Prepare, Work, Guard

Mosiah 10

This will be short since I already did it once and static erased the entire entry.

Zeniff is the leader of the righteous Nephites.  He teaches his people righteous principles, aka work, prepare for the future, guard what is theirs.  The Lamanites grow uneasy and decide to invade them.  The people of Zeniff fight "with the strength of the Lord".  What does this mean?  I would suspect they prayed for protection and guidance.  Since the Lamanites know nothing about the Lord, they are left to their own devices.  They are the stronger of the two groups, but they are on their own.

Sad to me that this war is against two sides of a family.  The Lamanites feel they have been treated wrongly and have spread lies to their posterity.  These people don't even know what the war is about.  They just fight because that's what generations have done in the past.

Last night our HT reminded us that the Book of Mormon was written for us in our day - not the Nephites who actually never even saw the Book of Mormon.  So what am I to learn from this chapter?  I must be prepared against any future conflict with the adversary, remembering that it could be a family member.   Work!  Guard against the adversary invading my peace.  How do I do this?  Do all in my power to see that lies are corrected quickly, watch for attacks from the adversary, and continue serving and doing as I've been commanded to do.