wood, and of all manner of precious things, of gold, and of silver, and of iron, and of brass, and of ziff, and of copper; And he also built him a spacious palace, and a throne in the midst thereof, all of which was of fine wood and was ornamented with gold and silver and with precious things. And he also caused that his workmen should work all manner of fine work within the walls of the temple, of fine wood, and of copper, and of brass. And the seats which were set apart for the high priests, which were above all the other seats, he did ornament with pure gold; and he caused a breastwork to be built before them, that they might rest their bodies and their arms upon while they should speak lying and vain words to his people."
In the Old Testament we read that the Lord will be our help and our strength in time of trouble, if we're righteous and trust in Him. Psalms 37:39-40 "But the salvation of the righteous is of the Lord: he is their strength in the time of trouble. And the Lord shall help them, and deliver them: he shall deliver them from the wicked, and save them, because they trust in him."
A verse with a thought booklet tells us that if we love the Lord, we will keep His commandments. John 14:15 "If ye love me, keep my commandments."
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