Tag: 3 Nephi

The robbers of Gadianton were parasites economically. They didn’t produce anything themselves. If they had realized that they would have known that they could not succeed in a siege assurant people who were productive and prepared to wait them out. They should have known that they couldn’t sustain an attack on those who produced what…

Both Trump and Giddianhi subscribe to the idea that no matter how audacious a lie is, if you say it boldly enough (and repeat it enough times) you will convince people to treat it as the truth. Sadly that works on too many people. The less righteous people are the more likely they are to…

What would it take for our nation to bury historical divisions as the Nephites and Lamanites did when facing destruction at the hands of the Gadiantons? Would it require an existential threat? What divisions would we bury? Racist divisions (Whites/Blacks/Latinos)? Political divisions (Republican/Democrat; conservative/liberal)? Regional divisions (east/west; north/south; coastal/heartland)? Lifestyle divisions (urban/rural)? I suppose the…

What is it about some unbelievers that they feel the need to threaten believers with destruction? Sometimes there are reasons why they feel the need to punish the believers but the pretexts are flimsy even then.

How arrogant must someone be to think that they can change the mind of the Lord in His decreed promises? Was that spoken to the Jews or to the gentiles?

I have often asked myself why these three disciples would sorrow for their desire. I suspect that their stories was concerning how it might be perceived. It might seem selfish to wish never to taste of death. It might seem presumptuous to wish to serve throughout history. It might even seen naive to think that…

I never thought about it before but I realized tonight that when the disciples were asking what to call the church it was because earlier the people had not questioned what it would be called. That might be because they didn’t think about a name or it could be because they didn’t think of it…

When Jesus came and taught for three days all the people there were significantly impacted such that a critical mass were living righteously. With that, any who may not have been there for that ministry would have plenty of people to follow in righteousness. What would it take to convert a critical mass of people…

I have noted Malachi’s prophecy about the sons of Levi offering an offering in righteousness but never gave much thought to the words as Christ gave them to the Nephites that He would purify the sons of Levi so that they would be capable of offering an acceptable sacrifice. That is a work He must…

It seems to me that hint many of the saints resurrected and ministering to many people at the time of Jesus’ resurrection would play an important part in preparing the survivors to live righteously in advance of his visit. It is no wonder that He would ensure that the fulfillment of that project would be…