Category: Scripture Notes

Mosiah discussed the mission to the Lamanites that his sons proposed. The open ended mission they proposed would have caused him to talk with them about the succession which is why he knew that none of them were willing to be king after him. I wonder if part of their reluctance was the pride they…

In the case of Alma awakening from his coma we have two perspectives. We know the faith of his father and the priests who were fasting for him and praying that he would receive his strength. They represent the seen side of prayer. In this particular case we also have an account from Alma of…

For behold, in my name are they called; and if they know me they shall come forth, and shall have a place eternally at my right hand. Mosiah 26:24 If they know me they shall come forth (at the first call). If we didn’t develop a relationship with Christ so that we will recognize when…

When Alma organized the original 7 churches in Zerahemla it is interesting to wonder what he did to separate them logically while keeping them unified doctrinally. It would make sense to me if he divided them based on where they lived and it is clear that he maintained unity by centralizing the teaching of the…

I’m quite confident that among the “many more things” that Mosiah shared with his people to convince them to relinquish their desires for a king were examples from the record/history of the Jaredites of how people act under wicked kings as well as how wicked men act and inspire others to act when those wicked…

The people of Alma had a different experience of bondage than the people of Limhi. The people of Alma had already repented before they came into physical bondage and they had already developed their trust in the Lord before their bondage began. This allowed them to be more patient with the experience from the beginning.…

It just struck me that three different places settled by Nephites (not including Zerahemla) had 3 different experiences of the same time period. The people of Limhi were in bondage to the Lamanites as they lived in the land of Nephi. They suffered for their sinfulness through that bondage and were even punished for the…

The people of Limhi considered every possible option to escape their bondage and could only find one way out. I feel like I am surrounded by financial Lamanites — they aren’t all hostile, just as the Lamanites surrounding the people of Limhi weren’t all actively hostile, but they are impediments to the freedom being justly…

It is interesting to consider the many ways over many years that the priests of Noah caused trouble for the rest of their Nephite brethren. All of the different ways stem from their pride and their conviction that normal rules didn’t apply to them. In chronological order: