My Lesson in Sunday School

This last week I had the great opportunity of preparing a lesson for sunday school that covered the chapters 16-19 in the first book of Nephi.  Although there were many different things that I learned in the process of teaching and preparing this lesson, there was one scripture which I particularly enjoyed when I read it, and I wanted to share it with you all.  It's found in 1 Nephi 17:3.  It reads: "And thus we see that the commandments of God must be fulfilled. And if it so be that the children of men keep the commandments of God he doth nourish them, and ^astrengthen them, and provide means whereby they can accomplish the thing which he has commanded them; wherefore, he did ^bprovide means for us while we did sojourn in the wilderness.".  This verse is particularly significant to me for several reasons, but probably the most outstanding reason is how I came to know of a surety that the principle taught by this verse is true.  As many of you remember, when I got home from my mission, it was not an easy thing; in fact, it was probably one of the hardest times of my life!  But as many of you also know, I was able to recover from my trial in a miraculous way.  I can truly testify to you all with every fiber of my being that I know that Jesus Christ lives, and that he truly will "strengthen and nourish [us]" when we are in need of his help.  All that it takes is a simple prayer to our loving Father in Heaven. He is waiting to bless us.  Of these things I want to testify to you all, and leave these thoughts with you in the name of our Savior, Jesus Christ, amen.


Read the entire chapter here:
http://www.lds.org/scriptures/bofm/1-ne/17?lang=eng