Daily Thoughts

In the Book of Mormon we read that Ammon and his brothers were taken and cast into prison because they were mistaken for the priests who had taken the daughters of the Lamanites.  But when it was discovered that they were their brethren sent from Zarahelma, it caused great joy. Limhi had previously been unsuccessful in finding the land of Zarahelma, but had stumbled instead on a land with many dry bones. They had brought back a record of those people. Limhi ejoiced that Ammon had a gift from God to interpret.  Mosiah 21:23-28 "And the king having been without the gates of the city with his guard, discovered Ammon and his brethren; and supposing them to be priests of Noah therefore he caused that they should be taken, and bound, and cast into prison. And had they been the priests of Noah he would have caused that they should be put to death.  But when he found that they were not, but that they were his brethren, and had come from the land of Zarahemla, he was filled with exceedingly great joy.  Now king Limhi had sent, previous to the coming of Ammon, a small number of men to search for the land of Zarahemla; but they could not find it, and they were lost in the wilderness.  Nevertheless, they did find a land which had been peopled; yea, a land which was covered with dry bones; yea, a land which had been peopled and which had been destroyed; and they, having supposed it to be the land of Zarahemla, returned to the land of Nephi, having arrived in the borders of the land not many days before the coming of Ammon.  And they brought a record with them, even a record of the people whose bones they had found; and it was engraven on plates of ore.  And now Limhi was again filled with joy on learning from the mouth of Ammon that king Mosiah had a gift from God, whereby he could interpret such engravings; yea, and Ammon also did rejoice."

In the Old Testament we read the dangers of having pride--it will lead to destruction and cause us to fall.  Proverbs 16:18 "Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall."

A verse with a thought booklet reminds us that if we'll draw near to the Lord, He'll draw near to us.  We just need to cleanse our hands, purify our hearts, and repent of our sins.  James 4:8 "Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded."