I love that the Lord reassures Joseph of something that I imagine was probably in his heart, even though it appears he didn't say it out loud, and that was that his friends would stand by him. The Lord also speaks of the loss of hope that comes from rejecting the gospel and the prophets. 
Ballard
https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2016/10/to-whom-shall-we-go?lang=eng