Daily Thoughts

In the Book of Mormon we read that Limhi had discovered from a tower the Lamanites preparing to attack them. When they came, Limhi's people fell upon them from their hiding places and began to slay them. They fought fiercely, trying to defend their wives and children. The King of the Lamanites was sorely wounded and left for dead. They bound up his wounds and brought him before Limhi. The King of the Lamanites explained to Limhi why they'd attacked them--because he thought they'd taken away their daughters.  Mosiah 20:8-15 "And now Limhi had discovered them from the tower, even all their preparations for war did he discover; therefore he gathered his people together, and laid wait for them in the fields and in the forests.  And it came to pass that when the Lamanites had come up, that the people of Limhi began to fall upon them from their waiting places, and began to slay them.  And it came to pass that the battle became exceedingly sore, for they fought like lions for their prey.  And it came to pass that the people of Limhi began to drive the Lamanites before them; yet they were not half so numerous as the Lamanites. But they fought for their lives, and for their wives, and for their children; therefore they exerted themselves and like dragons did they fight.  And it came to pass that they found the king of the Lamanites among the number of their dead; yet he was not dead, having been wounded and left upon the ground, so speedy was the flight of his people.  And they took him and bound up his wounds, and brought him before Limhi, and said: Behold, here is the king of the Lamanites; he having received a wound has fallen among their dead, and they have left him; and behold, we have brought him before you; and now let us slay him.  But Limhi said unto them: Ye shall not slay him, but bring him hither that I may see him. And they brought him. And Limhi said unto him: What cause have ye to come up to war against my people? Behold, my people have not broken the oath that I made unto you; therefore, why should ye break the oath which ye made unto my people?  And now the king said: I have broken the oath because thy people did carry away the daughters of my people; therefore, in my anger I did cause my people to come up to war against thy people."

In the Old Testament we read that the iniquities of the wicked will hold him, with the cords of his sins.  The greatness of his folly will cause him to go astray and he will die without instruction. Our sins will be a snare to us and cause our destruction in the end.  Proverbs 5:22-23 "His own iniquities shall take the wicked himself, and he shall be holden with the cords of his sins. He shall die without instruction; and in the greatness of his folly he shall go astray."

A verse with a thought booklet reminds us that what is good and what the Lord requires of us is to do justice, love kindness, and walk humbly with our God.  Micah 6:8 "He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the Lord require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?"