2 Nephi 2

As Lehi provided one of the greatest lessons and incite on the plan of salvation made a very interesting comment -

"...the days of the children of men were prolonged, according to the will of God, that they might repent while in the flesh; wherefore, their state became a state of probation, and their time was lengthened, according to the commandments which the Lord God gave unto the children of men." (Book of Mormon | 2 Nephi 2:21)

What caught my attention was the word "prolonged". Tbis seemed to suggest to me that that the Lord understands the process that allows us to repent and grow. For many of us, it takes a great deal of time as we fail or sin, repent, grow, and improve. It is more of a process than a single action. Even thought Lehi said "while in the flesh", we know that there a some whose life is cut unfairly short. My personal opinion is the Lord will prolong this repentance period even into the next life. In other words, our probationary period will be lengthend depending on the commandments He gives. All will be right in the end.