"Joshua is remembered as the one who, on the death of Moses, took command and completed the task of giving leadership to the tribes of Israel. Perhaps to comfort Joshua — who now had the responsibility for the children of Israel, who didn’t yet have a homeland — and perhaps to comfort that large body of people who had just lost their leader of more than 40 years, the Lord spoke to Joshua and said:
"'As I was with Moses, so I will be with thee: I will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.
"'Be strong and of a good courage: for unto this people shalt thou divide for an inheritance the land, which I sware unto their fathers to give them' (Joshua 1:5–6)."
This is from a conference address by President Howard W. Hunter. If you want to read it in its entirety, click this link.
