Word of God

Alright so I read 1 Nephi chapter 8 this morning and thought I would talk about it. First off it is an awesome chapter in the Book of Mormon. It is a vision that Lehi, a prophet in the Book of Mormon, receives in a dream about the tree of life. He basically sees a path leading to a tree that has some really good fruit on it. He goes and partakes of it and it is sweet above anything he has ever had. Lehi desires for his family to partake of  it. He sees a couple of his sons and his wife and calls for them to come have it. This whole thing kind of takes place in a very dark and dreary place. Lehi also sees a rod of iron that goes along the path that leads to the tree. There are many people that are pressing forward holding on to that rod and coming to partake of the fruit. He also sees a large and spacious building where the people are laughing and scoffing at the people who were at the tree. Some people decided to leave the tree and go to the large and spacious building. Lehi's son, Nephi, a couple chapters later in chapter 11 sees the same vision and the Spirit of the Lord helps him understand what everything represents. The iron rod represents the word of God. The tree of life represents the love of God or eternal life. The large and spacious building represents the pride of the world. So the moral of the story is that following the word of God and staying on that path will get you to feel the love of God and eventually you will receive eternal life. I have definately seen this in my life. Staying on the strait and narrow path and listening to the word of God has really helped me. Living in Las Vegas, there is evil all around you, but when I read my scriptures and listened to my parents I was able to stay away from that evil. I noticed when I was living the gospel I was happier and I could feel the love of God in my life. If you get a chance read 1Nephi chapters 8 and 11.