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Nephi Stars in “Who Moved My Cheese?”

November 12th, 2008

Nephi and his broken bow

“And it came to pass that as I, Nephi, went forth to slay food, behold, I did break my bow…we did return without food to our families… they did suffer much for the want of food.
And I said unto my father: Whither shall I go to obtain food?…And it came to pass that he did inquire of the Lord…I did slay wild beasts, insomuch that I did obtain food for our families…how great was their joy!”

I love this story. It makes me think of a group of fathers losing their jobs and coming home to tell their families that they don’t have the means to provide food for them. Some of them sit down and complain to their families, placing blame on others and cursing God for their misfortunes. “We deserve food!”, they may claim. “Haven’t we done what we were told?”

Then Nephi, in another great example of pure faith, does not complain – rather he speaks to the group, humbles them and goes and makes a new bow and goes to ask his father (the Prophet), “Where should I go to get food for us?”. Read the rest of this entry »