#189: A True Family Saga

There is a reason the Book of Mormon feels familiar to those who read it. Unlike other books of scripture, it is really a story about a family and all of us can relate to that. This saga covers all the drama that a real family can and may endure in hard times and there is so much of this story that we can connect to. Who hasn't seen brothers fight or families torn apart after the death of a parent? just the normal trials of daily life and survival can take their toll and for the family of Lehi and Sariah it was no different. Only tier drama unfolded against the backdrop of the pending destruction of their home and life in Jerusalem and the struggles they faced as they forged a new civilization in a strange and far away land.  With help of God their story survived for a thousand years but, ultimately, they succumbed to human nature. in the process, we gained a wonderful book full of God's teachings and patience and wisdom that will, hopefully, help us escape the same fate.