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Today I read about Zeniff, who lead a group of Nephites to take back the land of Lehi-Nephi from the Lamanites. Surprisingly, the Lamanite king, King Laman, gave them the land without much of a fight. He even commanded his people to leave the land so that Zeniff and his people could occupy it.
And we began to till the ground, yea, even with all manner of seeds...and we did begin to multiply and prosper in the land. (Mosiah 9:9)
However, their happiness did not last.
Now it was the cunning and the craftiness of king Laman, to bring my people into bondage, that he yielded up the land that we might possess it. (Mosiah 9:10)
After the Nephites built up the land, King Laman decided that it was time to make his move. He wanted to reap the rewards of the Nephites' hard work and dedication. He wanted to bring them into bondage so that he and his people could take their flocks and their fields.
King Laman waited twelve years before he tried to capture the Nephites. Just like a spider, he had invited them into his "web". He let them get comfortable. And then he pounced.
I can't help but see the parallels that this story has with Satan's methods of pulling us away from our righteous path. He invites us into his domain with his cunning and craftiness. He starts with seemingly harmless things like television shows or movies. As we become more and more comfortable with the things he places in front of us, Satan will add a little more. This continues until we are so deep into his "web" that it is nearly impossible to escape, and he strikes.
The best way to avoid being caught in Satan's web is to steer clear of it. This isn't always easy with everything that is thrown at us on a daily basis. We need to be able to stay close to the spirit so that as soon as we feel that first tug of the web, we will be able to break loose. The deeper we allow ourselves to go, the harder it will be to escape. We must not become comfortable. We must always be on guard.
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