In life's great battle field it is easy to get caught up in all the commotion going on around us. By getting caught up in the small battles we often tend to focus on ourselves, and ignore the big picture of what is really going on around us. Check out how these two boys stayed focused on what was most important.
These two young men could have easily used their rivalry to form animosity and hard feelings against each other. Instead of getting offended, or allowing pride and arrogance to get in the way, they realized that in the big picture they were on the same team. Our adversary, Satan, knows that if we are united as Brothers and Sisters in the Gospel of Jesus Christ that he will have no power over us. His goal then is to break us up, to tear us apart so that we will be too busy fighting against each other, instead of understanding that we are all fighting against him. In the Book of Mormon a prophet named Lehi said this to his sons. "...arise from the dust, my sons, and be men, and be determined in one mind and in one heart, united in all things, that ye may not come down into captivity."(2 Nephi 1:21) By remaining united we can fight off the temptations of the world and remain free from the restrictions, or captivity, that can come upon us because of poor choices. May we all follow the counsel of Lehi and be united together as we strive to remain faithful and return to our loving Father in Heaven; for that truly is the battle we are all fighting together.
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