Tag: Alma

My son, give ear to my words; for I swear unto you, that inasmuch as ye shall keep the commandments of God ye shall prosper in the land. …I do know that whosoever shall put their trust in God shall be supported in their trials, and their troubles, and their afflictions, and shall be lifted…

Therefore may God grant unto you, my brethren, that ye may begin to exercise your faith unto repentance, that ye begin to call upon his holy name, that he would have mercy upon you;…And now behold, my beloved brethren, I say unto you, do not suppose that this is all; for after ye have done…

Do ye remember to have read what Zenos, the prophet of old, has said concerning prayer or worship? Alma 33:3 How do we worship without prayer? At first I suspected that the answer was “we can’t” and maybe in some sense that is true but I think that serving in the name of God is…

I think I know what Alma felt when he prayed that the Lord would help him bear with his infirmities—he recognized within himself an inclination to shrink from daunting tasks. That’s a natural human inclination (I think the majority of people feel that way) and he recognized that the task of reclaiming the Zoramites was…

Believest thou that we deceive this people, that causes such joy in their hearts? Alma 30:35 Korihor considered it his duty to interrupt the joy of the people because he didn’t believe the doctrine that brought such joy. I don’t know if I could look people in the face and tell them that the things…

I ought to be content with the things which the Lord hath allotted unto me. … I know that which the Lord hath commanded me, and I glory in it. Alma 29:3,9 I need to gain the confidence of Alma in having a certainty about what it is the Lord hath allotted until me and…

Behold, who can glory too much in the Lord? Yea, who can say too much of his great power, and of his mercy, and of his long-suffering towards the children of men? Alma 26:16

How is it that the priests of Noah and their descendants kept being placed in positions of authority over various people among the Lamanites? This makes me think that there are some people who are naturally gifted at finding places to exercise authority but if the priests of Noah are any indication such people are…

I think it is interesting that while cities were universally converted by the sons of Mosiah. I think that speaks to a culture of community that is largely absent in our modern day. I think such a culture has both advantages and disadvantages spiritually—it would fortify righteousness but it could also stratify existing ideas to…