Helaman 6

I want to be

1 And it came to pass that when the sixty and second year of the reign of the judges had ended, all these things had happened and the Lamanites had become, the more part of them, a righteous people, insomuch that their righteousness did exceed that of the Nephites, because of their firmness and their steadiness in the faith.

firm and steady in the faith as this group of Lamanites. What does it mean to be firm and steady in the faith? It means to be consistent, unwavering, and diligent.

Even when other members of the Church (the Nephites) had lost their faith, become hardened and impenitent and grossly wicked, these members of the Church thrived in righteousness:

3 Nevertheless, the people of the church did have great joy because of the conversion of the Lamanites, yea, because of the church of God, which had been established among them. And they did fellowship one with another, and did rejoice one with another, and did have great joy.

Our children can thrive in righteousness and our family can even when there are bad examples all around us. We just have to push through it, keep the faith, buckle our seat belts and hold firmly onto our principles.

Contrast:

35 And thus we see that the Spirit of the Lord began to withdraw from the Nephites, because of the wickedness and the hardness of their hearts.
36 And thus we see that the Lord began to pour out his Spirit upon the Lamanites, because of their easiness and willingness to believe in his words.

What a great quality to have: an easiness and a willingness to believe in the word of God. To not have the spirit of skepticism but to have a believing heart, one that seems to instinctively know and seek the truth.

The state of the people at the end of this chapter:

40 And thus we see that they were in an awful state, and ripening for an everlasting destruction.

Helaman 6.