"And it came to pass when they had arrived in the borders of the land of the Lamanites, that they separated themselves and departed one from another, trusting in the Lord that they should meet again at the close of their harvest; for they supposed that great was the work which they had undertaken."
Alma 17:13
I like the idea of trusting the Lord to help them meet again. This was before any technology that helped people keep in touch, so leaving each other was breaking contact. And they were going into potentially hostile territory to proselytize, which was bound to be unpopular.
We probably aren't going into quite as dangerous circumstances today, but the idea of trusting God to get us through it, out the other side, and back to the people we love still stands. And, like these men, we might even gather new friends along the way. Let's go forward with open hearts and minds and a determination to love other people, and trust in God to get us through. :) With God helping us, our effort will not be wasted.
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