Daily Thoughts

In the Book of Mormon we read that the Lamanites found the priests of Noah in the wilderness.  Amulon, a leader of the priests, pleaded for their lives, and sent their wives to also plead their cause.  Their wives were daughters of the Lamanites. The Lamanites had compassion on them because of their wives. So the priests of Noah joined with the Lamanites.  They found Alma in the wilderness.  They broke their promise to let them go and sent guards around them. Amulen was put as a ruler of the Lamanites, under the king.  Mosiah 23:30-39 "Now the armies of the Lamanites, which had followed after the people of king Limhi, had been lost in the wilderness for many days.  And behold, they had found those priests of king Noah, in a place which they called Amulon; and they had begun to possess the land of Amulon and had begun to till the ground.  Now the name of the leader of those priests was Amulon. And it came to pass that Amulon did plead with the Lamanites; and he also sent forth their wives, who were the daughters of the Lamanites, to plead with their brethren, that they should not destroy their husbands.  And the Lamanites had compassion on Amulon and his brethren, and did not destroy them, because of their wives. And Amulon and his brethren did join the Lamanites, and they were traveling in the wilderness in search of the land of Nephi when they discovered the land of Helam, which was possessed by Alma and his brethren.  And it came to pass that the Lamanites promised unto Alma and his brethren, that if they would show them the way which led to the land of Nephi that they would grant unto them their lives and their liberty.  But after Alma had shown them the way that led to the land of Nephi the Lamanites would not keep their promise; but they set guards round about the land of Helam, over Alma and his brethren.  And the remainder of them went to the land of Nephi; and a part of them returned to the land of Helam, and also brought with them the wives and the children of the guards who had been left in the land. And the king of the Lamanites had granted unto Amulon that he should be a king and a ruler over his people, who were in the land of Helam; nevertheless he should have no power to do anything contrary to the will of the king of the Lamanites."

In the Old Testament we read that having confidence in an unfaithful man during times of trouble is like a broken tooth or a foot out of joint.  Proverbs 25:19 "Confidence in an unfaithful man in time of trouble is like a broken tooth, and a foot out of joint."

But some verses with a thought booklet tell us who we can rely on in times of trouble.  The Lord will lead us beside the still waters and restore our soul.  Picture the Lord leading you by calm water, renewing and strengthening you.  Psalms 23:2-3 "He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters.  He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake."

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