Alma 56

These young men had great courage. They were all young, inexperienced, and unacquainted with the horrors of battle and bloodshed. And yet in the face of what Helaman called the strongest Lamanite army, these young men answered in the affirmative to the question,

44 Therefore what say ye, my sons, will ye go against them to battle?

And so they went and met the strongest Lamanite army, never having fought in a battle before. And yet we find that they did not fear death, because

47 ...they did think more upon the liberty of their fathers than they did upon their lives; yea, they had been taught by their mothers, that if they did not doubt, God would deliver them.

Although they did not fear death, I am sure that these "greenies" did not relish the thought of battle. I can only assume that many of them felt fear about what was coming. However, as our prophet has said many times,

All men have fears. But those who face their fears have courage as well. 

These young men faced their fears and went to the aid of their countrymen. May I learn to face my fears and to develop courage as they did, and learn to think more on the safety and well-being and blessings of others than of myself.