typos

I was reading back on some of my entries. I am sorry for all my typos. I totally don't proof read...OBVIOUSLY. I try hard to make the time to write, my goal is to write daily but that has proven to be a little difficult, but I am still trying for that. To proof read might be too much for me, so eventhough I am sorry for how bad it reads you will have to just be ok with it.

1 Nephi 18 begins with Nephi's brothers being good and helping him. They had been humbled. When the ship was finished they saw that it was really good and humbled themselves again. Isn't it crazy what a rollercoaster their lives are. In verse 9 it says, "...after we had been driven forth before the wind for the space of many days, behold, my brethren and the sons of Ishmael and also their wives began to make themselves merry, insomuch that they began to dance, and to sing, and to speak with much rudeness, yea, even that they did forget by what power they had been brought thither, yea, they were lifted up unto exceeding rudeness." I was thinking about this. I can imagine that after the ship was done and they were on the sea they probably started to relax a little. They let loose and started to fall into old habits. I have been there. I think it is interesting that Nephi mentions their rudeness. I remember in high school how fun or funny it seemed to be to be rude. I am a totally sarcastic person and knowing my limits with that has been a difficult lesson. I like reading this and seeing that allowing ourselves to be lifted up in rudeness is a sign for us, that we are starting to move in the wrong direction. I think that it is hard to see when we are slowing moving off the path and that it is important to take note of some signs...like rudeness or idleness. These are things we can check ourselves against to make sure we are staying on the right path.

So moving on...Nephi of course gets bound with cords and gets to endure even more abuse from his brothers who have forgotten about what has humbled them. So the Lord shows his strength again by almost swallowing them up in the sea, when they were scared for their lives they released Nephi. Nephi is SO GOOD! His reaction is to praise the Lord and not murmur. I think mine would have been to do something harmful and say some things to Laman and Lemuel!

I was thinking about them sailing in the sea. I bet that was a scary thing. I would not love to sail across the ocean first of all. I would not want to do it in a boat I built. I would not want to go with a bunch of people who don't know where they are going! Their faith is amazing that they did this knowing that the Lord would take them and guide them as long as they were faithful. I wonder how Laman and Lemuel were not afraid to do wrong...I mean obviously their testimony wasn't where it should have been, but still...I would have been more careful while I was in the ocean. I wonder how long it took them to sail. Is this something I should know? I wonder if I would doubt that we would get to where we were supposed to go. I wonder if I doubt that I will get to where I should be...if I do I better stop. I know that I have instruction and guidance, but it isn't always obvious to me.