2 Nephi 8:11 Therefore, the redeemed of the Lord shall return, and come with singing unto Zion; and everlasting joy and holiness shall be upon their heads; and they shall obtain gladness and joy; sorrow and mourning shall flee away.
You may have noticed that there aren’t that many happy stories so far. Don’t worry, there will be. But you should also know now that this book doesn’t exactly end happily. There’s going to be a lot of sad stories that seem to lead to a really sad ending. But that’s the thing about Jesus. He can take our very saddest stories, the most terrible moments in our lives, the worst happenings in the history of the world, and redeem them.
Redeem, a definition:
To take a sad story and give it a happy ending.
And that’s important to know because this story is terribly sad. Because after Lehi died, his family fell apart. And it fell apart even though Nephi kept praying and asking God what to do. And God kept talking to Nephi. And even though God kept leading and guiding a…
