Helaman 5 – Nephi and Lehi are put in prison and ministered to by angels. Oh to live worthy of such a blessing! How does one qualify for this kind of blessing? Obedience to the covenants we make and faith that it will work.
The Lamanites are overshadowed with a cloud of darkness and ask Aminidab, a Nephite dissenter, how to get rid of it. Aminidab tells them to repent if they want to remove this darkness – repent and cry (pray) until they have faith in Christ. Hmmm. Pray for faith in Christ. That seems pretty simple. This is good advice to anyone who is struggling with a testimony of the Savior.
Darkness doesn’t necessarily mean the lights have been switched off. When we walk away from the light of the gospel, the world becomes a dark place. There is not the joy that comes from knowing you are ok with the Lord. You estrange yourself from those who embrace the gospel because it is not a comfortable place to be. This is not only your family, but your church family. I did it and I’ve watched my own do it. I get it. It’s just not comfortable, and until you want that oppressive darkness lifted enough to go through the repentance process and exercise faith enough to reach out to the Savior, it just gets increasingly darker. It’s a very sad thing to watch. It’s also a very hard place to be.
The change will be made when the desire for light exceeds the pain of sin.
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