Daily Thoughts

In the Book of Mormon we read an account of Alma and his people who were driven into the wilderness by King Noah. The Lord had warned Alma to flee into the wilderness and the Lord strengthened them so they could escape from King Noah. They pitched their tents in a pleasant land and began to till the ground and build buildings.  Mosiah 23:1-5 "Now Alma, having been warned of the Lord that the armies of king Noah would come upon them, and having made it known to his people, therefore they gathered together their flocks, and took of their grain, and departed into the wilderness before the armies of king Noah.  And the Lord did strengthen them, that the people of king Noah could not overtake them to destroy them. And they fled eight days' journey into the wilderness. And they came to a land, yea, even a very beautiful and pleasant land, a land of pure water. And they pitched their tents, and began to till the ground, and began to build buildings; yea, they were industrious, and did labor exceedingly."

In the Old Testament we read about the importance of the words we speak.  The words of a foolish man will bring on contention and fighting, perhaps even coming to blows.  They cause destruction and can be a snare to the soul.  The words of a talebearer cause deep wounds.  We need to be very careful of the words we speak and make sure they don't cause harm or stir up strife. Proverbs 18:6-8 "A fool's lips enter into contention, and his mouth calleth for strokes.  A fool's mouth is his destruction, and his lips are the snare of his soul. The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly."

A scripture with a thought booklet shows us how Heavenly Father refers to Jesus.  He introduces Him as His Beloved Son and affirms that He is pleased with Him.  Do we follow this example when speaking of our children?  Do we take every opportunity to let them and everyone else know that we love them and are pleased with them?  Mark 1:11 "And there came a voice from heaven, saying, Thou art my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased."