Daily Thoughts

In the Book of Mormon we read that the people loved Mosiah and esteemed him greatly. He had sought to establish peace in the land and had delivered them from bondage. They appointed judges, and Alma was appointed chief judge, as well as also being the high priest. He judged righteously and there was continual peace in the land. Alma and Mosiah both died, thus ending the reign of the kings. Mosiah 29:40-47 "And they did wax strong in love towards Mosiah; yea, they did esteem him more than any other man; for they did not look upon him as a tyrant who was seeking for gain, yea, for that lucre which doth corrupt the soul; for he had not exacted riches of them, neither had he delighted in the shedding of blood; but he had established peace in the land, and he had granted unto his people that they should be delivered from all manner of bondage; therefore they did esteem him, yea, exceedingly, beyond measure. And it came to pass that they did appoint judges to rule over them, or to judge them according to the law; and this they did throughout all the land.  And it came to pass that Alma was appointed to be the first chief judge, he being also the high priest, his father having conferred the office upon him, and having given him the charge concerning all the affairs of the church. And now it came to pass that Alma did walk in the ways of the Lord, and he did keep his commandments, and he did judge righteous judgments; and there was continual peace through the land. And thus commenced the reign of the judges throughout all the land of Zarahemla, among all the people who were called the Nephites; and Alma was the first and chief judge.  And now it came to pass that his father died, being eighty and two years old, having lived to fulfil the commandments of God.  And it came to pass that Mosiah died also, in the thirty and third year of his reign, being sixty and three years old; making in the whole, five hundred and nine years from the time Lehi left Jerusalem.  And thus ended the reign of the kings over the people of Nephi; and thus ended the days of Alma, who was the founder of their church."

In the Old Testament we read that the blind, deaf, mute, and lame will be healed of their afflictions. Sorrow and sighing will flee away and there will be joy and gladness.  What a wonderful day that will be.  Isaiah 35:5-6, 10 "Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped. Then shall the lame man leap as an hart, and the tongue of the dumb sing: for in the wilderness shall waters break out, and streams in the desert. And the ransomed of the Lord shall return, and come to Zion with songs and everlasting joy upon their heads: they shall obtain joy and gladness, and sorrow and sighing shall flee away."

A verse with a thought booklet tells us that Jesus did so many wonderful things that they cannot possibly all be written.  If they were, the world would not be large enough to contain all the books!  W may think we know all about Jesus from reading the scriptures that we have, but when you ponder on this verse you realize that what we have is actually only the tip of the iceberg.  Jesus is more than we can wrap our minds around.  John 21:25 "And there are also many other things which Jesus did, the which, if they should be written every one, I suppose that even the world itself could not contain the books that should be written. Amen."