1 Nephi 2:4

And it came to pass that he [Lehi] departed into the wilderness. And he left his house, and the land of his inheritance, and his gold and his silver, and his precious things, and took nothing with him, save it were his family, and provisions, intense and departed into the wilderness.

I find it interesting that Lehi left behind all the things that we have been taught will give us safety and security in our lives. We work our whole life to provide a home for our family, to have savings accounts so that we can deal with emergencies and not get in debt. And then we save for our retirement - for those later years when we can no longer work.

And yet Lehi leaves all that behind and just takes his family in a few provisions.

I see this as a lesson in priorities. The struggle between earning a living and making time for what really matters in life is universal. There are so many movies about workaholic parents who don't make time for their children.

Hook is a great example-the dad who forgets who he is.

Christopher Robin is another one. he has a little girl just begging for her father's love and he can't see it at all. He is too preoccupied with work.

It's not just work that steals us away. It can be so many things. Sports, hobbies, social circles, social causes, church callings, emotion problems. 

Why is it so difficult to see our own lives while we were in the midst of them especially when the consequences are so terrible? Life is ever so much more difficult than it seems it should be.

So Lehi reminds us that we can let go of the things that don't really matter.

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Once we let go of the things that don't matter, 

we discover all the things that really do.

The key is not to prioritize what's on your schedule, 

but to schedule your priorities. 

Steven Covey

In order to say yes to your priorities, 

you have to be willing to say no to something else.

The things that matter most must never be at the 

mercy of things which matter least

One last thought about this scripture - you could look at it this symbolically also. 

Someday we will leave behind everything we collected during our lives. Hopefully that will not include our family relationships. I want my family with me.