Mosiah 24

Mosiah 24:14-15

“And I will also ease the burdens which are put upon your shoulders, that even you cannot feel them upon your backs, even while you are in bondage; and this will I do that ye may stand as witnesses for me hereafter, and that ye may know of a surety that I, the Lord God, do visit my people in their afflictions. And now it came to pass that the burdens which were laid upon Alma and his brethren were made light; yea, the Lord did strengthen them that they could bear up their burdens with ease, and they did submit cheerfully and with patience to all the will of the Lord.”

God does not lighten their burdens, God gives them strength and cheer to bear them. Happiness does not depend on the state in life that one is in, but on how they handle their life and the perspective from which they see it. A rich man can be very sad, and a poor man can be the happiest. When we pray for patience we may get a burden, but we should also get the strength to bear it. Sometimes even if something does not bother us we pretend or try to make it bother us because we want recognition, because we want a reason to rebel, because we insist on our tragedy. The Nephites could have succumbed to these reasons, but they were able to follow along with the cheer that God gave them.

Written 9-24-14