In the Book of Mormon we read how Ammon recounted how they had got about trying to destroy the church, but the Lord in His mercy had brought salvation to their souls. Toe who repent, exercise faith, pray, and have good works will have the mysteries of God revealed to them. Alma 26: 18-22 "Behold, we went forth even in wrath, with mighty threatenings to destroy his church. Oh then, why did he not consign us to an awful destruction, yea, why did he not let the sword of his justice fall upon us, and doom us to eternal despair? Oh, my soul, almost as it were, fleeth at the thought. Behold, he did not exercise his justice upon us, but in his great mercy hath brought us over that everlasting gulf of death and misery, even to the salvation of our souls. And now behold, my brethren, what natural man is there that knoweth these things? I say unto you, there is none that knoweth these things, save it be the penitent. Yea, he that repenteth and exerciseth faith, and bringeth forth good works, and prayeth continually without ceasing—unto such it is given to know the mysteries of God; yea, unto such it shall be given to reveal things which never have been revealed; yea, and it shall be given unto such to bring thousands of souls to repentance, even as it has been given unto us to bring these our brethren to repentance."
In the New Testament we read about how Jesus called some of His disciples. They were busy with their everyday work--casting fishing nets into the sea or in a boat repairing nets. Jesus called them to come follow Him. They did not hesitate. They left when that were doing and immediately followed Him. How promptly and unhesitatingly do we do what the Lord calls us to do? Are we willing to interrupt what we're doing and change our plans? Notice when Jesus called His disciples, they weren't just sitting around doing nothing, waiting for something to occupy their time. Calls to serve don't come at convenient times when we have nothing better to do. The time to serve whenever we're called, whenever there is a need, whenever we receive a prompting. Are we willing to follow the examples of Peter, Andrew, James and John and come follow Him straight way? Matthew 4:18-22 "And Jesus, walking by the sea of Galilee, saw two brethren, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers. And he saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men. And they straightway left their nets, and followed him. And going on from thence, he saw other two brethren, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in a ship with Zebedee their father, mending their nets; and he called them. And they immediately left the ship and their father, and followed him."
A verse with a thought booklet tells us that the things that God has prepared for those who love Him are greater than we've ever seen, heard, or even imagined! 1 Corinthians 2:9 "But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him."
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