Thought / Scripture 22-28 Jan 2006

Hey, everyone!! Mom gave me a good idea for the Blog. I am going to try to post a spiritual thought or scripture every week. If you have a favorite thought or scripture that you want posted send it to me and I will post them each week. If I get enough I might post them everyday. The thoughts can be something you read, heard in seminary or church, quotes from church magazines, or sciptures you read. All I ask is that if you send something make sure you put the reference where you found it and I would like your comments even if all it is is "Thought this was cool." or "I didn't know this.". Since Mom was the one who came up with the idea I will use hers as the first thought. She found the reference in the Book Of Mormon where the Nephites and Lamanites first started living in Tribes with Chiefs. I have read this numerous times and never realized that it was right there. The scripture is as follows.

"1. Now behold, I will show unto you that they did not establish a king over the land; but in this same year, yea, the thirtieth year, they did destroy upon the judgment-seat, yea, did murder the chief judge of the land.

2. And the people were divided one against another; and they did separate one from another into tribes, every man according to his family and his kindred and friends; and thus they did destroy the government of the land.

3. And every tribe did appoint a chief or a leader over them; and thus they became tribes and leaders of tribes.

4. Now behold, there was no man among them save he had much family and many kindreds and friends; therefore their tribes became exceedingly great."

3 Nephi 7:1-4