The question had never crossed my mind before, but why
didn’t Lehi go with His sons back to Jerusalem?
He was obviously told not to go back but only to send his sons. Still, though, the question remains: why did the Lord only send the boys instead
of the prophet who would be more capable and knowledgeable as to the obtaining
of the plates? I think, at least in
part, that there comes a time when the youth must be proven and taught thereby
preparing them for things to come.
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AND it came to pass that after we had come down into the wilderness unto
our father, behold, he was filled with joy, and also my mother, Sariah, was
exceedingly glad, for she truly had mourned because of us.
“she truly had mourned”
-even
though it was a sign of weak faith, it is difficult to charge a mother with
tender motherly feelings of concern.
These were her boys, they were sent on a very difficult assignment. The degree of faith required by her and Lehi
might have surpassed that which was required by their sons. At least the boys had some control over their
situation whereas the physically detached observers had only faith and mental
energy to rely on. Often it is the ones
acquainted with those who are in the storm of the trial whose faith is most
severely strained -those who have no
direct control on the outcome. Like
Lehi, Sariah and our heavenly parents, parenthood demands a sizeable reserve of
faith.
-one of
the primary burdens of parenting is the emotional and mental anguish of
watching as your children are put through difficult, unfair and painful uncertainties. These come with a level of knowing that life
is frought with uncertainty, with injustice and with sadness. As much as a parent would like, they cannot
guarantee that all will be well; they cannot remove the discomfort or dispatch
the adversity. To watch your child in
pain and be entirely impotent to relieve, remove or comfort is one of the
darkest places to walk in mortality or in eternity.
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