56:10-11 - "...for behold, his army had been reduced by the Lamanites because their forces had slain a vast number of our men, for which cause we have to mourn. Nevertheless, we may console ourselves in this point, that they have died in the cause of their country and of their God, yea, and they are happy..."
Good people die, too. Life is eternal, so death is only a small separation. Many times people have given their life so that other people may have freedom. We must have this attitude as we move forward, being willing to give our life for others.
56:46 - "...Father, behold our God is with us, and he will not suffer that we should fall..."
These 'sons' had faith in God. Great faith. They knew that if they did not doubt, God would deliver them. This is the kind of faith that we need to have and teach to our own sons and daughters, and we will have that deliverance.
56:47-48 - "...now they never had fought, yet they did not fear death; and they did think more upon the liberty of their fathers than they did upon their lives; yea, they had been taught by their mothers, that if they did not doubt, God would deliver them. And they rehearsed unto me the words of their mothers, saying: We do not doubt our mothers knew it..."
Sister Julie B. Beck talked about this in the November 2007 Ensign, pg. 76-78. "The responsibility mothers have today has never required more vigilance. More than at any time in the history of the world, we need mothers who know...When mothers know who they are and who God is and have made covenants with Him, they will have great power and influence for good on their children."
We must understand true doctrine, apply it, and teach it to our children.
If I want to have a spouse who knows how to teach our children through instruction and example, I must do the same.
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