How do you "cleave unto the Lord [your] God"? Helaman 4:25
The Nephites start to lose to the Lamanites and realize that the only way to win this war is to "cleave unto the Lord their God." Basically, they realized that the only being mighty enough to save them was God. They had to give up their pride and "yoke" themselves with him.
Answer:
This is a personal question that people of faith (and all Christians, in my opinion) everywhere have to answer for themselves. The answer might look different from the outside at different points in one's life, but on the inside it's basically the same: you have a desire to do God's will. This means you have to try to pay attention and seek what that actually is, but also that when you figure out what it is, you have to trust that it will be the right thing to do. It is really hard. But the word cleave also suggests a deeply personal connection. It evokes an image of personal, tender, intimate closeness. I think we are supposed to try to develop this kind of a relationship with God.
It takes a lifetime.
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