Love It!

I love the prophet Nephi's simplicity. I mentioned in an earlier post (July 8) about how hard and yet simple it is to be obedient and do what we are supposed to do. I wanted to post this as a follow up to that, a scriptural follow-up.

"And we did observe to keep the judgments, and the statutes, and the commandments of the Lord in all things, according to the law of Moses." 2 Nephi 5:10

Does he say they were perfect? No. Does he say they never made mistakes, never sinned, never committed a transgression? No. He just says they "did observe to keep" all the commandments. Did they make mistakes? Yes, I'm sure they did. But at this time in my life, the point of the verse, to me, is that they simply did it. They were focused on keeping the commandments; they tried to live how they were supposed to live; they wanted to be righteous and so did what it took to be righteous. It's all about choice! We choose whether we turn that corner and run towards the light, towards the Savior, or whether we turn the other way and go into darkness. Think about that as you re-read Elder Bednar's talk about the Parable of the Pickle. Also re-read Elder Porter's talk about A Broken Heart and a Contrite Spirit.

And what was the end result? Verse 11: "And the Lord was with us; and we did prosper exceedingly;"