Tired?

I have been working hard--really hard--for the past several years.  Building The Power of Moms, raising four children, supporting my husband as our bishop, going through lots of health issues, writing for a variety of blogs and publications, speaking at conferences, and being in volved in a variety of school and church activities has left me feeling a bit tired (but happy).

Today I read Helaman 10, where Nephi is given the sealing power:
4 Blessed art thou, Nephi, for those things which thou hast done; for I have beheld how thou hast with unwearyingness declared the word, which I have given unto thee, unto this people. And thou hast not feared them, and hast not sought thine own life, but hast sought my will, and to keep my commandments.

5 And now, because thou hast done this with such unwearyingness, behold, I will bless thee forever; and I will make thee mighty in word and in deed, in faith and in works; yea, even that all things shall be done unto thee according to thy word, for thou shalt not ask that which is contrary to my will.
 
Because I'm so "weary" lately, this really popped out at me.  I think it's interesting that when the Lord is speaking to Nephi regarding such a sacred privilege, he uses the words "unwearyingness" twice.  The only other place in the scriptures where this word is used is in Helaman 15:6:
 
Yea, I say unto you, that the more part of them (the righteous Lamanites) are doing this, and they are striving with unwearied diligence that they may bring the remainder of their brethren to the knowledge of the truth; therefore there are many who do add to their numbers daily.
 
As I try to serve the Lord, to share His words and His love with others, and to be an instrument in His hands, I need to keep this idea of "unwearied diligence" in mind.
 
This also reminds me of the EFY theme this year to "Be of good courage."  In Joshua 1:9, it says, "Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest." 
 
Brother Adam McBride, the session director for the week I was teaching, taught us that one definition for "dismayed" is "to lose enthusiasm." 
 
The Lord wants us to remain enthusisastic and unwearied as we do His work.  This means that we need to get sufficient rest so our bodies are strong, but it also means that we need to keep the faith, stand strong, and move forward with absolute confidence in the Lord, His grace, His mercy, His power, and His ability to do all things.