You guys, the journey of the Jaredites to the Promised Land sounds HORRIBLE! For almost an entire year the people were tossed around on the sea by fierce waves and crazy storms. I get seasick anytime I am on the ocean, so I can't even fathom how awful this must have been. But there is a tiny phrase in verse 5 that changes our perspective on the trials of the rough passage. It says that the furious winds were blowing "towards the promised land." There was an important purpose behind the struggle. God was taking them from where they were, to where He wanted them to be. As we trust Him we can look back on our trials and see His all knowing hand in them.