Now they are living peacefully with the Nephites but war is imminent. They are filled with gratitude for the Nephites who have been protecting them for many years and feel compelled to join the army and fight. Helaman says "No - do not break your oath."
Their sons, though, are now old enough to fight and they step up and volunteer.
This is no easy decision by a bunch of young macho men ready to join a fight. These are young men who were raised in homes where their whole existence centered on a covenant their parents had made to never again use weapons of war. These parents were pacifists - their lives dedicated to non-violence.
I wonder what these young men were thinking. I have to imagine that they had the deepest love and respect for their parents. That love motivated them to want to protect them. Their courage and honor accompanied them and they were protected - a miraculous gift to their families.
I wonder if my children can look at me and see any covenant I have made that they would honor me for. I wonder...
You cannot live on other people's promises, but if
you promise others enough, you can live on your own.
Mark Caine
Promises are like the full moon, if they are not kept at once
they diminish day by day.
German Proverb
I believe in the sacredness of a promise, that a man's word should be as good as his bond; that character - not wealth or power or position - is of supreme worth.
J.D. Rockefeller
“The most important person to keep your promises to, is yourself.”
Anonymous
“It’s not what a person tells you that matters. It’s how they treat you that reveals their true feelings. Their character is revealed not by the promises they make, but by the promises they keep.”
Anonymous
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