@Lisa Croft - you are correct that "strait" is not the equivalent of "straight". Look up "strait" and you will find that it means
NOUN
1.(used with a singular verb) a narrow passage of water connecting two large bodies of water.
2.a position of difficulty, distress, or need: Ill and penniless, he was in sad straits indeed.
3.Archaic. a narrow passage or area.
4.an isthmus.
ADJECTIVE [ARCHAIC.]
5. narrow: Strait is the gate.
Nowhere does it indicate something that is "straight".
LyndaJanuary 27, 2018
Disappointed there is nothing in the article about the path being "strait". Although pictures have continuously painted the path as straight, it should be noted it is NOT straight, but strait. Look is up. I compare this to the trail at Zion called "Angel's landing" which becomes quite dangerous and is strait (narrow) You need a rod (or chain) to hold onto at times.
DavidJanuary 26, 2018
We must "continually hold... fast" to the rod of iron (1 Nephi 8:30). Others have pointed out that those merely clinging to the rod (vs. 24) are the same that, after partaking of the fruit, were "ashamed... and fell away into forbidden paths and were lost" (vs.25 and vs. 28). Hold FAST to the rod - to me that means never, ever, releasing or turning away. Clinging suggests to me that one can step as far off the path as one can while still keeping at least one finger on the rod.
Lisa CroftJanuary 26, 2018
We should not “cling.” Instead we should “hold fast.” The “clingers” became proud, merely tasted of the fruit and fell away, distracted by the cares of the world. Those who held fast partook of the fruit
and felt the love of the Savior. They had firm testimonies. The difference is in our active participation in the work.
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LarsJanuary 29, 2018
@Lisa Croft - you are correct that "strait" is not the equivalent of "straight". Look up "strait" and you will find that it means NOUN 1.(used with a singular verb) a narrow passage of water connecting two large bodies of water. 2.a position of difficulty, distress, or need: Ill and penniless, he was in sad straits indeed. 3.Archaic. a narrow passage or area. 4.an isthmus. ADJECTIVE [ARCHAIC.] 5. narrow: Strait is the gate. Nowhere does it indicate something that is "straight".
LyndaJanuary 27, 2018
Disappointed there is nothing in the article about the path being "strait". Although pictures have continuously painted the path as straight, it should be noted it is NOT straight, but strait. Look is up. I compare this to the trail at Zion called "Angel's landing" which becomes quite dangerous and is strait (narrow) You need a rod (or chain) to hold onto at times.
DavidJanuary 26, 2018
We must "continually hold... fast" to the rod of iron (1 Nephi 8:30). Others have pointed out that those merely clinging to the rod (vs. 24) are the same that, after partaking of the fruit, were "ashamed... and fell away into forbidden paths and were lost" (vs.25 and vs. 28). Hold FAST to the rod - to me that means never, ever, releasing or turning away. Clinging suggests to me that one can step as far off the path as one can while still keeping at least one finger on the rod.
Lisa CroftJanuary 26, 2018
We should not “cling.” Instead we should “hold fast.” The “clingers” became proud, merely tasted of the fruit and fell away, distracted by the cares of the world. Those who held fast partook of the fruit and felt the love of the Savior. They had firm testimonies. The difference is in our active participation in the work.
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