will you at least tell us where?

Reading in Ether 1 the other day I was really struck by this verse:

[Jared to his brother] 38. "Go and inquire of the Lord whether he will drive us out of the land, and if he will drive us out of the land, cry unto him whither we shall go. And who knoweth but the Lord will carry us forth into a land which is choice above all the earth? And if it so be, let us be faithful unto the Lord, that we may receive it for our inheritance."

Here's my Daniel-ized version. "Go ask God whether he's going to have us leave our home, and if he is going to have us leave . . . ask him if he'll at least tell us where to go. Who knows? Maybe it will be even better than what we have now? If that's the case, let's follow whatever instruction he gives us."

Often times we have plans and God has different plans. But if God asks us to do something, he will provide: 1. a way for us to accomplish it (think Nephi), 2. some inkling of where/what he wants us to do, and 3. it usually ends up being way better than what we had had in mind to begin with.

Hopefully you feel this same way and can remember that the Jaredites were super blessed and got the fly-est land in all the earth all for their own. So when something seems scary and new . . . but you know it's what the Lord has in mind, you should go forward with it. He'll illuminate the path.