Question of the day: Why do you think some blessings we receive are conditional on praying and fasting and others are not?
Not sure I have much of an answer to this question, although it is an interesting question to consider. But, what I am thinking about is the simple thought that in 2 Nephi 4:31 Nephi prays to be delivered out of the hands of his enemies -- those that are angering him and causing him to sin through his anger. Then in chapter 5 the Lord warns him to flee because otherwise his brothers will kill him. It would most likely have been something of a civil war to determine who would be the leader of the nation. So Nephi leaves. What I love is that in chapter 5 we see how Nephi's people choose to live and it is industriously and with faith in God. And we learn that this is living after the manner of happiness.
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