This week as I was reading throiugh 1 Nephi 13-15 I was struck by the contrast between Nephi and his brothers again. It's something that I've thought about a lot and something that a lot of teachers have also pointed out but this time I really found myself pondering on what it takes to obtain knowledge. Nephi was curious about what his father had seen and so he thought about it and prayed and that's when he got his answer. His brothers just were talking (or arguing) with each other about the meaning of the dream. As I thought this over I thought about myself compared to Laman and Lemuel. A lot of times I feel that I ponder and pray and still don't get an answer and then I will take my questions to others and as we talk I'll get the needed revelation. Laman and Lemuel also took their questions and asked Nephi what the meaning of different aspects of the dream were. It's seems like they were searching for answers right?
That's when I realized that what they did wrong was that they didn't pray. I know it seems like I already said that but at the same time what I learned is that revelation comes through all different avenues when we receive it. However the thing is we all ask for it in pretty much the same way. Laman and Lemuel asking Nephi questions about what they didn't understand wasn't a bad thing. The problem was that they neglected to do the most important part. Pray.
If we pray and don't get answers like Nephi did that's okay. I'd even go so far as to say normal. But we are commanded to pray and then we can find our answers through many different ways.
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