Why do you think the people of Nephi were so happy during times of war?

Thomas R. Valletta

How is it possible that happiness can be found in an atmosphere of war? How can people “be of good cheer” when dealing with calamity? Elder Neal A. Maxwell noted: “Jesus used the same encouraging words when, having healed a paralytic, He did not emphasize the health restored; rather, He said, ‘Be of good cheer; thy sins be forgiven thee.’ Like freedom from death, emancipation from error is always a special reason for being of good cheer” (Even As I Am, 100).

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