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Originally Posted by Nappaljarri
LOL, I love your thoughts Wingnut about Laman and Lemuel etc.
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Haha, thanks. I'm glad someone else can appreciate the cynicism.
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And the point that you make about how Lehi makes his way to the tree with no vision impairment. Some people may disagree with me here, but I believe that is the symbol of spiritual vision. When one is so converted to the gospel of Jesus Christ that they are no longer distracted or "see" the temptations around them. It is not that the temptations disappear, but that they have "an eye single to the glory of God" and therefore recognise the temptations for what they are, which negates the tempation, because it has no power over them (ie: and the fiery darts of the adversary will have no power over you). So when we live the gospel with our family and see the pattern clearly that God has set forth for us to follow, we see to the tree very clearly and if we keep our eyes fixed on the tree, the path seems easier to follow.
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That's exactly the thought I'd had as I read it. For as many times and I've read 1 Nephi 1-12 in the past, and as much as I was just trying to "get through" these verses, that stood out to me this time. Perhaps I need to be working on my own spiritual vision?