Alma 52

"And it came to pass that [Teancum] kept thus preparing for war until Moroni had sent a large number of men to strengthen his army" (7).
"And Moroni also sent unto him, desiring him that he would be faithful in maintaining that quarter of the land" (10).

We need to always be preparing. As I mentioned in a previous post, there are several ways we can prepare. And in the preparation, we are also strengthening and maintaining what we have. We aren't wasteful. We aren't lazy or prideful. We are dedicated. We are faithful. We are obedient. We are preparing ourselves the best we can.