Pride Cycle in Helaman 11 with the Nephites

Do you ever struggle when there is so much going when you are studying the Book of Mormon?
I made a time line to help me visualize all that was going on in Helaman chapter 11. It sure helped me and hopefully it will help you as well.

•                                      Gadianton Robbers
•                                       Ripe for Destruction
• 72nd yr                                         Famine
• 73rd yr                                          Famine
• 74th yr                                         Famine
• 75th yr        Got rid of the Gadianton Robbers & Remembrance of the Lord
• 76th yr                                        Famine ended
• 77th yr                        Nephites are Righteous
• 78th yr                              little bit of problems
• 79th yr                                     More Problems
• 80th yr           Wicked again, War begins, Gadianton Robbers are BACK
• 81st yr                                   Continuing with War
• 82nd yr                    Remembrance of the Lord for just smallest amount of time
• 83rd yr                                 Wax strong in iniquity
• 84th yr                               Didn't mend their ways
• 85th yr             Wax stronger and stronger in their Pride
•                         Ripening again for Destruction

It's so easy to see the pride cycle with the Nephites in the Book of Mormon, yet I know it's in my own life. I have a harder time noticing it or even admitting that I so easily forget my Heavenly Father when things are good in my life. As soon as they aren't and life gets littlest bit hard for me I go and turn to the Lord. 

Each day I ask my kids to tell me two good things that happened in their day, one bad and one act of service they did. I love hearing about what they consider are the good things in their life. Sometimes they are telling that the good thing was they loved what we are having for dinner that night. Or that they didn't have homework, someone at school said hi to them. Why can't I be like that with my Father in Heaven tell him good things are happening in my life, tell Him of the act of service I do. 

I'm working on new attribute of Christ for the next couple of weeks. This one is being Obedient. I struggle with saying my personal morning and evening prayers, and not falling asleep while studying my scriptures. I found three scriptures that will help me with that wrote and on index card to post through out my house to help me with being obedient to the commandments of God. 

1 Nephi 22:30

...and they testify that a man must be obedient to the commandments of God.

1 Nephi 2:3

And it came to pass that he was obedient unto the word of the Lord, wherefore he did as the Lord commanded him.

Mosiah 5:5

And we are willing to enter into a covenant with our God to do his will, and to be obedient to his commandments in all things that he shall command us, all the remainder of our days....

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