"And it came to pass that in this year there was one Samuel, a Lamanite, came into the land of Zarahemla, and began to preach unto the people. And it came to pass that he did preach, many days, repentance unto the people, and they did cast him out, and he was about to return to his own land.
But behold, the voice of the Lord came unto him, that he should return again, and prophesy unto the people whatsoever things should come into his heart.
And it came to pass that they would not suffer that he should enter into the city; therefore he went and got upon the wall thereof, and stretched forth his hand and cried with a loud voice, and prophesied unto the people whatsoever things the Lord put into his heart."
Helaman 13:2-4
I love how Samuel solved the problem when God told him to go back to the city. He wasn't allowed in, so he got up on the wall and started preaching to them from there, and spread the message that God wanted him to spread.
I feel like this is something that we probably all need to do more of. We try, we get rejected or just fail, so we give up. Today, let's be more like Samuel (and Nephi, and others), and when we run into an obstacle when trying to do God's will, instead of giving up, let's listen to God, take heart, and return to the task. If we keep trying another way, God will help us eventually accomplish his purpose. It won't always be fun. Samuel had people shooting arrows at him... but he kept at it until the work was done.
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