In the Book of Mormon, the young prophet Nephi was in a situation where he needed to hunt for food, but he broke his bow. When this happened, Nephi’s brothers and even his parents complained and were upset. They all complained to God, but Nephi got to work and built a new bow out of wood. He went to his dad, Lehi, and asked where to go to get food.

In answer to his prayers, Nephi was directed to the top of the mountain to get food. Think about that. Going to the top of the mountain is not an easy place to go. Nephi had to do this hard thing to obtain food. 

What can we learn from this? When we have difficult trials, sometimes God’s answer to us is, “Do this hard thing.” When we start to do this hard thing, we can start to have hope and see change. When we look back on these trials and what God required of us, we can feel grateful for how Jesus Christ enabled us to do these hard things.

God does not always give us the easy way out, but He does give us what is best for us.

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