1 Nephi 3

• 1 Nephi 3:6 -- It takes faith not to murmur, and the Lord expects it of us. We are not to be a complaining people.
• 1 Nephi 3:7 -- If we can truly believe this principle, and live our lives by it, we can find that rest to our souls that the prophets speak of. We will never hesitate to accept a calling, raise a child, or heed a prompting. If there is one person in Whom we can always hope, it is our Father in Heaven. Hope is kind of a scary thing because we all fear disappointment so much. But He will never disappoint us, and we can obey His commandments knowing He will provide a way to accomplish the task at hand.
• 1 Nephi 3:19 -- Lots of things are windom in Him that we don't understand yet. But we can and I think we will someday. In the meantime let us exercise our faith and relish in the opportunity we have to obey without understanding! That is true discipleship. Blind faith is never actually blind, and those who say it is are listening to the lies of the adversary.
• 1 Nephi 3:24 -- The scriptures were worth all the gold and silver of Lehi's entire family. Do we treat them that way? Do we hold them sacred? Do we read them often enough and with appropriate intentions? Are we grateful enough?
  
• 1 Nephi 3:31 -- Even seeing an angel wasn't enough to stop Laman and Lemuel from murmuring! And even after seeing that divine manifestation that should have increased their trust in God and His power, they still feared man more than God. They were more afraid of Laban and his army than God and His angels. Interesting ... seeing is not enough to ensure testimony! That can only be achieved by the Holy Ghost. He's the only one with that power. So hoping and praying for divine manifestations is a waste of time and effort. What we should do is pray to have the Spirit with us to teach us what we need to learn.