In the Book of Mormon we read that Lehi was commanded by the Lord that they should journey into the wilderness. The next morning, he found a ball of curious workmanship at the door of his tent on the ground. It had spindles that pointed the way they should go. They took their tents and provisions and went forth into the wilderness. They traveled for four days and then pitched their tents in Shazer. 1 Nephi 16: 9-13 "And it came to pass that the voice of the Lord spake unto my father by night, and commanded him that on the morrow he should take his journey into the wilderness. And it came to pass that as my father arose in the morning, and went forth to the tent door, to his great astonishment he beheld upon the ground a round ball of curious workmanship; and it was of fine brass. And within the ball were two spindles; and the one pointed the way whither we should go into the wilderness. And it came to pass that we did gather together whatsoever things we should carry into the wilderness, and all the remainder of our provisions which the Lord had given unto us; and we did take seed of every kind that we might carry into the wilderness. And it came to pass that we did take our tents and depart into the wilderness, across the river Laman. And it came to pass that we traveled for the space of four days, nearly a south-southeast direction, and we did pitch our tents again; and we did call the name of the place Shazer."
In the Old Testament we read that the Lord instructed Moses to teach the children of Israel that they should not live the way the Egyptians and Canaanites did, but rather they were to keep the commandments of the Lord. Just because we live in a sinful world, that is no excuse to live the way other people do. We need to obey the Lord. Leviticus 18:1-5 "And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, I am the Lord your God. After the doings of the land of Egypt, wherein ye dwelt, shall ye not do: and after the doings of the land of Canaan, whither I bring you, shall ye not do: neither shall ye walk in their ordinances. Ye shall do my judgments, and keep mine ordinances, to walk therein: I am the Lord your God. Ye shall therefore keep my statutes, and my judgments: which if a man do, he shall live in them: I am the Lord."
A verse with a thought booklet tells us that if we are heavy laden and feeling overwhelmed with our labors, we can come unto Christ and He will give us rest. When our burdens seem too heavy to bear, if we focus on our Savior, He will strengthen us and help us be able to deal with all we need to accomplish. A ballet teacher instructed her young class to spin across the floor to the other side of the room. Their turns were supposed to take them in a certain direction, but the reality wasn't that simple. They were spinning toward the mirror, the piano, and weaving in every direction. The teacher shouted, "No, no! Don't forget to spot. Pick your focal point!" Once they focused on an eye-level object in the direction they were supposed to go, they were able, with each turn of the head, to move forward in a straight direction. Likewise when we feel ourselves being pulled in all directions, if we fix our gaze on the Lord we'll stop spinning in random directions. He will lift us and support us as we fix our eyes on Him. Matthew 11:28 "Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest."
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