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Wednesday, December 17, 2014

Daily Thoughts

In the Book of Mormon we read that Lamanite aggressions spread and the seed of the priests of Noah were killed, just as Abinadi had prophesied. Many Lamanites were killed because of their belief.  Alma 25:1-12 "And behold, now it came to pass that those Lamanites were more angry because they had slain their brethren; therefore they swore vengeance upon the Nephites; and they did no more attempt to slay the people of Anti-Nephi-Lehi at that time. But they took their armies and went over into the borders of the land of Zarahemla, and fell upon the people who were in the land of Ammonihah and destroyed them.  And after that, they had many battles with the Nephites, in the which they were driven and slain.  And among the Lamanites who were slain were almost all the seed of Amulon and his brethren, who were the priests of Noah, and they were slain by the hands of the Nephites;  And the remainder, having fled into the east wilderness, and having usurped the power and authority over the Lamanites, caused that many of the Lamanites should perish by fire because of their belief—  For many of them, after having suffered much loss and so many afflictions, began to be stirred up in remembrance of the words which Aaron and his brethren had preached to them in their land; therefore they began to disbelieve the traditions of their fathers, and to believe in the Lord, and that he gave great power unto the Nephites; and thus there were many of them converted in the wilderness.  And it came to pass that those rulers who were the remnant of the children of Amulon caused that they should be put to death, yea, all those that believed in these things.  Now this martyrdom caused that many of their brethren should be stirred up to anger; and there began to be contention in the wilderness; and the Lamanites began to hunt the seed of Amulon and his brethren and began to slay them; and they fled into the east wilderness.  And behold they are hunted at this day by the Lamanites. Thus the words of Abinadi were brought to pass, which he said concerning the seed of the priests who caused that he should suffer death by fire.  For he said unto them: What ye shall do unto me shall be a type of things to come.  And now Abinadi was the first that suffered death by fire because of his belief in God; now this is what he meant, that many should suffer death by fire, according as he had suffered. And he said unto the priests of Noah that their seed should cause many to be put to death, in the like manner as he was, and that they should be scattered abroad and slain, even as a sheep having no shepherd is driven and slain by wild beasts; and now behold, these words were verified, for they were driven by the Lamanites, and they were hunted, and they were smitten."

In the Old Testament we read that when Christ comes again, the Jews will ask Him what are the wounds in his hands. He'll tell them that He was wounded in the house of His friends.  Zechariah 13:6 "And one shall say unto him, What are these wounds in thine hands? Then he shall answer, Those with which I was wounded in the house of my friends."


A verse with a thought booklet warns us to avoid even the appearance of evil.  A couple's car was wrecked in an accident and they needed to find a replacement.  They were looking at cars in a parking lot to get an idea of what they wanted.  They looked through some of the windows to see what the seats and controls were like in the various vehicles.  Pretty soon a security guard confronted them, saying that several people had reported "suspicious activity" on their part. They weren't actually guilty of trying to steal any cars, but they sure looked like it. We need to be mindful that others may be watching our actions and we need to remain above reproach.  1 Thessalonians 5:22 "Abstain from all appearance of evil."

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