Where is my rest?

Book of Enos

I love the story of Enos as he receives confirmation from the Lord that his sins are forgiven.  “How is it done?” he asks.  It is such a blessing in my own life to know the answer to this question and to have felt the redeeming power of my Savior in my own life.  It is a real and tangible thing.  Even though the Lord answers this question, it is such an exercise of faith in the Savior to experience it.  It is an action on our part and a true gift from our Heavenly Father. 

A natural thing that happens to us that is shown by Enos, is when we feel this love in our own lives, it is only natural to want to share it – first with our family and loved ones, then to those around us – even our enemies (v11)! 

It is also interesting to me because of my feelings about my own journals, to note that having the records of their people preserved was important to Enos as well as the prophets before.   I would hope my journals would be of value to some future generation.

I’m also intrigued at the description Enos gives of his people, the Nephites, and the Lamanite’s description in verses 20 and 21.  Boiled down it is lazy vs. industrious.  It is a God-given characteristic to want to be busy doing good things, i.e. providing for family and others.  I hope my life counts for being industrious. 

Mostly this is rambling, and I hope to have the opportunity to ponder these things as I go about my day.  It is the last verse I would like to memorize.  As I get older, this type of verse is one I could see me reciting to myself some day.  “And I soon go to the place of my rest, which is with my Redeemer; for I know that in him I shall rest.  And I rejoice in the day when my mortal shall put on immortality, and shall stand before him; then shall I see his face with pleasure, and he will say unto me; Come unto me, ye blessed, there is a place prepared for you in the mansions of my Father.  Amen.” (v27)

Today, rest is a rare thing.  Any rest I do get comes from my beliefs and it’s usually at the gift of keeping the Sabbath day holy.  The life is filled with busyness and worry or concerns about loved ones.  And I can think of nothing more appealing than having the Savior say to me “. . .there is a place prepared for you in the mansions of my Father.”  I too look forward to that day.  Even though we wait for that day of rest, we find it in our daily lives as we come unto the Savior.  Doing so helps us to focus on things of a higher nature rather than the daily troubles of the world.  Yes, the troubles are still there and we go through them.  But we go through them with faith that there will be a better day.  It's usually just around the corner, but we may have to wait a while.  

As I reread this last paragraph I feel to add, we are able to see the blessings as we muddle through our trials.