Persisting in doing what is right—in spite of opposition—is required of the Lord's covenant people. However, the Lord promises great blessings to those who are diligent in prayer,3 in keeping the commandments,4 in heeding revelation,5 in searching the scriptures,6 and in laboring in His work.7
Through the Coilas' experiences in maintaining their island of faith both literally and figuratively, they have found the rewards of diligence to be real. "Sometimes we get suffocated by the daily routine of working, cooking, and so forth," says Nelson. "When we forget God, things get complicated. There are more problems, and things begin to fall apart."
Nelson pauses to gesture toward a new layer of reeds he put down that morning. "If we are constant," he says, "if we pray, study, fast, and hold family home evening regularly, we are going to become stronger."
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