Our loving Heavenly Father helps us with tasks we are given. The Lord does this through His grace. Grace is defined as, "The grace of God helps us every day. It strengthens us to do good works we could not do on our own. The Lord promised that if we humble ourselves before Him and have faith in Him, His grace will help us overcome all our personal weaknesses". The Lord doesn't do our tasks for us, or always tell us how to do it, but once we do our part He is willing to help us with the rest. In the Book of Mormon we read about the Brother of Jared what he should do. Instead of the Lord giving the Brother of Jared a candle, or a light bulb, He gave him an opportunity to grow and solve problems by himself. In Ether 3:4, the Brother of Jared presents his solution to the Lord, "And I know, O Lord, that thou hast all power, and can do whatsoever thou wilt for the benefit of man; therefore touch these stones, O Lord, with thy finger, and prepare them that they may shine forth in darkness; and they shall shine forth unto us in the vessels which we have prepared, that we may have light while we shall cross the sea." The Brother of Jared was able to call upon the the Lord for help and he was able to receive that since he did his part, he asked the Lord for guidance not for an answer.
Nephi was asked by the Lord to build a ship, In 1Nephi 17 we read, "And it came to pass that the Lord spake unto me, saying: Thou shalt construct a ship, after the manner which I shall show thee, that I may carry thy people across these waters. And I said: Lord, whither shall I go that I may find ore to molten, that I may make tools to construct the ship after the manner which thou hast show
n unto me? Ad it came to pass that the Lord told me whither I should go to find ore, that I might make tools. And it came to pass that I, Nephi, did make a bellows wherewith to blow the fire, of the skins of beasts; and after I had made a bellows, that I might have wherewith to blow the fire, I did smite two stones together that I might make fire." Nephi was given a job, not a very easy job, but the Lord provided him with a way to accomplish it. He wasn't given all he needed, but he used his skills and brains to first do his part, then receive help from the Lord.
Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall
Humpty Dumpty had a great fall
all the king's horses and all the king's men
couldn't put Humpty together again
but, the Kind full of grace appeared at the spot
and put back the egg like the fall there'd been not.
On the shell not a crack and the egg looked like new.
But insides still scrambled Humpty asked what to do.
"Oh Master!" he said, "On the outside I'm well, but insides an omelet-i'm sorry i fell!"
"Is there something to do that could restore my yolk? 'cause I don't feel quite whole if my insides are broke."
"My child," said the King. "That's just what I do. But not by myself-I also need you.
You must be sincere. Your heart be contrite, just don't fall again, please, try with all your might."
"I won't," said the egg, "I'll try not to fall."
Then Humpty was whole-insides and all.
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