"But, said he, notwithstanding our afflictions, we have obtained a land of promise, a land which is choice above all other lands; a land which the Lord God hath covenanted with me should be a land for the inheritance of my seed. Yea, the Lord hath covenanted this land unto me, and to my children forever, and also all those who should be led out of other countries by the hand of the Lord."
2 Nephi 1:5
I really like the phrase here "notwithstanding our afflictions." I think it gets across the idea that the reward is worth the road, right? They went through a lot, and the promised land that Lehi is talking about here... he still had to have faith in the future here. He didn't arrive and walk into a hotel where he was waited on hand and foot. It was an unpopulated wilderness and they had to start from scratch... continuing to use the survival skills they had learned along the way. That's another cool thing though--the way that God prepares us for everything ahead of time. We don't know why we are going through a trial, and then later we realize what God was preparing us for.
Today, let's trust in God and have faith in his plan, knowing that the reward is worth the road we take to get there... nothwithstanding our afflictions. :)
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