Unit 10: Day 4 - Jarom and Omni

I vividly remember having the same thought as in the story that Elder Uchtdorf recounted. I might have shared this with you in class this story already but when I was in high school, I was a member of the HS soccer team. I was most certainly not the best in the team. I work hard at developing the skill and I would say I'm average at best. However, there is this kid whom I know breaks the word of wisdom also joined our team and our practices. He was physically stronger and run faster than most other on the team. I was a member of the Church at the time and remember the promises the Word of Wisdom. My thought was how come I'm not a better soccer player because I follow those commandments? In the mean time this other kid who I know violates just about everything on the list and yet he is better at playing than I am. I was baffled.

I feel like the greatest take away from reading Jarom and Omni is that the Lord always respond to his promises. He promised if we keep His commandments, then we will prosper in the land of promise. Remember these two small books covered a span close to 300 years. How likely do you think the people may have taken the promise land for granted and start to slip up in following the commandments? That is essentially the message in these books.

Pres Uchtdorf has a great quote in the lesson that I wish to reiterate here. He said "the promises of the Lord, if perhaps not always swift, are always certain". I just want to testify to you that this is true. Don't take following the commandments for granted. Doing the right thing doesn't always lead to immediate rewards, may it be spiritually or temporally, but nonetheless, they always will come; that's a guarantee.

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