David Journal

Category: Scripture Notes

  • No one knoweth the end of the war.

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    Whatever Mormon did to minimize suffering from the war did little to help the Lamanites considering that even after the Nephites were destroyed they continued to have endless war and bloodshed among themselves. Vanquishing an enemy does not guarantee peace among a wicked and bloodthirsty people. Frankly, it occurs to me that we never see…

  • What did Mormon save?

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    I wonder, by gathering his people for a final battle, what morning saved (or what he expected to accomplish). Did he save some misery by preventing years of smaller battles? Did he save the lives of many Lamanites who came in one crushing army instead of many smaller skirmishes? Did he save some innocence by…

  • A modern comparison

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    For the first time ever I read about these neighbors who are ripe for destruction and see a modern parallel. The Spirit has created to strive with the neighbors and they were without God and Christ in that day but we know they also had churches among them even if they had all become corrupted.…

  • Squandered opportunity

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    I never noticed before what a perfect opportunity the Lord provided for the Nephites under the leadership of Mormon. He was preaching repentance during a 10-year period where they were not attacked but where they had a definite unifying purpose to keep them focused. Under comparable circumstances during the days if captain Moroni they were…

  • Enemies at home

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    Can there be anything more outdoors than to live in the same house with those who are striving to destroy you? That is why it is so wording that the Lord warned the people that a man’s enemies would be those of his own house

  • Perspective

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    The Lord promises to overthrow Zion and Jerusalem for the sake of His people. He will do so in order that they will cease relying on the idea that because they live in promised places the Lord is automatically with them. They will come to know with surety that the Lord is with those who…

  • What motivated Jonah?

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    I can’t figure out what motivated Jonah. It is as confusing to me when he runs away from the Lord as when he obeys.

  • Large in stature

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    Mormon must have been very large in stature asking the neighbors for them to entrust him with their armies at such a young age. They were not sufficiently rights to promote him based on his spiritual stature.

  • What was it like for Mormon?

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    I wonder what it was like for Mormon growing up and knowing at a young age that he had an adult task ahead of him.

  • All things in common

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    The key to this communal ownership was that it was not impressed upon the people. They were free to not have things in common but because of their love for Christ and their brethren they choose to shall all things. That is vastly different than when we use government to mandate that people cannot own…