Why didn’t the Lord tell Nephi the plan from the beginning?

Thomas R. Valletta

President Boyd K. Packer recounted: “We once had a major decision to make. When our prayers left us uncertain, I went to see Elder Harold B. Lee. … He said, ‘The problem with you is you want to see the end from the beginning. … You must learn to walk a few steps ahead into the darkness, and then the light will turn on and go before you.’ That was a life-changing experience from one verse in the Book of Mormon. Haven’t you felt at times like Nephi, who said, ‘I was led by the Spirit, not knowing beforehand the things which I should do’? (1 Nephi 4:6)” (“Book of Mormon: Another Testament of Jesus Christ,” 8).

How might Nephi’s example of being “led by the Spirit, no t knowing beforehand the things which [he] should do” help you with some of the challenges facing you right now?

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