Sariah had been through a lot. She had given up her home and possessions to follow her husband, Lehi, into the wilderness. She went from a life of comfort and sustenance to one of hunger and sacrifice. It must have taken much love, fortitude and faith on her part. One would think she also went through these trials with the sure witness of testimony. But her son Nephi suggests otherwise. In The Book of Mormon, it mentions that it took the ultimate risk, i.e. the potential death of her sons while in the Lord’s service and their preservation, for Sariah to receive that personal witness:
1 Nephi 5:8 And she spake, saying: Now I know of a surety that the Lord hath commanded my husband to flee into the wilderness; yea, and I also know of a surety that the Lord hath protected my sons, and delivered them out of the hands of Laban, and given them power whereby they could accomplish the thing which the Lord hath commanded them. And after this manner of language did she speak.
LESSON LEARNED: Each of us must develop our own spiritual witness of truth despite our circumstances or aid from others. It often will come only with personal sacrifice and on the Lord’s timetable.
FEEDBACK: WHAT ARE THE CIRCUMSTANCES THAT HAVE LED TO YOUR OWN CONVICTION OF TRUTH?
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