Daily Thoughts

In the Book of Mormon we read that the army of Antipus was reduced because so many had been slain and the Lamanites tok several cities through bloodshed. Antipus was toiling mightily trying to fortify the city of Judea when Helaman and his stripling warriors arrived. Their arrival stopped the Lamanites from further attack.  Alma 56: 10-20 "And I did join my two thousand sons, (for they are worthy to be called sons) to the army of Antipus, in which strength Antipus did rejoice exceedingly; for behold, his army had been reduced by the Lamanites because their forces had slain a vast number of our men, for which cause we have to mourn.  Nevertheless, we may console ourselves in this point, that they have died in the cause of their country and of their God, yea, and they are happy.  And the Lamanites had also retained many prisoners, all of whom are chief captains, for none other have they spared alive. And we suppose that they are now at this time in the land of Nephi; it is so if they are not slain.  And now these are the cities of which the Lamanites have obtained possession by the shedding of the blood of so many of our valiant men: The land of Manti, or the city of Manti, and the city of Zeezrom, and the city of Cumeni, and the city of Antiparah.  And these are the cities which they possessed when I arrived at the city of Judea; and I found Antipus and his men toiling with their might to fortify the city.  Yea, and they were depressed in body as well as in spirit, for they had fought valiantly by day and toiled by night to maintain their cities; and thus they had suffered great afflictions of every kind.  And now they were determined to conquer in this place or die; therefore you may well suppose that this little force which I brought with me, yea, those sons of mine, gave them great hopes and much joy.  And now it came to pass that when the Lamanites saw that Antipus had received a greater strength to his army, they were compelled by the orders of Ammoron to not come against the city of Judea, or against us, to battle.  And thus were we favored of the Lord; for had they come upon us in this our weakness they might have perhaps destroyed our little army; but thus were we preserved. They were commanded by Ammoron to maintain those cities which they had taken. And thus ended the twenty and sixth year. And in the commencement of the twenty and seventh year we had prepared our city and ourselves for defence."

In the New Testament we read that those who claim to know God but who are disobedient, deny they know Him by the things that they do.  Titus 1:16 "They profess that they know God; but in works they deny him, being abominable, and disobedient, and unto every good work reprobate."

A verse with a thought booklet tells us not to judge others if we ourselves don't want to be judged.  This is a short verse which we'd do well to memorize whenever we're tempted to pass judgment on other people.  Matthew 7:1 "Judge not, that ye be not judged."