Daily Thoughts

In the Book of Mormon we read that after Nehor killed Gideon, he was brought before Alma to be judged.  He stood before Alma with much oldness.  Alma recognized that the man ad been practicing priestcraft and had attempted to enforce it by the sword, which he said would bring about the destruction of the people.  He had slain a righteous man whose blood cried out for vengeance. Alma condemned him to die, according to the law which Mosiah had set forth. Nehor acknowledged that he had taught the people contrary to the word of God, and then was put to death on top of the hill Manti.  Alma 1: 10-15 "And the man who slew him was taken by the people of the church, and was brought before Alma, to be judged according to the crimes which he had committed.  And it came to pass that he stood before Alma and pled for himself with much boldness.  But Alma said unto him: Behold, this is the first time that priestcraft has been introduced among this people. And behold, thou art not only guilty of priestcraft, but hast endeavored to enforce it by the sword; and were priestcraft to be enforced among this people it would prove their entire destruction.  And thou hast shed the blood of a righteous man, yea, a man who has done much good among this people; and were we to spare thee his blood would come upon us for vengeance.  Therefore thou art condemned to die, according to the law which has been given us by Mosiah, our last king; and it has been acknowledged by this people; therefore this people must abide by the law. And it came to pass that they took him; and his name was Nehor; and they carried him upon the top of the hill Manti, and there he was caused, or rather did acknowledge, between the heavens and the earth, that what he had taught to the people was contrary to the word of God; and there he suffered an ignominious death."

In the Old Testament we read that the Lord does not become weary or faint.  He gives power and strength to the weary.  If we grow tired from our burdens, we can turn to the Lord who will give us the strength to bear up under them.  Isaiah 40:28-30 "Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard, that the everlasting God, the Lord, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary? there is no searching of his understanding.  He giveth power to the faint; and to them that have no might he increaseth strength. Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall:"

Some scriptures with a thought booklet say that when Jesus came among His own people, they refused to receive Him.  But to those willing to receive Him and believe on Him, He gave power to become the sons of God.  John 1:11-12 "He came unto his own, and his own received him not. But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name:"