Alma 26: 22-27

Who wants to have success? If you have set your big goal, you want to succeed in getting the result you want, right? Well, do you think you can do everything by yourself? Do you have all the power that you need to make things happen? Will you be able to rise above all the challenges that come your way? Probably. And yet, it would be so tricky if you're on your own. You would want to rely on someone a lot powerful than you are to help you, wouldn't you? Well, Ammon and his brethren did rely on the most powerful being, even God, as they set out to achieve their big goal. And God was with them throughout those years. As they did their part, God did give unto them success. 

"22 Yea, he that ^arepenteth and exerciseth faith, and bringeth forth good ^bworks, and prayeth continually without ceasing—unto such it is given to know the ^cmysteries of God; yea, unto such it shall be ^dgiven to ^ereveal things which never have been revealed; yea, and it shall be given unto such to bring thousands of souls to repentance, even as it has been given unto us to bring these our brethren to repentance.

23 Now do ye remember, my brethren, that we said unto our brethren in the land of Zarahemla, we go up to the land of Nephi, to preach unto our brethren, the Lamanites, and they ^alaughed us to scorn?

24 For they said unto us: Do ye suppose that ye can bring the Lamanites to the knowledge of the truth? Do ye suppose that ye can convince the Lamanites of the ^aincorrectness of the ^btraditions of their fathers, as ^cstiffnecked a people as they are; whose hearts delight in the ^dshedding of blood; whose days have been spent in the grossest iniquity; whose ways have been the ways of a transgressor from the beginning? Now my brethren, ye remember that this was their language.

25 And moreover they did say: Let us take up arms against them, that we destroy them and their iniquity out of the land, lest they overrun us and destroy us.

26 But behold, my beloved brethren, we came into the wilderness not with the intent to destroy our brethren, but with the intent that perhaps we might save some few of their souls.

27 Now when our hearts were depressed, and we were about to ^aturn back, behold, the Lord ^bcomforted us, and said: Go amongst thy brethren, the Lamanites, and bear with ^cpatience thine ^dafflictions, and I will give unto you success."

As you're striving to rise above the challenges you're facing, there's the tendency to feel discouraged and depressed, and to feel you can't continue in your journey any longer. Ammon and his brethren were comforted by the Lord. And as they did bear their afflictions with patience, the Lord did give them success. 

Many are bearing their afflictions at this point in time in the world because of the pandemic. You may be feeling discouraged because of the challenges you're facing right now. It's easy to feel depressed when we look at what's going on around the world at the moment. How will we be able to rise above our challenges and become successful in achieving our goals right during this challenging time? The Book of Mormon is written for our day. Its words help us know exactly what to do. When we do our part and rely on the most powerful being in the whole universe, He will give us success.