Inspired by a better cause

This morning as I listened to scriptures while getting dishes put away, I was listening to the account of Captain Moroni encountering Zarahemna and his men. In this account, Moroni was outnumbered but better prepared with armor for his men. The Lamanites were afraid of the Nephites on account of their armor and fled to go cause trouble in other parts of the land. Moroni felt that as his only cause was the defense of his people and their freedoms that there was nothing wrong with using spies and strategy to protect themselves and determined the course the Lamanites were taking and set up an ambush for them.

During the ensuing battle the Nephites, though fewer in number had the upper hand. Even so, the Lamanites were inspired to hatred and anger by their leaders and had never been known to fight with such ferocity. In this time, the difference maker was that the men of Moroni were inspired by a better cause to hold their ground. Still, the men of Moroni began to shrink from the fierceness of the Lamanites and were prepared to flee from them and Moroni had to remind them of the causes they were fighting for (family, freedom, religious liberty) to re-inspire them to win the day.