28 August 2009

Helaman 1
I’ll bet that the trial of Paanchi was under the laws established to try the kingmen from the time of their war – that is what he was doing and that is why they acted so swiftly. That seems to be indicated by the wording used to describe what he was sentenced for. Imagine the challenge for Pahoran to condemn his own brother to death as one who sought to overthrow liberty.

I’ll bet that Tubaloth was a relatively young king (he had only been in power for less than 10 years and his father had been killed rather than dying of age.

Lehi lived a long time – he was a leader when his father was the commander of the Nephite armies, and he was still a leader when Moronihah, the son of Moroni, was the commander – 30 years later.

Through the slaying of the two brothers (and the condemnation and execution for treason of the third) of the sons of Pahoran the judgement seat returned to the family of Alma for a time before Nephi gave up the judgement seat as his great-grandfather had done