Here it is again in verse 6 of chapter 9...
"But the Lord knoweth all things from the beginning; wherefore, he prepareth a way to accomplish all his works among the children of men; for behold, he hath all power unto the fulfilling of his words. And thus it is. Amen"
See? Another one letting us know that the path has already been prepared! We just need to suck it up and DO IT and stop complaining! I feel like a lot of these chapters have to do with Faith.. Maybe that's just something I've noticed because faith is one thing I am trying to work on. I need to have more faith that things will work out the way they need to and in the time they are supposed to. I can't let myself get too worked up about certain things, like school, family, or my nonexistent dating life.. It'll all come in time.. I just need to continue to try doing the right things and it'll come.. It'll come. I just need to develop faith and PATIENCE.
I also love verse 18 in chapter 10. It does remind you that the Gospel is the same everywhere. When I was in Brazil, I didn't understand the language all the time, but I knew what was happening at church, I knew the routines and the scriptures, and the hymns. It's amazing how vast our church is. It's so easy to forget that this is a worldwide church! With so many different people and cultures, yet the foundation of the gospel is the same everywhere. I LOVE it!! So much. It definitely is a comfort to have that one constant in life, especially when everything else may seem like a mess!
PS: I think the "dwelt in a tent" thing does just mean that Lehi was living in a tent, but I think, to me, the world "dwelt" means for a long time, almost like settled.. So they were in tents, in the wilderness for a long time before Nephi was told to build the ship.
I think with the whole "dwelt in a tent" thing it is also saying that Lehi was humbled. To be so close to God, yet he was living in those conditions such as a tent instead of something more luxurious shows that by small and SIMPLE things great things come to pass. It is important that we remember that even the PROPHETS have to be humbled, so what does that say about us?
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