“he did exhort
them then with all the feeling of a tender parent.”
-even thought their fate appeared
to be sure, Lehi does not give up or take a fatalist stance.
-(perhaps this has no bearing and
is of no importance, but it is something I noticed none the less): Up to a verse ago Lehi, through Nephi’s
transcription , has been simply reporting or describing his dream and the
events that happened therein. Now comes
his reaction and his response to things shown him. We might remember that the character of Lehi
in the dream was not, in reality, Lehi but a representation of him (granted the
charter had the same traits as the real Lehi) but now his actions were truly
his own and he makes an impassioned plea to his sons to somehow change the
events he saw in the vision.
“my father did preach unto them.”
-I guess
when all is said and done all we can do is speak the truth with love and invite
obedience -even to those with whom we
have the closest relationship ties and involvement. Agency exists among family members –even
between parents and children- as much as it does among strangers.
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