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Wednesday, June 11, 2014

Daily Thoughts

In the Book of Mormon we read that how beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of those who publish peace and bring good tidings. If not for the redemption of the Lord, all mankind must have perished. But the bands of death have been broken and the resurrection of the dead has been brought to pass. All the prophets down through the ages, and all those who have believed their words and kept the commandments of God will be raised in the resurrection to dwell with God. They will have eternal life.  Mosiah 15:15-23 "And O how beautiful upon the mountains were their feet!  And again, how beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of those that are still publishing peace!  And again, how beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of those who shall hereafter publish peace, yea, from this time henceforth and forever!  And behold, I say unto you, this is not all. For O how beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that is the founder of peace, yea, even the Lord, who has redeemed his people; yea, him who has granted salvation unto his people;  For were it not for the redemption which he hath made for his people, which was prepared from the foundation of the world, I say unto you, were it not for this, all mankind must have perished.  But behold, the bands of death shall be broken, and the Son reigneth, and hath power over the dead; therefore, he bringeth to pass the resurrection of the dead.  And there cometh a resurrection, even a first resurrection; yea, even a resurrection of those that have been, and who are, and who shall be, even until the resurrection of Christ—for so shall he be called. And now, the resurrection of all the prophets, and all those that have believed in their words, or all those that have kept the commandments of God, shall come forth in the first resurrection; therefore, they are the first resurrection. They are raised to dwell with God who has redeemed them; thus they have eternal life through Christ, who has broken the bands of death."

In the Old Testament we read that the Lord is good and He is ready to forgive those who call upon Him.  We can turn to him in the times of our troubles, and He will hear us.  Psalms 86:5-7 "For thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive; and plenteous in mercy unto all them that call upon thee. Give ear, O Lord, unto my prayer; and attend to the voice of my supplications.  In the day of my trouble I will call upon thee: for thou wilt answer me."

In a verse with a thought booklet we're told that if a man seems to be righteous, but does not watch his words, he deceives himself and his religion is vain. Thoughtless remarks, or words spoken in anger can damage relationships and cause great pain to the people who hear our negative comment. But speaking kind and encouraging words at the right moment can make all the difference to someone who needs to hear them. Our words matter!  James 1:26 "If any man among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man's religion is vain."

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