“He Will Be Merciful Unto You and Unto Your Seed Forever”

“I saw it in South America as I looked into the faces of missionaries. Hundreds of them passed by me shaking my hand and looking deeply into my eyes. I was nearly overwhelmed with the confirmation that these children of Father Lehi and of Sariah were there in the Lord’s service because our Heavenly Father honors his promises to families. To nearly his last breath, Lehi taught and testified and tried to bless his children. Terrible tragedy came among his descendants when they rejected his testimony, the testimonies of other prophets, and of the scriptures. But in the eyes and faces of those missionaries I felt confirmation that God has kept his promises to reach out to Lehi’s covenant children… .” (Henry B. Eyring, Ensign, May 1996, p. 64)