Courage

I started reading the Book of Mormon again. One of the first stories we read is about a man named Nephi and his family. His father Lehi, was commanded to leave Jerusalem and travel into the wilderness so they could cross the ocean and reach the promised land. Lehi obeyed, but two of his sons, Laman and Lemuel (Nephi's older brothers), were somewhat rebellious. They still followed their father, and did as they were asked though. After the family had left Jerusalem, Nephi and his brothers were told to go back and to get the plates, or ancient scriptures, from the wicked king Laban. King Laban was as most kings were, intimidating. They tried several times to get these plates, but nothing worked, and Nephi and his brothers were afraid. But not giving up, and wanting to fulfill what the Lord had commanded, Nephi went back to get those plates while his brothers waited outside. And even though it wasn't easy, the Lord provided a way for Nephi to accomplish the thing that he was commanded. (1 Nephi 1-4).

This is one of my favorite stories (I should say experiences) in the Book of Mormon (there's even a children's song based off of the experience). It can be easily applied to everyone. Keeping the commandments may seem hard and restrictive, but God will not give us a commandment that we can't keep. God is our loving Heavenly Father, He wants us to be happy, and the way to that is by keeping the commandments. No  matter how hard they may seem in the beginning, they are given to us to strengthen and motivate us to DO good and to BE good. Heavenly Father lives, He loves you and He wants you to be happy. I know this to be true.

Thanks for reading. Until next time...