Alma 59 – Moroni is getting upset that they have not received help from the government. They lose the city of Nephihah with a great slaughter. He knew it would be easier to maintain than to retake it, so he was very sad to hear of its loss and began to doubt because of the peoples’ wickedness which was exceeding. He was not surprised at the success of the Lamanites over them.
Pres. Benson once said: “It is better to prepare and prevent than to repent and repair.” This is a major truth and reminds me of another quote I learned as a child, “A stitch in time saves nine.”
What can I learn from this? To maintain my testimony and do all in my power to help my family do the same. How is this done? As young parents, setting the standard high and never let a day go by without reading from the scriptures, having family prayer and weekly FHE. Setting a righteous example by attending the temple regularly. Talk, Talk, Talk. As empty nesters, the job is not done. In fact, it’s far from done. We have little power other than our influence and example of righteousness.
I listened to an excellent podcast this week about Justin Osmond, son of Merrill Osmond. He was born 90% deaf and his mother woke him up every day at 5:30 a.m. from the time he was diagnosed at the age of two and did therapy with him. How? Reading the scriptures as a family first, and then each of his siblings would go off and do their individual practicing and he and his mother would do his speech therapy. This is the kind of dedication it takes as a parent. His speech is nearly undetectable that he doesn’t hear and his testimony is definitely an example of the effects of righteous upbringing – a goal we can all strive for.
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