“Nephi’s trust in God was tested when he and his brothers
were commanded to return to Jerusalem to obtain the brass plates. After initial
attempts failed, his brothers gave up. But Nephi chose to place his trust in
the Lord and was successful in obtaining the plates. That experience likely
strengthened Nephi’s confidence in God when his bow broke and the family faced
starvation. Again, Nephi chose to trust in God, and the family was saved. These
successive experiences gave Nephi even stronger confidence for the enormous
task he would soon face of building a ship. Nephi strengthened his relationship
with God by consistently and continuously trusting Him. God uses the same
pattern with us. He extends us personal invitations to strengthen and deepen
our trust in Him. Each time we act on an invitation, our trust in God grows. If
we ignore an invitation, our progress stops until we’re ready to act on a new
invitation.” – Elder Paul B. Pieper
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