Come, Follow Me: Book of Mormon 2024 (June 24–30)

A farmer went to the town square to hire help on his homestead. Intrigued and desperate, he took home a young man who proclaimed his greatest strength as, “I can sleep when the wind blows.” 

The work went well until one night the farmer awoke with winds and rains beating on the house. Running up the stairs, he shook the young man to wake him up for help. But, alas, the boy would not stir. Disgusted, the farmer went out in the storm by himself. To his surprise, the gates were latched. The hay was tarped tightly. The animals were in the barn, grazing peacefully on their hay. Everything had been prepared and secured. As dawn appeared, the famer now knew the meaning of, “I can sleep when the wind blows.” 

Alma 13 speaks of rest in the Lord five times, referring to receiving this state of peace and well-being both now and later. 

“Now, they, after being sanctified by the Holy Ghost, having their garments made white, being pure and spotless before God, could not look upon sin save it were with abhorrence: and there were many, exceedingly great many, who were made pure and entered into the rest of the Lord their God” (Alma 13:12).

“Having faith on the Lord; having a hope that ye shall receive eternal life; having the love of God always in your hearts, that ye may be lifted up at the last day and enter into his rest” (Alma 13:28)

What if resting in the Lord is like sleeping when the wind blows? What a glorious gift to rest peacefully each night knowing you have done what you can to be prepared and secured, and because of Him, every storm will be mastered.

“Because the Savior, through His infinite Atonement, redeemed each of us from weakness, mistakes, and sin, and because He experienced every pain, worry, and burden you have ever had, then as you truly repent and seek His help, you can rise above this present precarious world….Despite the distractions and distortions that swirl around us, you can find true rest—meaning relief and peace—even amid your most vexing problems” (Russell M. Nelson).

Do Hard Divinely Better #25: Let Jesus be your best sleeping aid.