virtue project: book of mormon reading

I am taking a break from faith experience two tonight, in hopes that some of my friends on facebook can help me with the last part of it!  Hopefully I get some great answers.

Earlier in the week I read from 2 Nephi 4.  What a great source of strength!

I know in whom I have trusted.

(Book of Mormon | 2 Nephi 4:19‎)‎

Do not anger again because of mine enemies. Do not slacken my strength because of mine afflictions.

Rejoice, O my heart, and cry unto the Lord, and say: O Lord, I will praise thee forever; yea, my soul will rejoice in thee, my God, and the rock of my salvation.

O Lord, wilt thou redeem my soul? Wilt thou deliver me out of the hands of mine enemies? Wilt thou make me that I may shake at the appearance of sin?

(Book of Mormon | 2 Nephi 4:29–31

O Lord, I have trusted in thee, and I will trust in thee forever. I will not put my trust in the arm of flesh; for I know that cursed is he that putteth his trust in the arm of flesh. Yea, cursed is he that putteth his trust in man or maketh flesh his arm.

Yea, I know that God will give liberally to him that asketh. Yea, my God will give me, if I ask not amiss; therefore I will lift up my voice unto thee; yea, I will cry unto thee, my God, the rock of my righteousness. Behold, my voice shall forever ascend up unto thee, my rock and mine everlasting God. Amen.

(Book of Mormon | 2 Nephi 4:34–35‎)

I love that this teaches me I can always turn to God.  I can pray when times are good.  I can pray when times are hard.  I can remember that I am never alone in the trials I may face.  And, that things are rarely has difficult as I make them.  Nephi was a virtuous man.  He consistently did what was right, in good times and in times of adversity.  I don't know which is harder to be obedient with exactness, during easy times or difficult ones.  But the skill of being consistently obedient with eactness is a virtuous trait worth developing!

-Ari