Laman and Lemuel

This week I have discovered that I am more like Laman and Lemuel than I care to admit. They are very fair weather. When things go their way or when they are after something they want then they are willing to believe, but when things go bad they complain. After all, they are only human, right?
Starting in Chapter 4 the brothers are commanded to return to Jerusalem. First, they need to return for the plates. Laman and Lemuel complain and complain about this assignment. Even after they arrive in Jerusalem to follow the commands of the Lord, they can't see how it is possible.
Let's skip on to Chapter 7. The brothers are again commanded to return to Jerusalem. You would think that Laman and Lemuel would start complaining again. I mean, their first trip to Jerusalem was quite dangerous. However, circumstances are different this time. They are not returning for some old writings. . . no, this time they are returning to get wives for themselves. They follow happily. It's kind of comical.
The other interesting part of this chapter is when Laman and Lemuel decide that they don't really want to leave Jerusalem. Nephi tells them "Now behold, I say unto you that if ye will return unto Jerusalem ye shall also perish with them, And now, if ye have choice, go up to the land, and remember the words which I speak unto you, that if ye go ye will also perish; for thus the Spirit of the Lord constraineth me that I should speak."

Here, Laman and Lemuel have the choice. They can return to Jerusalem. But, Nephi tells them that they will be destroyed with the rest of the inhabitants of Jerusalem. Although, initially, they fight against Nephi, in the end we see that they return to the tent of their father.