When I read the first part of this chapter
I can't help but think about how Sariah's faith
wavered....and how Lehi comforted her.
I have mixed feelings about this....
because how many times does our faith waver?
Why, because we do not see the good results when
we want to see them. Her sons were gone for a
long time and she just kinda gave up on the Lord
and started calling Lehi a visionary man......and I
don't think she meant it in a good way either.
Saying he drug them out to the wilderness
to perish, and sent her sons on a suicide mission.
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But then of course when her sons came back
she was all, now i know that the Lord commanded
my husband to flee and delivered my sons out
of the hands of Laban. Well Sariah....what if one
or two of your sons died.....then what? What if
it took them 6 years to get back to you ....then what?
Would you have not believed for 6 years, forever?
Your husband is a prophet!!! It just kinda drove
me a little crazy. But, I know, I can be the same way.
When times get hard, when it doesn't happen
the way I want it to happen, when I don't get my
answer right away, when it's not the answer I wanted.
Sometimes we are weak....we give up too easily.
And then I see the other side of it....and my heart
swells. Lehi comforts her and pulls her and pulls
her back in the arms of the Lord. This just shows me
how important our families and friends are.
Why it is so important for us to surround ourselves
with worthy members of the church. So when we start
to doubt and our faith starts to waver,when we
start making those choices not in accordance
with the Lord they are there, our friends and
family are there to walk us back into the loving
arms of our Heavenly Father.
Yay...all the boys return with the brass plates!!!!They celebrate by thanking the Lord and offering up
sacrifices and burnt offerings. Then what do they do?
They start at the beginning and he searched the
plates and discovered the genealogy of his fathers....
Lehi is a descendant of Joseph son of Jacob
who was sold into Egypt
The book contains the 5 books of Moses ( Genesis,Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy)
Which told the story of the creation of the world,and also told of Adam and Eve, our first parents.
"And now when my father saw all these things,he was filled with the Spirit, and began
to prophesy concerning his seed-
That these plates of brass should go forth unto
all nations, kindreds, tongues, and people who
were of his seed."
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How true is that today.....Think of all the places
missionaries are being sent, temples are being built,
scriptures are being printed and read in different languages.
Think of the Internet and how anyone in the world has
access to the scriptures online.
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In studying the scriptures Lehi and Nephi both
found them to be desirable, even of great worth
to them. I know the scriptures are of great value to
me, but why did I put off reading them for so long?
I can honestly say that I did not find reading them
desirable....I thought it was boring. But, I have found
this new energy in reading them, I don't really know
how to explain it, other than, I am excited to learn now.
I hope that you feel the same too.....maybe you already did ;)
4 comments:
Thank you Sarah for this wonderful opportunity to feel the sweetness of the spirit. I was so moved by the beautiful music in conjunction with the reading that I couldn't hold back the tears. God bless each of us to be able to do this daily.I feel such tremendous love for my children and wonderful husband right now as though my heart could burst.
Welcome aboard mom!! Well is good....he's real good. I just spent an hour typing a blog and then the last hour trying to restore what I typed on the blog. That's right my computer froze at the very of my "speech" and I lost everything. And then I lost an hour trying to gain it back. Guess I needed to reafirm to what I was feeling.
I'm glad you introduced Sariah and her faith Sarah. Just last night I watched the movie "deep impact". There is a scene where a family is stuck in traffic tring to escape a natural disaster with no hope of survival. A Young man comes up on a dirtbike and there is the opportunity for the teenage daughter to be saved. The parents, without hesitation strap their new born baby onto her back and force her children into the "unkown" with the only certainty being...they would never see them again. I cried as I observed the strength the parents had to send them off to safety without hesitation. The sweet couple then held eachother and cried as they died in a massive tidlewave while only moments before they watched as their 2 girls left them there to die. The spirit was so strong and I admired their courage. It parellels the courage of Sariah to let her boys leave into the unkown without a confirmation that she would ever see them again. I was reminded of the spirit I felt last night. Daniel leaves at 7am for school and doesn't get home until around 10pm everyday. He is working so hard to reach his goals so that he can provide for his family. Even though I know it is what he has to do sometimes it is hard for me to let him go and support him in this. My sacrafice is necessary for our progression, however, would I be able to let him go if I didn't know I would see him again. I fear that Saraih is on a higher spiritual level than I have yet reached. And yes she did murmur, but I'm sure it less complaining than what I do about insignificant things.
Let me talk about that for a moment. I am almost glad that she showed imperfection in that moment. I wonder, how many of the wives of modern prophets and apostles have complained at least once about the "mission" of their dear husbands. I can't help but that while the great church leaders are in the "spotlot" because of all they give to the world, there are truely hidden heroes who have learned to live the Law of Concecration to it's fullest. Those dear family member's who sacrafice their dad's or husband's to the work are in my eyes, entitled to a little discouragement from time to time.
Satan uses the most powerful emotion to bring contention to the home. LOVE!!! He can use it to confuse us and put it above what's more important. Satan used the "love" she had for her children to confuse her of the importance of their mission. If the love of God is not in the front of our mind, we will love others more and forget what's important at the moment.
The coolest part of this whole thing was that when Sariah (because of the love for her children) complained to her husband, instead of arguing back.....Lehi impressively remained calm with the Spirit and he did something incredible. He bore testimony to his wife. What a sweet and amazing man...he knew how to fight off the adversary and eliminate contention.
Last thought of the chapter. I've never picked up on this before. But i love love love how I was able to see a tender mercy that the Lord provided Lehi. He had sacrificed so much and it has caused trials within the family. Well, here in the midst of it all, Heavenly Father provides him with a "story" from one of his ancestors who had "been through a similar "and conquered. I have never thought about how much Lehi might have needed to relate to someone and find comfort in the fact that he is not alone. Joseph of Egypt had a very similar story and though much was lost, much more was gained in the sacrifices. It makes me want to keep a journal so that I can share my testimony with later generations and hopefully strengthen them. God knows us and I believe that he knew the burdens Lehi had to carry....and for once i know that it was his tender mercy to provide Lehi with that genealogy of his family and what they went through.
aaaggghh....I am the worst babbler!!!
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