1 Nephi 22:25 And he gathereth his children from the four quarters of the earth; and he numbereth his sheep, and they know him; and there shall be one fold and one shepherd; and he shall feed his sheep, and in him they shall find pasture.
There are many reasons why living in the desert can make you discontent. There are bugs and spiders and probably scorpions. It gets very hot during the day and it can get very cold at night. There are no fast food restaurants or any restaurants for that matter. It is very easy to get lost because every direction looks the same. There are no mountains or oceans or anything to tell you which way you came from or which way you are going. But worst of all, there are not many people who live in the desert. You could very easily walk through an entire desert and not meet a single other person the whole time. It’s just you, the heat, the sand, and too little food. And so the one thing you are sure to be in the desert is discontent.
Discontent, a definition:
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