The women became as strong as the men, and they began to bear the harshness of the journey without complaint.
The miracle of our survival in the harsh wilderness is proof that God's promises will be fulfilled. If His children keep His commandments, He will feed and strengthen them so they may accomplish His commands, for the Lord fed us while we traveled in the wilderness.
We camped and traveled in the wilderness for eight years.
Finally, we came to a land we called Bountiful because it had so much fruit and wild honey prepared for us by the Lord.
Bountiful was by the sea, which we called Irreantum, meaning “many waters." We were very happy to pitch our tents by the seashore and rest, for we had suffered much in the wilderness--so much I cannot write it all.
