As you read the Book of Mormon and you think of Nephi, you picture a great prophet, strong, talented, obedient, maybe even handsome. He might have had all things going for him. Yet he had trials just like we all do. Some of his family members hated him. He had to do some very hard things like living in a wilderness and killing Laban. He made mistakes and he got depressed. In 2 Nephi 4:17-35 he tells how his heart weeped because of his sins and the problems he was having. When Nephi was sad he knew where to turn. He began to count his blessings and he turned to the Lord in prayer and trusted in Him.
Things are not always going to be just the way we like it. There will be problems to face and dispair to overcome. We need to do as Nephi did and count our blessing, then turn to the Lord in prayer and put out trust in Him. Two of my favorite thoughts are hanging on the wall of my office. They are important to remember every day.
"There is always, always, always something to be grateful for" and
"When life gets to be more that you can stand...Kneel."
