"Could Not Be Frightened"

We live in a scary world. There is disease and war and murder-all kinds of things that we could reasonably be afraid of. Fortunately, we are not left alone through all of this. Because of our Savior we can have hope and we can feel peace. 3 Nephi 3:12 says of the Nephite leader, Lachoneus, that he “was a just man, and could not be frightened by the demands and the threatenings of a robber.” It would be a natural reaction to be terrified if you were threatened by robbers. It is amazing to me to know that the gospel can bring this level of peace to somebody. By knowing that there is a plan in life, a plan that extends much farther than this life, we don’t have to be afraid of wordly things. While there are a lot of bad things that can happen to us, lots of things that could “ruin” our lives, there is no man that can permanently destroy us. Men can make life really awful for us, but if we stay close to the Lord, do what we know we should, and try our best to become like Him, we have nothing to fear. Things will get hard, but things will get better. I love the quote “He never said it would be easy, he said it would be worth it.” This is the lesson we can learn from Lachoneus. We don’t need to fear what men can do to us because the Lord is over all things and we have the potential for celestial glory.