morning thought

Nephi said, " the words change according to the amount of faith we give." And that is what is on my mind this morning. I think of how Nephi went and built a boat, trusting the things that the Lord commanded him. Wow. That is a lot of faith! He did not even know how to build a ship, and that dies not at all seemed a likely thing for him to do, but just look at the result. Miracles follow faith, not proceed it. They are actually a result of it, an evidence, but not needed in the case of faith, but most helpful in the case of hope.

I wonder how often the Lord gets frustrated with us when he asks things in result of our praying and communing. But, the response qe give in reply is, oh that makes absolutely no sense. Especially the rising generation, they stand on the shoulders of those who succeeded before them, and so when asked to do something, they only do so with a confirmation of their parents/leaders. But, I wonder if Nephi asked Lehi if he thought building a boat was a good idea, and if he did would his choice be determined by Lehi's response?

Joseph Smith said, "I teach them correct principles and then let them govern themselves ." We let the youth teach lessons and spearhead their own meetings. But, they still need leaders to guide them and demonstrate how to Walk by Faith.