There was a field before the tree, which itself was a relief
from the lone and dreary waste. The closer we get to God, the happier we are,
the better the world is, even before we make it all the way to partaking of His
love. But far away from God, so many people we love are so lost, and unhappy,
not even to the field. He is our only joy and hope.
Do I, when I experience joy, immediately wish to share it
with my family? It’s interesting how God’s love turns our thoughts outwards.
Lehi didn’t think, I’d like to sit here and keep eating this fruit, it’s
delicious, he thought, I need to share this with the people I love.
I am grateful for the understanding that Laman and Lemuel
“would not” come. Not that they were
chosen to be bad, but that we have our agency, and they used theirs
poorly. Even though, even in his dream, Lehi tried to show them the way to
come. On the other hands it’s hard breaking that we can teach our kids the
truth and they may still not choose it. I hate the thought of them having to
suffer through the darkness of sin instead of enjoying the love of God. Oh,
that the Lord will be with them!
The mists of darkness are such an interesting analogy. Are
those the times of doubt and distance, when we can’t really see where we are
going, but we press forward clinging to what we have known. Trusting that it
will get us through. I’ve often heard them described as trials and temptations,
and I’m sure that is also true. But I think the darkness is more than that in
my life. It would be so easy to get lost…. .
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